Jean Munro Keywords gender-responsive transformative immunization public health Health vaccination Read more about Jean Munro Jean Munro is the Senior Manager for Gender Equality with Gavi – the Vaccine Alliance. She supports Gavi in implementing its revised gender policy, ensuring gender equality is mainstreamed in Gavi programs, and supporting countries to develop gender-responsive and transformative immunization initiatives. Jean has over 20 years of experience working in the area of gender equality, inclusion, and women’s rights across numerous sectors. She has enjoyed living and working in Malawi, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Vietnam with CSOs, the UN, and the Canadian government. She holds
Beverly Lorraine Ho Keywords Health vaccination DOH public health universal health Read more about Beverly Lorraine Ho Beverly Lorraine Ho is the concurrent Director of the Health Promotion Bureau and Disease Prevention and Control Bureau at the Department of Health - Philippines. As HPB Director, she leads risk communication and community engagement, and demand generation for COVID-19 vaccines. As DPCB Director, she leads the primary care integration of various health programs.
Monica Nolan Keywords public health Health wastewater surveillance wastewater water COVID-19 ADB Pacific WASH Read more about Monica Nolan Dr. Monica Nolan (MBBS, MPH, EIS ’99) grew up in Victoria, obtained her medical degree from the University of Melbourne, Australia and worked in Victoria and the Northern Territory in Australia. While serving remote indigenous communities in Arnhem Land she saw the need to address structural determinants of poor health and wellbeing and was inspired to change curse and pursue a public heath career.
Restarting Economies and COVID-19 Control: Letting Loose Without Letting Up Read more about Restarting Economies and COVID-19 Control: Letting Loose Without Letting Up Lockdowns have helped restrict COVID-19 transmission but at a terrible cost for business activity and people’s livelihoods. Policymakers need to know: How can we reopen our economies while keeping this disease in check?
Jadej Thammatcharee Keywords public health thailand Read more about Jadej Thammatcharee Dr. Jadej Thammatacharee is the Deputy Secretary-General of the National Health Security Office (NHSO) in Thailand. NHSO is an independent organization of the Ministry of Public Health responsible for the Universal Health Coverage Scheme (UCS) for 75% of the Thai population.
Alison Macintyre Keywords WaterAid Australia Alison Macintyre WASH in healthcare facilities maternal and newborn health quality universal health coverage nutrition antimicrobial resistance public health Read more about Alison Macintyre Alison has led WaterAid Australia’s strategy, policy, research, and programming on the intersection of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) with human health since 2013. She supports health-related research, programming, and policy work in the Southeast Asia and Pacific regions and contributes to WaterAid’s global policy and advocacy. Her main areas of focus are WASH in healthcare facilities, maternal and newborn health, quality universal health coverage, nutrition, and antimicrobial resistance.
Minimum Public Health Standards in a COVID World Read more about Minimum Public Health Standards in a COVID World Presentation on global good practice examples of effective public health interventions to kick-start opening up of economies, featuring a stepladder approach on minimum measures for a post-lockdown period to manage and mitigate COVID-19 impacts, and build-back more sustainable and resilient economies. The experience of Singapore highlighted.
Jeremy Lim Keywords COVID-19 response public health Read more about Jeremy Lim Mr. Jeremy Lim is Associate Professor and Co-Director for Global Health in the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore. Mr. Lim leads the initiatives in health systems strengthening and universal health coverage. He brings diverse and unique perspectives having spent substantial time in public and private healthcare across Asia as well as in policy advisory with Singapore's Ministry of Health, the World Bank and the World Health Organization.
Minimum Public Health Interventions for Post COVID-19 Lockdown: Lives and Livelihoods Read more about Minimum Public Health Interventions for Post COVID-19 Lockdown: Lives and Livelihoods The fourth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Minimum public health interventions for post COVID-19 lockdown: Lives and Livelihoods” featured global good practice examples of effective public health interventions to kick-start opening up of economies.
Junyi Zhang Keywords Transportation Planning Travel Behaviour Urban Development Regional Development public health environment tourism Read more about Junyi Zhang Professor Junyi Zhang is a professor at Mobilities and Urban Policy Lab of Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan. He is also the Director of Center of Asian Sustainable Mobility Research at Hiroshima University, Japan. Prof. Zhang’s research fields include transportation planning, urban and regional planning, traffic engineering, environment and energy policies, tourism policy, and health policy in the contexts of both developed and developing countries.