Category: Blog
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The ultimate vaccine: A resilient health care system
Source: The Philippine Star – Filipino Worldview | Author: Ambassador Roberto R. Romulo | Date: May 8, 2020 Former health secretary Dr. Esperanza Cabral compels us to think beyond today’s crisis. Scientists predict a second wave. The development of a cure and a vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 is going to take time. Even…
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Quarantine extended
Source: The Philippine Star – Filipino Worldview | Author: Ambassador Roberto R. Romulo | Date: May 1, 2020 President Duterte has extended the enhanced community quarantine to May 15. Despite sentiments of some including LGUs and businessmen, he personally listened to experts, scientists, and former secretaries of health before he agreed with the IATF. In general,…
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UNDRR ONEA & GETI and WHO Webinar series
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic series: Tools for business continuity in the era of COVID-19: How could businesses prepare for reopening? May 7, 2020 | 9:00 PM (GMT +8) Background Up to 80% of all investment in any given country is coming from the private sector. It is there critical that the private sector engages…
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SMC to donate 560,000 kilos of rice to families under community quarantine
San Miguel Corporation donates 560,000 kilos of rice to various communities throughout Metro Manila as part of its initiative to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on millions of families.
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How South Korea is suppressing COVID-19
Date: March 25, 2020 | Author: Denis McClean | Source: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction GENEVA, 25 March, 2020 – Trace, test and treat. That sums up the strategy pursued by the Republic of Korea since it detected its first case of COVID-19 on January 20 and its first death on February 20, without…
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‘Pandemics do not recognise borders, so a united international response is vital under the guidance of WHO’
UNDRR head Mami Mizutori talked with The Times of India about how a comprehensive approach to deal with disasters, backed by international collaboration can be done in the context of the COVID19 outbreak.
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The Coronavirus Explained in 8 Minutes
What is the Coronavirus? What happens when it infects a human? What should we all do to prevent and control the spread of the disease?
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Office of Civil Defense leads distribution of Bottled Water
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) led by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDDRMC) Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, activated the pre-agreement with United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) ARISE Philippines network and partner Nature Spring, with the 1st batch delivery of 43,000 SM Bottled Water to various frontliners in Metro Manila,…
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#FlattenTheCurve: Effects of Exposure Risk Reduction and Quarantine Policies on COVID-19 Local Transmission Rates in the Philippines 20 MAR
Source: Publicus Asia | Date: March 20, 2020 The Chief Data Scientist and top policy strategists of PUBLiCUS Asia, Inc. (PAI) have collaborated to publish Competitive Intelligence (CompIntel) Report No. 1, Series of 2020 titled “#FlattenTheCurve: Effects of Exposure Risk Reduction and Quarantine Policies on COVID-19 Local Transmission Rates in the Philippines”. This CompIntel Report…