Articles Category: Health and COVID-19

The ASEAN Economic Community Digest: Developing Sustainable Tourism in a Post COVID-19 ASEAN

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The tourism sector is a significant contributor to the ASEAN Economy. Before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the travel and tourism industry generated approximately 12 per cent of ASEAN’s combined GDP and provided jobs to 42 million ASEAN people (ADB, 2022). Nonetheless, international tourist arrivals plummeted by more than 80 per cent, and tourism revenue … The ASEAN Economic Community Digest: Developing Sustainable Tourism in a Post COVID-19 ASEAN

Revolutionising Biological Threat Intelligence

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In the face of unprecedented global health challenges, the ASEAN BioDiaspora Virtual Center (ABVC) has emerged as a pioneering force in the realm of infectious disease analytics within the region. ABVC has evolved into a crucial player in the battle against infectious diseases, leveraging big data analytics to monitor, analyse, and disseminate information. Over the … Revolutionising Biological Threat Intelligence

Better Health for Future Generations

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The ASEAN region’s health challenges encompass a diverse range of risks. The convergence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), infectious diseases, climate change impacts, and other non-health factors paints a complex picture. NCDs, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory ailments, and diabetes, are already the leading causes of death in the region, accounting for 62 per … Better Health for Future Generations

No Way Home: Life in a Pandemic

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Warni Ibrahim vividly recalls the tumultuous period of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past decade, 39-year-old Warni has worked as a migrant domestic worker. She first worked as a nanny before transitioning to her current role as a live-in caregiver for an older person at the request of her new employer.

ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Policy Brief #1: Strengthening ASEAN Public Health Emergency Measures by Resilience Development Initiative and Aly Diana

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This policy brief discusses the challenges in strengthening ASEAN’s public health emergency measures. It highlights the need to invest in diverse surveillance and preparedness systems; align efforts to efficiently use available resources; strengthen capacities of infrastructure—such as vaccine manufacturers and laboratories—and of health workers through training and scholarships and improved healthcare and social protection; and … ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Policy Brief #1: Strengthening ASEAN Public Health Emergency Measures by Resilience Development Initiative and Aly Diana

Disa Edralyn, MD

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Disa Edralyn, MD

Months into the pandemic, Dr. Disa Edralyn understood that the risk of contracting the coronavirus is higher for medical workers in Indonesia. The 27-year-old doctor, who is currently inactive to focus on her speciality study on anaesthesiology, was tested positive with COVID-19 in July. Earlier, her 61-year-old dentist mother was also infected by the virus.

Digital Infrastructure for Universal Health Care in ASEAN

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After experiencing the ravages of a global pandemic, ASEAN Member States are now sharing knowledge to mitigate similar catastrophic events in the future. They are also realising that everyone needs to be protected and as such, are now embracing universal health care as a shared key capability consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals of 2030. … Digital Infrastructure for Universal Health Care in ASEAN