… approval process for producing vaccines and needed medical supplies. Vaccine doses in some economies were 8 to 10 times their population, … It also took much longer for many developing countries to secure vaccine supplies. And they had to overcome significant challenges in …
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As World Cancer Day puts the spotlight on one of the world’s most devastating ailments, the situation in Asia needs greater attention.
A sanitation campaign in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic reveals that reducing open defecation has unexpected benefits across households and communities.
Trade via rail in Central Asia has proven highly effective in recent years. It needs further support to take it to the next level.
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The closure of schools due to COVID-19 has had wide-ranging impacts on students and education systems. Support should focus on closing the learning gap and preparing for the next crisis.
Tourism has yet to recover in Asia and the Pacific, but a few green shoots can help us understand how best to heal the sector.
… eroded trust in science among large groups of the population. The vaccine hesitancy, the missing risk stratification, and the lack of …
These charts illustrate the strong momentum of Asia’s trade growth during 2021, showing its resilience amid continuing uncertainties around the pandemic and a potential slowdown in the pace of global economic recovery.
