Rachel Ong

Apr 24, 2024 | gfanasiapacific.org | Rachel Ong

The Global Fund Advocates Network Asia-Pacific (GFAN AP) commemorates World Malaria Day 2024, with the theme “Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world” which underscores the urgent need for even more comprehensive and holistic strategies and concerted efforts to eliminate malaria globally alongside goals to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030.

Sep 14, 2023 | apo.org.au | Stephen Whelan |Hal Pawson |Laurence Troy |Rachel Ong

Description This final inquiry examines the challenges of financing to buy a first home. It incorporates four supporting research projects and focuses on socio-economic developments and policy settings that impact access to home ownership. While high house prices are often cited as the biggest challenge faced by first homebuyers, this inquiry highlights that the problem is significantly more complex.

May 18, 2023 | apo.org.au | Rachel Ong |James Graham |Melek Cigdem |Christopher Phelps

Description This research conducted modelling experiments to examine the relationship between different housing finance conditions and people’s ability to buy a first home. The first simulated the housing market’s response to decreases in interest rates, while the second simulated the market’s response to variations in borrowing standards such as changes in financial regulations or allowing households to borrow more or less against the value of their homes.