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Oct 21, 2022 · The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant and lasting impact on health systems and economies in most countries around the world, including those in the Asia-Pacific region. Since January 2020,
Oct 17, 2019 · Economic growth drove development. Growth rates of GDP and GDP per capita in Asia have been stunning and far higher than elsewhere in the world. Rising investment and savings rates combined...
- Deepak Nayyar
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Dec 2, 2021 · The pandemic plunged the world into the deepest economic contraction in generations, slowing progress on education, poverty eradication, and inclusive development. Overcoming the pandemic is a prerequisite to restoring jobs, livelihoods, and economic growth, say the IMF’s Gita Gopinath and Ruchir Agarwal.
Over 80 million people in developing Asia were pushed into extreme poverty last year by the COVID-19 pandemic. This figure could even be higher considering the inequalities in areas like health, education and work. As unemployment rates increased the region also lost about 8% of work hours.
Historically, long-run improvements in health have been tied to economic growth through 3 broad mechanisms: better nutrition, enhancements in public health infrastructure (such as sanitation and cleanliness of water supply), and more effective medical technology (such as antibiotics and vaccines).
- Austin B. Frakt
- 2018
Achieving universal health coverage (UHC)—providing all people with affordable and equitable access to good-quality care with adequate financial risk protection—is a global quest in which Asia plays an important role.
Sep 22, 2023 · Asia’s economies were the great beneficiaries of a globalizing world. Asia has capitalized on the defining trends of the past three decades: deepening global connections, rapid digital adoption, and broadening urbanization and capitalization.
