Led by a team based at icddr,b in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the aim is to drive and seek wider engagement with teams across the region to illustrate and promote the studies and research strategies, planned and underway as part of this global effort to respond. These initiatives seek to strengthen research capacity, promote and recognise locally-led health research, improve visibility of research teams and centres, and contribute to the science of sharing.
Our aim is to connect all the Asian initiatives together and ensuring reliable information and tools are both accessible and discoverable.
Click on each topic below to find guidance, open access protocols, tools and resources and regional updates; all aiming to support rapid research implementation across Asia.
Click your country to see links to resources
The following is a list of contacts within Asian organisations, including the WHO Regional Groups, China CDC and other institutions who are preparing to deal with this response. You can find more information also via the partner links listed in the right hand navigation.
If you have anything to add or suggestions on what would be useful please get in touch info@theglobalhealthnetwork.org
Interactive map of cases
Developed by the WHO South-East Asian team. Find out the latest numbers in Asia and more
COVID-19 Science Reports
The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health has been collating the emerging evidence base and producing weekly COVID-19 Science Reporst for researchers, policymakers and regional colleague
Multilingual epidemic control manuals for COVID-19
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has published a critical multilingual manual in both English and French to share up-to-date COVID-19 control and prevention information with other countries.
Interrupting transmission
of COVID-19
Lessons from containment efforts in Singapore - MoH Singapore
The continent of Asia is covered by four WHO Regional Groups:
WHO Western Pacific
WHO South-East Asia
WHO Eastern Mediterranean
WHO Europe
Please check each site to find the information that is most relevant to you.