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\nlargely centered on Asia’s ability to exit the pandemic, as well as
\nopportunities to accelerate Asian nations’ recovery. Professor Pangestu, a
\nVisiting Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University
\nof Singapore, shared broadly on the importance of vaccination, testing,
\ntreatment and social responsibility. The former Director of Research Policy and
\nCooperation at the World Health Organization added that nations have to be
\nprepared to live with the virus as endemic as they exit the pandemic.<\/p>\n
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Professor Pangestu continually emphasized vaccination as
\ncritical consideration for any community to overcome the virus and reduce
\nmortality and hospitalization rates. He cited matter-of-factly Israel, the UK, Singapore
\nand China as countries who have continued demonstrating effective governance
\nand management of the virus amidst the emergence of more infectious variants.<\/p>\n
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However, he expressed concern over three challenges many developing
\ncountries face in supply, logistics and vaccine hesitancy. He suggested that
\ngood governance and improving scientific literacy can help a nation achieve
\nherd immunity, which comprises 80-90 percent of the population being fully
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Israel and the United Kingdom (UK) serve as two examples of
\nhow vaccines reduce not only the spread of the infection but also mortality
\nrates. With about 60% coverage, people in Israel are 30 times less likely to be
\ninfected and ten times less likely to be hospitalised. While the UK, which has
\n30-40% coverage, deals with the more infectious Delta variant, there is a
\nsignificantly lower mortality rate.<\/p>\n
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Governments alone cannot battle the virus. Both Ms. Tanoto
\nand Professor Pangestu agreed this was where public-private partnerships could
\nhelp boost efforts in vaccination campaigns and public health communications.
\nProfessor Pangestu acknowledged that while private organizations played
\nimportant parts in financing purchase of vaccines, oxygen and personal
\nprotective equipment, they could bolster efforts in public health
\ncommunication, advocacy and education to overcome vaccine hesitancy. <\/p>\n
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Broader collaboration will reduce vaccine inequity, expand
\nvaccine access and hasten the pace at which vaccines are administered. The
\npodcast touched briefly on Indonesia’s ‘gotong royong’ mass vaccination
\ncampaign, a public-private collaboration aimed at sharply increasing the number
\nof vaccines administered to people across the world’s fourth most populous
\ncountry. Professor Pangestu added that private healthcare institutions such as
\nprivate hospitals and clinics, along with pharmaceutical companies were vital
\nin the distribution and delivery of vaccines to the population. <\/p>\n
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The Singapore-based researcher said that individuals could
\nplay a vital role, citing how celebrities, influencers, community and religious
\nleaders have helped to amplify the vaccination campaign, public health
\nadvisories and good hygiene practices.<\/p>\n
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The conversation moved to the role philanthropies and
\nnon-profits could play to not only contribute to herd immunity but also
\nsafeguarding public health. Professor Pangestu said that philanthropies have
\ncontinued to also support medical research, contributing to the growing body of
\nknowledge that will spur the discovery of effective solutions in vaccinations
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In 2017, Tanoto Foundation contributed a transformational
\ngift to the SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Centre to establish the Viral Research
\nand Experimental Medicine Centre @SingHealth Duke-NUS (ViREMiCS). This was in
\naddition to establishment of Tanoto Foundation Professorships in diabetes
\nresearch, cardiovascular medicine and medical oncology respectively in 2013,
\n2014 and 2016. In addition to supporting human capital development programs and
\nthe realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs),
\nthe Foundation has also contributed broadly to medical philanthropy as it seeks
\nto meaningfully contribute to research in Asia-prevalent diseases and to the
\nimprovement of health span of populations globally.<\/p>\n
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Catch ‘Beyond the Pandemic’ on:<\/p>\n
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