Abstract/Summary
The experiences of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam offer several lessons for the pandemic’s responses. First, economic diversification and innovation improved resilience to the shocks. Second, timely public health actions lessened the pandemic’s adverse effects. Third, the pandemic revealed social protection gaps, especially for migrant and informal worker populations. Fourth, effective pandemic mitigation required regional and international cooperation. Looking ahead, strengthening public health infrastructure, enhancing fiscal space, and promoting inclusive and sustainable development will be essential to improving crisis readiness.
Open access: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-1637-7_11
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