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Pandemic Prevention Preparedness & Response Archives - Page 20 of 159 - P4H Network
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Singapore vaccinates 80 percent of the population by end of August
Singapore

Singapore has achieved 80 percent of the fully vaccinated population. In July, Singapore announced a mobile vaccination campaign to cover older persons or those whose aged 60 years and over in suburban areas of Singapore. With 200 volunteer...

All you need to know about Nepal’s vaccination status
Nepal

Nepal has launched the vaccination campaign in January 27, 2021. As of August 23, Nepal has administered 13,227,590 doses of vaccine. Of the total population, 4,943,732 people or 16.47 percent have received the first dose, while 3,857,598 people or 12.85 percent...

Japan to use $13 bil. in reserve funds for COVID measures
Japan to use $13 bil. in reserve funds for COVID measures
Japan

Japan's cabinet has approved 1.4 trillion yen ($13 billion) in fiscal 2021 reserve funds. This budget is mainly allocated to purchasing COVID-19 vaccines and securing medicines for patients. Of the total budget, the government allocated about 841.5 billion yen...

Indonesia allocates Rp255.3 trillion for health in 2022 budget draft
Indonesia allocates Rp255.3 trillion for health in 2022 budget draft
Indonesia

The Indonesian government has provided Rp255.3 trillion, or 9.4 percent of the total planned state expenses of Rp2,708.7 trillion, for the health sector in the 2022 State Budget draft. The health budget will be spent for the COVID-19 pandemic, the health system...

The Lao government supports returning migrant workers
The Lao government supports returning migrant workers
Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Laos has spent over LAK 15.82 billion on aiding the Lao workers who returned from Thailand since March 2020. The government assistance consists of food, transportation, state quarantine centers, and other necessities. The Lao government has cooperated with the Thai...

Philippines expands benefits coverage
Philippines expands benefits coverage
Philippines

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has covered admissions in emergency rooms and tents in the hospitals to respond unavailability of hospital rooms. Beneficiaries who stay in the hospital for at least 24 hours are eligible to be...

Half of Malaysia’s population received at least one Covid-19 jab
Malaysia

Malaysia vaccinated at least the first dose to 16.35 million people or 50.1 % of the total population, including 9.51 million or 29.1% who received the second dose. Malaysia's daily vaccination rate has continuously increased to 497,352 doses yesterday (Aug...

Bhutan expands quarantine centers to control COVID-19
Bhutan

Bhutan constructs 1,000-bed capacity temporary quarantine centers, which expect to be finished by the end of September 2021. Meanwhile, 2,500-bed permanent quarantine centers plan to be constructed in September 2021 and expect to be...

New Zealand enters full lockdown mode
New Zealand

New Zealand has started full lockdown mode after the first case of the delta variant appeared. A single locally transmitted COVID-19 case hadn't been found since February. On Wednesday, there were six more cases linked to the first case.  New Zealand...

Thai pregnant workers allows to work from home
Thailand

Thailand plans to implement a measure that allows pregnant employees to work from home and receive full pay. Moreover, employee benefits under the labour protection laws will be considered to change in response to the...

Over 20,000 children receives the first dose of vaccine in Maldives
Maldives

Maldives provides the first dose of COVID vaccine to 20,239 children or over 50 percent of those whose age between 12 and 17. They were administered the Pfizer vaccine. The program has received widely support from both in the Male’ area...

Laos plans to purchase vaccine for 2022
Laos plans to purchase vaccine for 2022
Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Laos plans to purchase additional Covid-19 vaccines in 2022 because vaccines from the COVAX initiative will be ended by this year. Currently, a total of 1,387,083 people received the first dose or 18.9% of the total population. While the second dose vaccinations...