Will COVID-19 Derail the Quest for Universal Health Coverage in East Asia and the Pacific?

We are facing an unprecedented economic and health shock due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Current projections indicate economic contractions across a number of low- and middle-income East Asian and Pacific countries. The impact of COVID-19 on the overall level and allocation of public spending for health remains uncertain.

Join this panel of government officials to discuss public health spending policies in the time of COVID-19.

OPENING REMARKS

Victoria KWAKWA 
Vice President
East Asia and the Pacific Region
World Bank

SCENE SETTING

Ajay TANDON
Lead Economist
World Bank

MODERATOR 

Daniel DULITZKY 
Regional Director
Human Development
East Asia and the Pacific Region
World Bank

PANELISTS

Dr. Febrio KACARIBU  
Head of the Fiscal Policy Bureau 
Ministry of Finance
Indonesia   

Dr. Tran Thi Mai OANH 
Director of the Health Strategy and Policy Institute 
Ministry of Health
Vietnam

Pauline MCNEIL  
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Health and Medical Services 
Solomon Islands 

Bounleua SINXAYVORAVONG 
Deputy Minister of Finance
Ministry of Finance
Lao PDR

This event is hosted by the World Bank East Asia & Pacific Region Chief Economist and Human Development team.