The onset of a pandemic: impact assessments and policy responses in Malaysia during COVID-19

• Main Authors: Khalid, Haniza, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi, Sanusi, Zainal Abidin, Mohd Rosli, Zouhair, Wan Mohd Nor, Murni, Syed Hussien, Sh Fatimah Alzahrah, Mohamad Jamil, Siti Nurnadilla, Ahmad, Siti Nuraishah
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: United Nations Development Programme 2021
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/105135/7/105135_The%20onset%20of%20a%20pandemic.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105135/

This report is a call to action, to prepare for future crises, and the ones that we are experiencing today to tackle the multi-faceted social and economic dimensions of crises. It is, above all, a call to focus on people – women, youth, low-wage workers, small and medium enterprises, the informal se...