Themes Home About Us Themes Interviews Conversations Editions Contact Us Home About Us Themes Interviews Conversations Editions Contact Us Search result All CategoriesASEAN Identity and Community BuildingChildrenCivil serviceCultureDisasterEducationEnvironmentGenderHealth and COVID-19Labour and Future of WorkPoverty AlleviationRural DevelopmentSocial ProtectionSportsYouth Themes List All CategoriesASEAN Identity and Community BuildingChildrenCivil serviceCultureDisasterEducationEnvironmentGenderHealth and COVID-19Labour and Future of WorkPoverty AlleviationRural DevelopmentSocial ProtectionSportsYouth 13 Sep 2021 Health and COVID-19 Battling the Pandemic in South-East Asia Amid Vaccine Shortages and More Contagious Variants ASEAN countries were among the first to be affected by COVID-19. But for 18 months, we managed to keep the virus’s spread below levels experienced in other regions, accounting for less than 5 per cent of global cases and deaths. 13 Sep 2021 Health and COVID-19 The Vaccine Race and the Global Fight Against COVID-19 It has been almost two years since the outbreak of the SARS-COV-2 virus, which caused the COVID-19 pandemic, and the global community is still battling against its devastating impact. So far, the disease has resulted in millions of cases and deaths worldwide, loss of livelihood, economic downturns, and disruptions in trade and the flow of essential goods and other supplies. 9 Sep 2021 Environment, Health and COVID-19, Labour and Future of Work, Social Protection ASEAN Development Outlook Examines the Region’s Progress Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Development ASEAN has emerged as an important economic bloc with a concrete policy agenda for inclusive and sustainable development, but it is confronted with major challenges that its Member States must individually and collectively address to enable people in the region to achieve their full potential and well-being. This is highlighted in the inaugural issue of the ASEAN Development Outlook, which was officially launched on 23 August 2021. 9 Sep 2021 Health and COVID-19 Misinformation and Disinformation in a Pandemic Luz Rimban is a veteran journalist and executive director of the Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University. She teaches journalism at the Ateneo Department of Communication. Ms. Rimban writes about the dangers of spreading false information during the pandemic and the shared responsibility of both the media and the public in preventing it. 9 Sep 2021 Health and COVID-19 EU and ASEAN—Working Together to Ensure that No One is Left Behind Ambassador Igor Driesmans discusses the goals and components of the ASEAN-EU cooperation on COVID-19 response, and explains the ongoing efforts of EU to increase ASEAN Member States’ access to safe and effective vaccines. 9 Sep 2021 Health and COVID-19 Cambodia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Dr. Vandine is the Chair of the Ad-Hoc Committee for Rolling Out COVID-19 Vaccination Throughout the Country (ACC-19), and Chair of the Sub-Committee of Education, Training, and Public Communication and Spokesperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee to Combat COVID-19. 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637