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Strengthening Oxygen Systems in Asia and the Pacific: Guidance Note
This guidance note provides a comprehensive overview of medical oxygen production, distribution, and use in Asia and the Pacific region, and explores how to improve systems over the medium and long term.
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COVID-19 and the Deployment of Labor Migrants from Asia: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward
This brief analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted labor migrants in Asia and the Pacific, assesses the socioeconomic vulnerabilities it exposed, and lays out steps to better protect overseas workers.
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Health Security Interventions for COVID-19 Response: Guidance Note
This guidance note is designed to help developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank strengthen their health systems and security as they recover from the impact of COVID-19.
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Trade Interdependencies in COVID-19-Related Essential Medical Goods: Role of Trade Facilitation and Cooperation for the Asian Economies
This paper analyzes how regional trade agreements (RTAs) among Asian economies affected the supply of essential medical goods in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Two Years On: The Lingering Gendered Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Asia and the Pacific
This joint report with UN Women provides survey data to help policy makers design gender-inclusive policies to support recovery from the pandemic.
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Social Protection in a Pandemic – Trends, Challenges, and Technology
This report outlines gaps and challenges in social protection systems highlighted by the pandemic and explores emerging technology-driven solutions.
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Impact of COVID-19 Community Quarantines on Urban Mobility in the Philippines
This brief uses cellphone data to assess the effect of COVID-19 community quarantines, or lockdowns, on urban mobility in the Philippines.
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COVID-19 Lockdown Policy and Heterogeneous Responses of Urban Mobility: Evidence from the Philippines
This paper analyzes data from cellphone-based origin-destination flows to assess the effect of community quarantines on urban mobility in the Philippines after the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020.
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Impacts of Social Distancing Policy and Vaccination During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Republic of Korea
This study investigates the dynamic impact of social distancing policy on COVID-19 infection control, mobility of people, and consumption expenditures in the Republic of Korea.
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Unlocking the Economic Potential of the Tourism Industry Post-COVID-19: Proceedings of the ADB–Asian Think Tank Development Forum 2021
This publication summarizes presentations and discussions from the ADB–Asian Think Tank Development Forum, which was held in November 2021 on the topic of unlocking the economic potential of the tourism industry post-COVID-19.
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Potential Economic Impact of COVID-19-Related School Closures
This study examines the economic impacts of COVID-19-related school closures in the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels along with the implications to future labor productivity in Asia and the Pacific.
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Continuing Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Farm Households in Pakistan
This infographic shows the extent of COVID-19’s impact on farm production and supply in the provinces of Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan from 2020 to 2021.
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Strengthening Domestic Resource Mobilization in Southeast Asia
This report shows why Southeast Asian countries need to consider fresh taxation policies after many struggled to finance massive public expenditure programs to combat COVID-19.
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Harnessing the Potential of Big Data in Post-Pandemic Southeast Asia
This report illustrates why Southeast Asian countries need big data for recovery from COVID-19 to radically transform the delivery of key services such as health care, social protection, and education.
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Supporting Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery in Southeast Asia
This report shows why Southeast Asian countries need to prioritize core sectors ranging from tourism to digital trade as they hammer out policies to boost post-COVID-19 recovery and secure a greener future.
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Building Forward Together: Towards an Inclusive and Resilient Asia and the Pacific
The report takes a closer look at the implications of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic for attaining the Sustainable Development Goals and countries' responses to pandemic-induced shocks and rising social and economic stresses.