The ASEAN Way: Challenges, Issues, and Opportunities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Ramos, Renz Paolo B. ^[1] ; Manalo, Jazztin Jairum P.
  1. [1] DE LA SALLE-COLLEGE OF SAINT BENILDE, Philippines
• Localización: Espergesia, ISSN 2410-4558, ISSN-e 2312-6027, Vol. 9, Nº. 1, 2022 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Enero - Junio), págs. 23-34
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.18050/rev.espergesia.v9i1.2061
• Títulos paralelos:
  • ASEAN Way: desafíos, problemas y oportunidades durante la COVID-19
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  • español

    La COVID-19 trajo cambios tremendos en el estilo de vida de todos, así como en el panorama social, político y económico. Esta nueva crisis de salud global ha desafiado el sistema de salud de todos los estados, independientemente de que sean economías altamente desarrolladas, recientemente desarrolladas o en desarrollo. La región del sudeste asiático ha sido una de las regiones más afectadas del mundo debido a su proximidad a China, donde se originó el virus y la vulnerabilidad de sus sistemas de salud menos desarrollados. Sin embargo, a pesar de estos desafíos para la gobernanza de la salud pública, estos países del sudeste asiático pudieron idear políticas, programas y estrategias de salud pública innovadores, inclusivos y efectivos para abordar la pandemia. Usando la teoría de la Gobernanza de la Salud Global, el estudio analizó cuatro (4) áreas temáticas: Acciones del Gobierno, Acciones del Sector Privado, Críticas de la Gente y los Efectos en la Economía para evaluar aún más el panorama de los efectos de la pandemia a la región. Se concluyó que desde países en desarrollo hasta países avanzados, no se puede negar que COVID-19 ha afectado a personas de todo el mundo de una forma u otra. Dejó (y sigue dejando) impactos en los sectores de un país, desde su economía hasta los ajustes educativos.

    Palabras clave: TASEAN; COVID-19; Gobernanza en Salud; Gobernanza de la Salud Pública.

  • English

    The COVID-19 pandemic brought tremendous change to everyone's lifestyle as well as the social, political, and economic landscape. This novel global health crisis has challenged every state's healthcare system regardless of being a highly developed, newly developed, or developing economy. The southeast Asian region has been one of the heavily hit regions in the world because of its proximity to China, where the virus originated and the vulnerability of their lesser developed healthcare systems. However, despite these challenges to public health governance, these South East Asian countries were able to come up with innovative, inclusive, and effective public health policies, programs, and strategies to address the pandemic. Using the Global Health Governance theory, the study looked into four (4) thematic areas: Actions of the Government, Actions of the Private Sector, Criticisms of the People, and the Effects on the Economy to further gauge the landscape of the effects of the pandemic to the region. The researcher concluded from these responses to mitigate the effects of the pandemic and their continuing efforts to balance public health and socio-economic development agenda.

    Keywords: ASEAN; COVID-19 Pandemic; Health Governance; Public Health Governance.

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