COVID-19: The Impact in India (Recorded Webinar)

Internet Enduring Material sponsored by the Stanford University School of Medicine. Presented by the King Center on Global Development and Stanford Seed. 

India is emerging from the world's largest lockdown in its fight against COVID-19. What challenges lie ahead for the country's 1.3 billion residents? How effective has the response from India's government been and what are the short and longer-term impacts of COVID-19 for India's citizens and its economy?

During this webinar, experts analyze the Indian government’s initial response to COVID-19, as well as how the virus is impacting public programs, businesses and workers, and the health care sector. 

Yamini Aiyar, president and chief executive of the Centre for Policy Research, Naushad Forbes, co-chairman of Forbes Marshall, and Stephen Luby, professor of medicine (infectious diseases), shared their expertise in a conversation moderated by Saumitra Jha, associate professor of political economy.

  Release Date: June 29, 2020
  Expiration Date: June 29, 2022
  Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour
  CME Credits Offered: 1.00
  Registration Fee: FREE

*Originally recorded 06/25/2020.

1. Review the Indian government’s initial response to COVID-19
2. Discuss how the virus has impacted public programs, businesses and workers, and the health care sector

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COVID-19 CME Resources https://med.stanford.edu/cme/COVID19.html

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Yamini Aiyar
president and chief executive of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR)
Centre for Policy Research (CPR)

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Naushad Forbes, PhD
Co-Chairman of Forbes Marshall
Forbes Marshall

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Saumitra Jha, PhD
Associate Professor of Political Economy at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, and, by courtesy, of Economics and of Political Science
Stanford University

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Stephen Luby, MD
Professor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases
Stanford University

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