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UNDRR ONEA & GETI and WHO Webinar - Practical Experiences from P.R. China and the Republic of Korea with COVID-19

Organizer(s) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction World Health Organization (WHO)
Event language(s)
  • English
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Background

 

Recognizing the World Health Organization’s declaration of a pandemic in relation to the global outbreak of the COVID-19, UNDRR calls for disaster management agencies to give priority to biological hazards. Events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola epidemics and Zika virus outbreaks underline how important it is to break down the silos in disaster prevention and management. Ms Mami Mizutori, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, has stressed the importance to recognize the multiple ways in which such outbreaks can have a ripple effect across sectors of society and lead to the breakdown of systems that we take for granted - including health care, the provision of education, global supply chains, travel, trade and financial services.

National and local governments are working hard to ensure resilience of its health systems to combat COVID-19. It is essential that countries and cities harness the knowledge and learning from countries like P.R. China and the Republic of Korea. This webinar will also address the key challenges and the importance of preventive measures, risk information and dissemination for community preparedness and action.

 

Objective

 

This webinar explores how P.R. China and the Republic of Korea have been dealing with COVID-19 and provides reflections on how to use disaster risk reduction strategies to scale these practices across countries.

 

Key Questions to be Addressed

  1. What happened and what lessons can be drawn from COVID-19 in China, especially in Wuhan, and in the Republic of Korea?
  2. What major prevention and control measures have been taken?
  3. What were the key challenges in the process?
  4. What potential improvements for coping with COVID-19 would you suggest based on experience?

 

Speakers:

  • P.R. China
    Professor Saini Yang, Director, International Center for Collaborative Research on DRR, Beijing Normal University.
  • Republic of Korea
    Doctor Wang-Jun Lee, M.D., Ph, D., CEO & Chairman of Myoungji Hospital, Myoungji Medical Foundation.Executive Chairman, Korean Hospital Association

 

Opening:

  • Dr. Stella Chungong, Director, Health Security and Preparedness, WHO

 

Moderator:

  • Mr. Sanjaya Bhatia, Head, Office for Northeast Asia (ONEA) & Global Education and Training Institute (GETI), UNDRR

 

For more information: Ana Cristina Thorlund, UNDRR Office for Northeast Asia (ONEA) and Global Education and Training Institute (GETI) at undrr-incheon@un.org

 

Disclaimer:  For the purpose of this event, UNDRR procures the services of Zoom Video Communications, Inc., an external service provider. Registration for this webinar is supported by the Zoom registration mechanism and does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities.
 

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