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Australia’s bilateral and multilateral health sector partnership with South Asian nations: Opportunities and challenges

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posted on 2022-09-19, 00:50 authored by Anita MedhekarAnita Medhekar
Pandemic-related public health crises are important challenges of the 21st century. The COVID-19 pandemic healthcare crisis has resulted in international border closures; healthcare supply value-chain disruptions; increased infections, deaths, and coronavirus vaccine production and rollout issues; vaccine inequity and gaps between supply and demand for healthcare goods and services. This chapter aims to focus on the opportunities and challenges for bilateral and multilateral partnerships between Australia and the eight South Asian nations post pandemic to establish mutually beneficial bilateral and multilateral collaboration and partnerships for production of vaccine, research, and education into the healthcare sector. Australia can share its health expertise related to digital health, medicare, medical technologies, production of life-saving vaccines, and access to affordable and accredited quality of healthcare for combined 2 billion people living in South Asia and Australia, which is the key to meeting UNSDGs of good health, well-being for all, economic progress, and prosperity of South Asian nations. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8657-0.ch001

History

Editor

Medhekar A; Saha S; Haq F

Start Page

1

End Page

22

Number of Pages

22

ISBN-10

1799886573

ISBN-13

9781799886570

Publisher

IGI Global

Place of Publication

Hershey, PA

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

Author Research Institute

  • Centre for Regional Economics and Supply Chain (RESC)

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Medium

English

Chapter Number

1

Edition

1st

Number of Chapters

15

Parent Title

Strategic cooperation and partnerships between Australia and South Asia: Economic development, trade, and investment opportunities post COVID-19