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Future-ready Growth in APEC: Unlocking New Drivers and Fortifying Resilience
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
APEC ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders. Members facilitate this trade through faster customs procedures at borders; more favorable business climates behind the border; and aligning regulations and standards across the region.
APEC ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders. Members facilitate this trade through faster customs procedures at borders; more favorable business climates behind the border; and aligning regulations and standards across the region.
APEC has helped drive economic growth and cooperation across the Asia-Pacific by reducing trade barriers, improving the ease of doing business and strengthening connectivity among economies. These efforts have contributed to rising incomes, expanded trade and greater opportunities for businesses and communities across the region.
APEC has helped drive economic growth and cooperation across the Asia-Pacific by reducing trade barriers, improving the ease of doing business and strengthening connectivity among economies. These efforts have contributed to rising incomes, expanded trade and greater opportunities for businesses and communities across the region.
APEC brings together governments, businesses and stakeholders to collaborate on shared priorities. Explore opportunities to participate in events, contribute to initiatives and engage with APEC’s work across the region.
APEC brings together governments, businesses and stakeholders to collaborate on shared priorities. Explore opportunities to participate in events, contribute to initiatives and engage with APEC’s work across the region.
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•July 2023
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Till March 2023, over 758 million people worldwide have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. While conventional medicine has interventions to prevent and manage symptoms associated with COVID-19 including vaccines, antibodies and antiviral medications, many patients still experienced poor outcomes. For those who survive, many suffer from the long-term ramifications of COVID-19 infection termed post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), or long COVID. Using complementary and alternative approaches delivered by Integrative Medicine (IM) such as nutrition, dietary supplementation, herbal medicine, acupuncture/acupressure, exercise, and stress resilience therapy may offer alternative, or additive, or complementary benefit alongside conventional interventions for preventing or managing COVID-19 symptoms and PASC. This project report summarizes efforts from a first-of-its-kind, three-part project proposed and led by the US and supported by three co-sponsoring APEC economies (Chinese Taipei, Indonesia and Thailand) focused on IM for COVID-19 care: 1) A survey focused on science-based IM for COVID-19 care, 2) A Workshop to host various APEC economies to share and discuss efforts around the adoption and implementation of IM approaches for COVID-19 care, and 3) The development of Recommendations and Guidelines of IM for COVID-19 care.