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Enduring the Pandemic: Surveys of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Livelihoods of Thai People
(The Asia Foundation, 2020-09-15)
The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to a dramatic rollback of economic progress across Southeast Asia. While the region has managed to contain the spread of the virus better than most others, the economic impact on the region has been devastating. Southeast ...
Asian Development Outlook 2020 Update: Wellness in Worrying Times
(Asian Development Bank, 2020-09-14)
Developing Asia has suffered as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Growth, trade, and tourism collapsed in 2020, leading to the region’s first economic contraction in nearly 6 decades. Governments across Asia acted quickly to contain the virus and its ...
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RSIS NTS Bulletin: February 2022
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2022-02-28)NTS Bulletin is a monthly periodical that discusses current issues concerning Climate change, Energy, food, water and Health security; Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. -
Addressing Nutrition Security in Urban India through Multisectoral Action
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-02-28)The Asian Development Bank is supporting the implementation of the National Urban Health Mission in India. In support of the undertaking, this paper provides available evidence-based data on urban nutrition in the country and explores practical ... -
“Building a sailboat in a storm”: The Evolution of COVAX in 2021 and Its Impact on Supplies to Southeast Asia’s Six Lower-Income Economies
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2022-02-15)As it became increasingly evident that vaccines would be central to the recovery from the global pandemic, the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility was created to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, especially for poorer countries. ... -
SDPI E-Newsletter on Covid-19: Vol. 3, No. 11-12
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2022-02-11)In order to keep abreast of emerging issues at the National/International and local level, the SDPI brings out a Bi-weekly E-Newsletter on “COVID-19” It carries reference information’s to the News items/Comments/Op-Eds appearing in leading ... -
SDPI E-Newsletter on Covid-19: Vol. 3, No. 7-10
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2022-02-04)In order to keep abreast of emerging issues at the National/International and local level, the SDPI brings out a Bi-weekly E-Newsletter on “COVID-19” It carries reference information’s to the News items/Comments/Op-Eds appearing in leading ... -
Unborn Tomorrow: Pandemic and Its Impact on the Next Generation
(Korea Development Institute, 2022-02-03)We are in the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. For two years since its outbreak, the virus has been unhurriedly and untiringly spreading with the number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths still soaring to staggering heights. Nearly 300 million ... -
Communicating COVID-19 effectively in Malaysia : Challenges and Recommendations
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2022-01-30)Malaysia was initially lauded for its ability to combat the first few waves of COVID-19 but infection spikes since the Sabah state elections in September 2020 and subsequent exponential increases in both infections and deaths in 2021 left the nation ... -
Data for Policymaking in the Pandemic Period: The Bangladesh Experience
(Centre for Policy Dialogue, 2022-01-30)In response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh, various government entities have undertaken several data-driven initiatives amid persisting challenges in the data ecosystem. Documenting the new and innovative initiatives and the lessons learnt from ... -
RSIS NTS Bulletin January 2022
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2022-01-30)NTS Bulletin is a monthly periodical that discusses current issues concerning Climate change, Energy, food, water and Health security; Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. -
Disentangling the Effects of Maternal Employment on Child Stunting in the Philippines
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-01-30)Stunting is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as impaired growth and development experienced by children due to “poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation”. Children whose height-for-age fall below the ...