The Enabling Environment for Epidemic and Pandemic Risk Financing in Pakistan: Country Diagnostics Assessment

Asian Development Bank
Dec 26, 2024

The Enabling Environment for Epidemic and Pandemic Risk Financing in Pakistan: Country Diagnostics Assessment


Analyzing the economic impact of the pandemic, the publication highlights the need for a holistic approach that includes investing in healthcare and increasing the social protection system’s shock response capacity. Its recommendations include using improved health data to develop more sophisticated modeling, bolstering contingency funds, and integrating epidemics into insurance coverage to reduce the impact of health crises.