WHO and Nepal: Filling the Void in Pandemic Preparedness
At time when high income countries around the world are occupied with their own numbers, peripheral countries like Nepal are left with very limited or the…
Sumnima Karki · 30 April 2020
Disaster Management
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Tight vs Loose Cultures: Decoding Vietnam’s COVID-19 Success
Vietnam’s response to the crisis has earned praise from the World Health Organization. The official statistics clearly exhibit that there are currently more than 75,000 people…
NIICE · 30 April 2020
Combating COVID-19 in Bangladesh: Looking at Public Policy Solutions
Widespread test covering maximum infected people can be one of the solutions. Government is trying to ease the lock down and allows industries, by maintaining appropriate…
NIICE · 28 April 2020
Why Disasters are by Choice, not Natural?
We should not blame disasters on nature. Disasters emerge from society’s actions. So, we should prefer not to use the term “natural disaster”. Instead, they are…
NIICE · 27 April 2020
COVID-19 in Afghanistan: Despairing Times for a War-Torn Nation
The need of the hour for Afghanistan is support from the international community and regional cooperation to address the challenges faced by the war affected country.…
Dr. Aradhana Talwar · 26 April 2020
COVID-19 and Myanmar: A Hazy Future for the Land of Pagodas
It will be difficult for Myanmar to escape the economic and social shocks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Myanmar would need to be more careful in preventing…
NIICE · 24 April 2020
COVID-19 and State of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
UN Security Council should bring the resolution to facilitate investigation on the violation of human rights by Myanmar and thus, ensure an international supervision for safe…
NIICE · 24 April 2020
Understanding the COVID-19 Infodemic: How Misinformation Impacts Mindsets
The government should ensure that people receive fact-checked updates only from credible sources, including informed scientists and researchers of infectious diseases, epidemiology, virology and public health.…
NIICE · 23 April 2020
COVID-19: Responses from India and Nepal
When this crisis will end, both nations would have to come forward and listen to the plight of the workers, students, tourists and other common people…
NIICE · 23 April 2020
Finding Meaning in Statistics and Numbers During the Pandemic
The real threat is not becoming infected with COVID-19. But, when one looks at the aggregate numbers, the unspoken fear is that those numbers indicate how…
NIICE · 22 April 2020
Why Trump is at Fault in Halting Fund to the WHO?
It is not the first time that World Health Organiation (WHO) has been criticized for handling a pandemic situation. The WHO understands the mounting criticism on…
NIICE · 21 April 2020
Analyzing India’s Response to COVID-19: Regional Success or Domestic Misfire?
It is important that India stands up to these domestic challenges, and radically revamps its healthcare system to ease the current national burden before the next…
NIICE · 21 April 2020