Public Health in Asia during the COVID-19 Pandemic – Global Health Governance, Migrant Labour, and International Health Crises

Click here to access the published book Every nation in Asia has dealt with COVID-19 differently and with varying levels of success in the absence of clear and effective leadership from the WHO. As a result, the WHO’s role in Asia as a global health organization is coming under increasing pressure. As its credibility is […]

China’s diplomatie in tijden van Covid-19: is de aanval de beste verdediging? China’s diplomatie in tijden van Covid-19: is de aanval de beste verdediging? (Dutch)

[:nl] Niemand kan deze dagen om China’s Covid-19 diplomatie heen. Beelden van medische teams en vliegtuigladingen vol mondkapjes die China naar landen over de gehele wereld stuurt, wisselen zich in hoog tempo af met berichten over Chinees-Amerikaanse bekvechterij over de oorsprong van het virus, en Chinese ‘Wolf Warrior’ diplomaten die ongekend hard van zich afbijten […]

Report: How Asia Confronts COVID-19 through Technology

""   More and more governments in the West, including in the Netherlands, are preparing the use of health and contact tracing smartphone applications in order to counter COVID-19. The introduction of such technologies evokes complex and important questions on their efficacy, the potential impact on privacy and fundamental rights, and the extent to which […]

Preliminary Report: How Asia Confronts COVID-19 through Technology

The Leiden Asia Centre has published a preliminary report on how regions in Asia confront COVID-19 through technology. This publication contains the executive summaries of a more detailed report on this topic that will appear early May. The preliminary report is partly a response to the Dutch government’s exploration of the possible use of technology, […]