Event Title: COVID-19 and its Impact in Latin America: Experience in Mexico
Event Date: May 15th, 2020
Event Time: 17:00 – 18:15 BST | 11:00 – 12:15 GMT-5
Registered Attendees: 90+
We had attendees joining us from all over the world: UK, Mexico, the Netherlands, USA, Germany and Canada!
Speakers: Javier Contreras, Fernando Alarid-Escudero, Roeland Hemsteede & Martha Arevalo
We present this Academic Talk with four expert speakers from Mexico. Our speakers focus on the impact COVID-19 has had in Mexico and the main issues consequential to the pandemic. Each speaker shared their expertise in their own field and present possible solutions at a policy-making level. The topics discussed include: public health measures, women’s health and social protection policies.
In our Q&A, the speakers have an open discussion around policy responses for health and social protection to address new challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on.
Below is the recorded and edited version of each speaker’s live Academic Talk:
Javier Contreras – Executive Secretary at National Commission to Prevent and Eradicate Violence Against Women in Mexico (CONAVIM). https://www.gob.mx/conavim
Fernando Alarid-Escudero – Assistant Professor at Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), Mexico. Working on mathematical models and statistics to inform public health policies. https://www.cide.edu
Roeland Hemsteede – Consultant researching institutional resilience in Nepal. PhD in Human Geography at the University of Dundee.
Martha Arevalo – Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations from Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) including a semester abroad at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) in Seoul, South Korea.
Q&A
YouTube Playlist link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjAmhSIEWOngNj7Izqkjc1UNhc5pSp7AH
We would like to thank the following institutions for their contribution:
- University of Dundee
- Geography Department – University of Dundee
- Proyecto de Análisis de Decisiones en Contextos Inciertos (PADeCI)
- Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)
We would also like to thank and credit following members for their work:
- Poster: Cindy Zetino
- Attendee Registration: Zoi Asimakopoulou
- Academic Talk Moderator: Evelyn Ávalos
- Academic Talk Support: Cindy Zetino, Isabela Martinez and Zoi Asimakopoulou
- Video Editing: Alison Infante