Corona virus disease (COVID-19) has impacted health security globally and severely, with a cascading impact on other health promotion activities including disease prevention, health services and care, as well as is a test of time for social security. World Health Organization (WHO) states that "Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes, are more likely to develop serious illness."
Dr Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet, tweeted: "The countries that will be most resilient to COVID-19 will be those with the most universal, equitable, responsive, and well-financed health systems. Never have three simple words - health for all - meant so much."
Panel of experts
- Dr Trupti Gilada-Baheti, Infectious diseases expert, Unison Medicare and Research Centre, Mumbai, India
- Dr Tara Singh Bam, Deputy Regional Director (Asia Pacific), International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)
- Dr Jameel Zamir, Director of Programmes, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), East and South East Asia and Oceania region
- Laura Wedeen, Associate Vice President of the International Programs, Population Reference Bureau (PRB) [video message]
- Chu Viet Nga, Programme Manager, HelpAge International in Vietnam
- Shobha Shukla (moderator), Managing Editor and Executive Director, CNS and coordinator, APCAT Media (Asia Pacific Media Network to end TB & Tobacco and prevent NCDs)
Thanks
on behalf of
(Population Reference Bureau (PRB), HelpAge International, APCAT, APCAT
Media, Afghanistan NCD Alliance, and 'Sustainable Development e-Talks' of Indian Institute
of Management (IIM) Indore and CNS)
