COVID-19 (Coronavirus): ADB's Response

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WEBCAST SERIES

ADB Insight: Hunt for a Vaccine

The Asian Development Bank debuts a new webcast series, ADB Insight. Featuring a lively and informative interview/panel format, the program brings together experts from across Asia and the Pacific to discuss key development issues and solutions for our region. Episode 1 looks at the prospects for a vaccine for COVID-19 and what the region can do to make sure it’s ready. Watch now

PUBLICATION

Green Finance Strategies for Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery in Southeast Asia: Greening Recoveries for Planet and People

ADB has committed $11.2 billion in grants, technical assistance, loans, and private sector assistance to help its developing members as they address the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a summary of progress so far. Download

BLOG

Using urban mobility and big data to track the pandemic

An analysis of data from popular transit applications indicates that there is a relationship between increased mobility and COVID-19 cases, but more information is needed to make a definitive link.

VIDEO

Asian Impact: ADB Distinguished Speaker Program—Michael Kremer

Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer will explore how to create appropriate incentives to accelerate vaccine access. ADB managers will discuss how the bank can help ensure Asia is not left behind.

ADB's Response

News Releases on COVID-19 Financial Assistance to ADB Members

23 Oct 2020

ADB, UNICEF, and WHO Provide Medical Supplies to Tonga for COVID-19 Response

Personal protective equipment and other essential medical equipment provided by UNICEF and the WHO, transported by the WFP, and financed by ADB, were today delivered to the Government of Tonga...
23 Oct 2020

ADB Helps Boost Philippine Military's COVID-19 Testing Capacity

ADB has donated two COVID-19 testing machines that can each test nearly 100 people per hour to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to support the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
09 Oct 2020

$30 Million ADB Loan to Scale Up Myanmar’s COVID-19 Health Response

ADB has approved a $30 million loan to boost Myanmar’s response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, especially in areas with a high minority population but inadequate access to health care and other essential services.
05 Oct 2020

ADB Announces Almost $3.2 Million in Grants to Help Fiji, Nauru, Niue Combat COVID-19

ADB has announced almost $3.2 million in grants to help three developing member countries in the Pacific finance their responses to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Articles on COVID-19

14 Oct 2020 | Article

Q&A: How ADB Assists a Sustainable Recovery in Indonesia with ADB’s Country Director for Indonesia Winfried Wicklein

To find out how ADB has been responding to the COVID-19 crisis in Indonesia, MVB’s Chairman Alistair Speirs talked to ADB’s Country Director for Indonesia Winfried Wicklein.
22 Sep 2020 | Article

Trade in the Shadow of COVID-19: Going Forward Together, Not Apart

ADB’s Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program's supply-chain mapping tool aims to identify blockages and other impediments to critical goods being produced and distributed for COVID-19 response.
15 Sep 2020 | Article

How Countries in Asia and the Pacific are Working Toward Universal Health Coverage and Controlling COVID-19

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic across Asia and the Pacific has exposed the gaps and deficiencies in the region’s health systems and the interdependence between health security and economic stability.
31 Aug 2020 | Article

New ADB tool offers roadmap to unblock supplies of life-saving products

New ADB online tool maps supply chains for PPE, medical equipment, treatments, tests and vaccines that are crucial to the fight against COVID-19.

Photo Essay

COVID-19: Responding to the Present Crisis, Preparing for Future Challenges

ADB is formulating an aggressive set of actions to protect the poor, the vulnerable, and wider populations across Asia and the Pacific. And to ensure economies will rebound as swiftly as possible.

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Publications and Documents

23 Oct 2020 | Papers and Briefs

Public Health Innovations for COVID-19: Finding, Trusting, and Scaling Innovation

This paper provides an overview of innovative solutions that can bolster public health responses during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

23 Oct 2020 | Reports

Accelerating Climate and Disaster Resilience and Low-Carbon Development through the COVID-19 Recovery: Technical Note

This technical note presents an assessment framework for designing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recovery interventions that are geared toward accelerating climate and disaster resilience and low-carbon development.

13 Oct 2020 | Board Documents

Chair’s Summary – Country Partnership Strategy: Indonesia, 2020–2024—Emerging Stronger

This document summarizes the discussion of the meeting of the ADB Board of Directors held on 23 September 2020 discussing the Country Partnership Strategy for Indonesia, 2020–2024—Emerging Stronger.

13 Oct 2020 | Papers and Briefs

Impact of COVID-19 and Locust Swarms on Farm Households in Sindh, Pakistan: Analysis of Data from a Cross-Sectional Survey

This brief identifies measures to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and locust infestation on farm households and the agriculture sector based on findings from a survey in Sindh, Pakistan.

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