Events

Measuring and Achieving Universal Health Coverage with ICT in Asia and the Pacific

02 December 2014 to 03 December 2014

Manila

Philippines

This Conference on Measuring and Achieving Universal Health Coverage with ICT in Asia and the Pacific: Strategic Investments for Evidence and Action engaged government officials from multiple sectors (health, finance, planning, statistics, ICT), development partners, and experts to pursue a policy dialogue in increasing ICT and information infrastructure investments that accelerate universal health coverage (UHC) progress in Asia and the Pacific. Through plenary and panel discussions, parallel sessions, meet the experts open forum, displays, and networking, around 125 to 140 participants from 20 countries in Asia and the Pacific who attended the event discovered common critical issues related to ICT, data, monitoring and evaluation, analysis, and use of information for UHC.

Program and Learning Materials:

02 Dec 2014
03 Dec 2014

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
02 Dec 2014	Conference Overview		Alvin Marcelo, Jost Wagner
02 Dec 2014	Speech	Opening Remarks - Conference on Measuring and Achieving Universal Health Coverage with ICT in Asia and the Pacific ADB President Takehiko Nakao in his speech touched upon three issues: (i) why strong health systems are important for development in Asia and the Pacific...	Takehiko Nakao
02 Dec 2014	Session Brief	Setting the Stage for Universal Health Coverage in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Global Vision, Trends, and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework Thissession held discussions on defining the context of ICT for measuring and achieving universal health coverage (UHC). A global overview of the latest...
02 Dec 2014	Setting the Stage for Universal Health Coverage in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Global Vision, Trends, and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework	Universal Health Coverage in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Global Vision, Trends, and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework Thispresentation explains the process of developing the post-2015 development agenda. The definition and measurement of progress towards universal health...	David Evans
02 Dec 2014	Setting the Stage for Universal Health Coverage in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Global Vision, Trends, and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework	Measuring and Achieving Universal Health Coverage [Slides] [Multimedia] Universal health coverage (UHC) is the most powerful single concept that the public health field can offer. Noting the major components of UHC’s goals...	Ali Ghufron Mukti
02 Dec 2014	Setting the Stage for Universal Health Coverage in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Global Vision, Trends, and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework	Monitoring Health Systems: On the Road to Universal Health Coverage	Vivian Lin
02 Dec 2014	Session Brief for Parallel Cross-Sectoral Working Groups	Framing the Context: ICT-Enabled Health Systems – a Luxury, an Option, or a Necessity? Thissession was organized with the objective to show how ICT for health provides strategic returns on investments that reap benefits on operational efficiency...
02 Dec 2014	Parallel Session by the Ministries of Finance, Planning, ICT, and Development Agencies on Framing the Context for ICT-Enabled Health Systems: A Luxury, an Option, or a Necessity for Achieving Universal Health Coverage?	Building a Digital Health Platform as a Way to Maximize Returns on ICT Investments	Aurora Rubio
02 Dec 2014	Parallel Session by the Ministries of Finance, Planning, ICT, and Development Agencies on Framing the Context for ICT-Enabled Health Systems: A Luxury, an Option, or a Necessity for Achieving Universal Health Coverage?	Evidence-Based Strategic Investment to Sustain the HIV Response Thispresentation provides a regional overview of the trends in HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths. It shows how evidence is fundamental for an accelerated...	Maria Elena Filio-Borromeo
02 Dec 2014	Parallel Session by the Ministries of Finance, Planning, ICT, and Development Agencies on Framing the Context for ICT-Enabled Health Systems: A Luxury, an Option, or a Necessity for Achieving Universal Health Coverage?	Strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: A Necessity for the Region to Overcome Socio-Economic and Health Challenges Data on mortality and cause of death are essential especially in monitoring health trends, and are particularly relevant to the Asia and Pacific region...	Lene Mikkelsen
02 Dec 2014	Parallel Session by the Ministries of Finance, Planning, ICT, and Development Agencies on Framing the Context for ICT-Enabled Health Systems: A Luxury, an Option, or a Necessity for Achieving Universal Health Coverage?	Donor Perspective: Strategy for Global Health Diplomacy and Health Systems Monitoring Thispresentation discusses the global health strategy of Japan, including its key pillars. It also covers some of the bottlenecks in achieving universal...	Naoyuki Kobayashi
02 Dec 2014	Parallel Session by the Ministries of Health, Social Protection Agencies, and eHealth Experts on Framing the Context for ICT-Enabled Health Systems: A Luxury, an Option, or a Necessity for Achieving Universal Health Coverage?	Operationalizing the e-Governance Framework for Health Thispresentation discusses the issues in the implementation of e-health services. Software Framework is considered the key enabler to develop applications...	Guil Kang
02 Dec 2014	Parallel Session by the Ministries of Health, Social Protection Agencies, and eHealth Experts on Framing the Context for ICT-Enabled Health Systems: A Luxury, an Option, or a Necessity for Achieving Universal Health Coverage?	Experience from Bangladesh: Universal Health Coverage Indicators and Digital Health Strategy Global initiatives demonstrate the necessity of ICT in the establishment of an electronic health and social development tracking system. Recognizing ICT...	Abul Kalam Azad
02 Dec 2014	Parallel Session by the Ministries of Health, Social Protection Agencies, and eHealth Experts on Framing the Context for ICT-Enabled Health Systems: A Luxury, an Option, or a Necessity for Achieving Universal Health Coverage?	Partnerships for Enabling Universal Health Coverage [Slides] [Multimedia] Thispresentation shares the approach of Joint Learning Network, particularly its IT track, to achieve universal health coverage. It highlights the importance...	Kate Wilson
02 Dec 2014	Parallel Session by the Ministries of Health, Social Protection Agencies, and eHealth Experts on Framing the Context for ICT-Enabled Health Systems: A Luxury, an Option, or a Necessity for Achieving Universal Health Coverage?	Donor Perspective: Reaching the Hard to Reach with mHealth	Haitham El-Noush
02 Dec 2014	Session Brief	ICT for Development for Universal Health Coverage Thissession brought together thought leaders to share their experiences and discuss their perspectives on how ICT can drive development in a more efficient...
02 Dec 2014	Session Brief	Evidence and Innovation Fair Thissession provided the time and space for the participants to engage in more intimate conversations with experts and innovators on current projects ...

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
03 Dec 2014	Session Brief	Developing the Investment Case for ICT in Achieving Universal Health Coverage ICT is an important resource to support national initiatives towards universal health coverage (UHC). ICT, however, is complex and often considered an...
03 Dec 2014	Developing the Investment Case for ICT in Achieving Universal Health Coverage	Improving Health Financing for Universal Health Coverage: The Role of ICT	Xu Ke
03 Dec 2014	Developing the Investment Case for ICT in Achieving Universal Health Coverage	Investment in Health ICT Thispresentation provides a background overview of the development of health management information system in Mongolia. The IT infrastructures that are...	Tsolmongerel Tsilaajav
03 Dec 2014	Developing the Investment Case for ICT in Achieving Universal Health Coverage	Multi-Sector Approach to Target Effective ICT for Universal Health Coverage in the Philippines Thispresentation shares the development of eHealth governance in the Philippines. The key enablers in leadership and governance, including the adoption...	Alvin Marcelo
03 Dec 2014	Developing the Investment Case for ICT in Achieving Universal Health Coverage	Strengthening Health Systems: Lessons Learned on the Potential of ICT for Universal Health Coverage Thispresentation provides an overview of GIZ’s work on health and social protection. It also shows the range of GIZ’s work on universal health coverage...	Inge Baumgarten
03 Dec 2014	Session Brief for Parallel Cross-Sectoral Working Groups to Identify Priority Actions on How to Address our Challenges?	Solutions to Promote Strategic ICT Investments Thissession involved health sector and non-health sector stakeholders and decision makers. It provided them with actionable evidence-based business cases...
03 Dec 2014	Presentation	iCTen Steps: Interventions with Impacts for Informing ADB/WHO Policy Brief
03 Dec 2014	Presentation	Moving Forward: Measure Universal Health Coverage Better and Achieve More with ICT?