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Combating pandemics of COVID-19’s scale requires a whole-of-society-and-government approach. While replicating the Bhutanese experience may be difficult given the country's uniqueness in many ways, Bhutan's strong leadership and the government's relentless endeavor to implement public safety measures while vaccinating nearly the entire adult population is notable. Bhutan’s COVID-19 response with a whole-of-society-and-government approach under the leadership of the King is exemplary and provides a model for combating pandemics of such a scale.

Project Number: 54183-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program
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Preparedness should be front and center of a disaster and/or pandemic response. The government set up a health emergency operations center and a WHO emergency operations center in 2018, and invested in medical camp kit tents, initially meant to be deployed for disaster relief. During the pandemic, the tents were repurposed to screen and treat patients with respiratory symptoms. In 2019, the country upgraded its Royal Centre for Disease Control laboratory, with equipment to not only handle new and deadly influenza viruses but also SARS-CoV-2.

Project Number: 54183-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program
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Social relief and economic stimulus packages are key to alleviating the impacts of wide-scale disasters and/or pandemics. The government designed and implemented a comprehensive social relief and economic stimulus program on top of the public health measures, which were the main drivers behind Bhutan’s success against COVID-19. Every effort was made to minimize the financial hardship for needy households and small businesses as a result of the pandemic.

Project Number: 54183-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program
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A robust targeting and monitoring system is essential to prioritizing the poor and vulnerable in emergency assistance and disaster risk reduction. While the government’s National Resilience Fund monitoring system ensured that social relief reached the poor and the vulnerable and other affected groups as envisaged, the preparation of reports took almost 1 month on average. The COVID-19 experience indicates that pandemics affect women and women differently because of gender inequalities caused by socioeconomic conditions and societal gender norms, which put women and girls at a disadvantage.

Project Number: 54183-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program
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Nonpartisan, broadly upheld leadership is crucial to the success of pandemic/crisis response programs. Leading the national efforts in the fight against the pandemic, His Majesty the King traveled extensively across the country to achieve the highest level of preparedness and to instill public confidence by alleviating the difficulties faced by the people and ensuring uninterrupted supply of food and essential commodities. His Majesty’s compassionate leadership resulted in building mutual trust and confidence among the people and their leaders.

Project Number: 54183-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program
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Gender elements should be a default item in the menu of actions for projects and programs supporting financial inclusion.

Project Number: 46371-002
Project Name: Strengthening Economic Management Program II
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A major constraint to the sustainability of reforms in macroeconomic management and financial sector development in small economies is the difficulty in recruiting, training, and retaining staff to undertake key analysis, supervision, and management functions.

Project Number: 46371-002
Project Name: Strengthening Economic Management Program II
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Strong government ownership and effective program coordination are essential.

Project Number: 46371-002
Project Name: Strengthening Economic Management Program II
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Consolidate gains before introducing further reforms.

Project Number: 46371-002
Project Name: Strengthening Economic Management Program II
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Legislative and political risks should be examined carefully.

Project Number: 46371-002
Project Name: Strengthening Economic Management Program II
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Actions related to information technology (IT) require attention during both planning and implementation.

Project Number: 46371-002
Project Name: Strengthening Economic Management Program II
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Utilize technical assistance (TA) resources effectively for capacity building.

Project Number: 46371-002
Project Name: Strengthening Economic Management Program II
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Communication and consultation are important at every stage of a program.

Project Number: 46371-002
Project Name: Strengthening Economic Management Program II
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