In the context of current COVID-19 emergency, the capacity enhancement activities through various knowledge and skill-based trainings, and established methodology and system for emergency response and management under PEER has shown significant contribution to the respective countries and organizations. This brief report, based on information released by PEER partner organizations, personal communication with PEER graduates (responders) and other publicly available government documents, presents the impact, response and challenges responding to COVID-19 in the PEER countries...
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PEER countries and COVID-19
About PEER
Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) is a regional training program initiated in 1998 by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) to strengthen disaster response capacities in Asia.
PEER Stage 4 (2014-2019)
PEER Stage 4 is being implemented by NSET in four South Asian countries, namely, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, with possible extension to other countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) which include Afghanistan, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka. PEER4 is a logical continuation of previous program implementation efforts by ADPC and NSET.
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PEER Stage 4 (2014-2019)
PEER Stage 4 is being implemented by NSET in four South Asian countries, namely, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, with possible extension to other countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) which include Afghanistan, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka. PEER4 is a logical continuation of previous program implementation efforts by ADPC and NSET.
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PEER Activities
PEER CADRE Course Review Workshop held in India
Nov 20, 2019
National Society for Earthquake Technology Nepal (NSET) through Program for Enhancement of.......
Regional Courses on Medical First Responder (MFR) and Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue (CSSR) held in Nepal
Jul 10, 2019
A series of regional courses on Medical First Responder (MFR) and Collapsed Structure Search and.......
Home Minister inaugurates Regional Courses on Advanced Search and Rescue; Officials from South Asian countries participating
Jun 13, 2019
Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa "Badal" has inaugurated a series of regional courses on advanced.......
Instructor development courses on Community Action for Disaster Response (CADRE) being conducted in Nepal
May 13, 2019
Courses on Community Action for Disaster Response – Training for Instructors/Instructors'.......
Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue – Instructors Workshop (CSSRIW) begins at Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mar 1, 2019
National Society for Earthquake Technology- Nepal (NSET) under the Program for Enhancement of.......
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