Lao PDR–Singapore COVID-19 Public Health Webinar
Date:
Monday, 27 July 2020
Time:
12.30pm – 2.00pm (SGT) | 1.30pm – 3.00pm (ICT)
Synopsis:
The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest infectious disease public health challenge that the world has faced in over a century. Lao PDR and Singapore are Asian countries at different stages of development and with differing cultures, but both share relative success at containing COVID-19. Continuing success is not guaranteed however, as has been seen in different territories and countries such as Hong Kong and Australia.
This seminar provides a platform for academic sharing of the public health experiences of both countries during the first half year of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to explore opportunities for working together in the future.
Programme
Time
Topic
12.30pm – 12.50pm (SGT)
1.30pm – 1.50pm (ICT)
Welcome Address
12.50pm – 1.10pm (SGT)
1.50pm – 2.10pm (ICT)
Lao PDR Experience: Lessons Learnt
1.10pm – 1.30pm (SGT)
2.10pm – 2.30pm (ICT)
Singapore Experience: Lessons Learnt
1.30pm – 2.00pm (SGT)
2.30pm – 3.00pm (ICT)
Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Assoc Prof Hsu Li Yang
Vice Dean (Global Health), SSHSPH
Speakers:
Prof Sengchanh Kounnavong
Director, Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute
Dr Anthony Black
Senior Scientist, Institut Pasteur du Laos
Dr Phetsavanh Chanthavilay
Lecturer and Researcher, University of Health Sciences
Assoc Prof Alex Cook
Vice Dean (Research), SSHSPH
Dr Phonepadith Xangsayarath
Director-General, National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology
Dr Somphavanh Somlor
Junior Scientist, Institut Pasteur du Laos
Prof Teo Yik Ying
Dean, SSHSPH