Who We Are
A learning platform on Global South experiences in response to the COVID-19 outbreak
The Global COVID-19 Network brings together policymakers, academics, medical experts and implementers from across regions to foster collaboration and shared learning to respond to the public health crisis now, and in the future.
This global e-learning platform will serve as strategic and technical support to policy, program implementation and research measures.
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Webinar Sessions
Global epidemiology, Coronavirus emergence and its trajectory
This webinar session discussed the impact of dynamic policy responses to COVID-19 on the ground in the Global South, and whether policy measures are proportionate to circumstantial demands.
Panelists discussed concerns ranging from the importance of testing to break the chains of transmissions, the urgency of mobilizing funding and resources, and how we can collectively learn from the African experience of effectively containing Ebola.
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Dr. Subhash Hira
Professor of Global Health, University of Washington-Seattle
Sambodhi/ISRN, New Delhi
Dr. Yassa Pierre
Dean, University Simon Kimbangu, Zambia
Dr. Dermot Maher
TDR, World Health Organization, Geneva
Prof Dr. Judy Wasserhiet
Chair Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle
Mr. Santosh Gupta
CEO, Indian Social Responsibility Network, New Delhi
Mr. Sudhanshu Malhotra
VP, Sambodhi Research & Communication,Noida,India
Pandemic preparedness and mounting responses
This webinar session addressed pandemic preparedness and COVID-19 response measures in the Chinese and Indian contexts and how GC Network countries can learn from one another in designing and implementing control measures.
Our speakers discussed the impact of policy measures on the ground, and the role of technology and advanced analytics in dealing with public health crisis now and in the future.
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Dr. Subhash Hira
Professor of Global Health,University of Washington-Seattle
Sambodhi/ISRN, New Delhi
Dr. Xiao-Nong Zhou
Professor, Director, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases,
China CDC
Jai Mrug
Founder and CEO, M76 Analytics
Global Responses on Diagnostics & Testing for Covid-19
This webinar session addressed the country responses and issues around diagnostics and testing, with speakers sharing experiences and response measures from across Network countries for improved early detection and management.
The discussion brought together perspectives from across sectors - medical, academic, socio-economic and public - to promote coordinated action in the unified fight against COVID-19.
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Dr. Subhash Hira
Professor of Global Health,University of Washington-Seattle
Sambodhi/ISRN, New Delhi
Dr. Por Ir
Deputy Director,National Institute of Public Health,
Pnom Phen, Cambodia
Professor Dr. Sarman Singh
Director, AIIMS, Bhopal, India
Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)
Treatment & Vaccine Development
The webinar session addressed the immediate and pressing concerns surrounding treatment, convalescent plasma therapy, and an update on vaccine development for COVID-19.
The discussion also brought to light perspectives and concerns on the latest treatments, positive initial responses, and challenges into using convalescent plasma therapy in treating severe cases. A realistic timeline for coronavirus immunization was also discussed, along with concerns of its effectiveness.
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Dr. Subhash Hira
Professor of Global Health,University of Washington-Seattle
Sambodhi/ISRN, New Delhi
Dr Prashant Saxena
Associate Director and Critical Care Head,
Max Smart Hospital, India
Dr Debashish Gupta
Professor & Head Department of Transfusion Medicine,
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, India
Professor Dr Ernesto Marques Jr
Associate Professor Infectious Diseases and Microbiology University of Pittsburg, USA
Personal and Institutional Prevention and Protection
This webinar session discussed measures for COVID-19 protection and prevention at the personal and institutional level.
The session also addressed core issues pertaining to the predominance of physical distancing norms over and above mask-wearing, adapting workplace environments for increased safety, and the role that public agencies can play in curbing false news.
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Dr. Subhash Hira
Professor of Global Health,University of Washington-Seattle
Sambodhi/ISRN, New Delhi
Dr. Daniele Dionisio
Member, European Parliament Working Group on Innovation,
Access to Medicines and Poverty-Related Diseases, Italy
Dr. Leena Inamdar
Consultant Epidemiologist,Global Health Lead Consultant for National Infection Service,
Public Health England, Leeds, UK
Dr. Shivangi Pawar
AYUSH Consultant
India
Social and Economic Impacts of COVID-19
It is not an overstatement that COVID-19 has altered the social and economic landscape of the world we live in. The pandemic is offsetting dynamic transformations, the impacts of which are exponentially greater and more complex.
This webinar explored the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 and addressed its diverse consequences in both urban and rural settings. The webinar also addressed migration, community participation, and re-skilling of labor that is now occupying national consciousness in countries of the South. Speakers from public health practice, academia, research, and media shared perspectives from working at the frontline.
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Dr. Subhash Hira
Professor of Global Health,University of Washington-Seattle
Sambodhi/ISRN, New Delhi
Dr. Swati Maheshwari
Senior Internal Medicine Specialist,
TV Show Host, India
Mr. Anish Kumar
Co-lead
Transform Rural India Foundation, India
Dr. Srinivas Shroff
Chief Executive Officer
REC Foundation, India
COVID-19, Mental Health, and the Economy: Making sense of a 'new normal'
The COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed the realm of public health alone, with far-reaching consequences to virtually all aspects of social and economic life. This webinar session explored the complex linkages between global economic transformations, mental health, and the dynamic healthcare sector. Speakers belonging to academia, health, psychiatry, and policy fields shared expert perspectives, helped participants unpack and make sense of the diverse and concurrent processes at play in the COVID-19 phenomenon.
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Dr. Subhash Hira
Professor of Global Health,University of Washington-Seattle
Sambodhi/ISRN, New Delhi
Dr. Nimish N Purohit
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
McMaster University Toronto, Canada
Mr. Karan Bhasin
Economist and Policy Researcher
Director, Global Young Action Network Foundation, India