Este seminario forma parte de la serie de seminarios RECOVR que está realizando IPA en varios países.Junto con nuestros socios estamos utilizando estos espacios para compartir de forma rápida los aprendizajes de la encuesta, con el objetivo de apoyar los esfuerzos del gobierno y otras organizaciones de generar respuestas de política pública al COVID-19 basados en la evidencia.

From August 5-12, IPA Philippines held virtual meetings with various government agencies to present the results of the RECOVR Survey.The presentation was led by Nassreena Sampaco-Baddiri together with Elliot Collins who is one of the lead researchers of the RECOVR Philippines Survey.On August 5, IPA presented findings related to health and COVID-19 mitigation to the Director of the Health Promotion and Communication Service of the Department of Health.On August 6, IPA co-hosted a conference meeting with the Policy Development and Planning Bureau, Research and Evaluation Division attended by DSWD officials, including several assistant secretaries, and program units.

As governments, international donors, researchers, and implementers continue to face challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, having up-to-date data is critical for decision-making.Face-to-face surveys are largely not feasible now, so phone surveys have emerged as a powerful tool to collect data quickly and cost-effectively across multiple countries.