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19 December 2016
Medicine e-procurement is changing the healthcare industry in Indonesia. Can this system help achieve universal health coverage in the country?
ADB Health Specialist Sean Donato presented on the implementation of Indonesia's e-procurement systems for medicines and other health commodities in the…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
5 December 2016
Ever bought fake medicine before? Fake drugs, especially for malaria, abound in the Greater Mekong Subregion and puts public health at risk.
Douglas Ball presented on the global problem of substandard or falsified medicines and how they undermine health systems and progress in health policies.…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
23 to 25 November 2016
In partnership with GIZ, the ADB’s Social Development Thematic Group will conduct an in-depth course on social protection financing that is highly relevant for strengthening ADB’s support to its developing member countries (DMCs). This training program aims to create within ADB a network of experts…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
10 November 2016
Are quality healthcare services available to everyone in your country? Find out which countries in Asia provide health services for all.
ADB's Soonman Kwon examines the current status, misunderstandings, and key policy issues and challenges for ADB's developing member countries to achieve universal…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
7 November 2016
This Health Talks session featured Asian Development Bank's Health Financing Consultant Mathilde Mailfert who talked about Universal Health Coverage in Lao PDR. The session focused on the progress and challenges that other countries can learn from.
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
28 October 2016
Cher Ping Lim, Internet and Higher Education journal’s editor-in-chief, discussed the role of research and development for digital learning to address education quality, equity, and efficiency.
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, South Asia Department
19 to 21 September 2016
Investing in ICT for social protection is crucial, particularly for developing countries. ICT can improve service delivery, especially to the under-served because it can help identify and target beneficiaries better. It can enable countries to manage their social protection programs better because…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
19 to 21 September 2016
Some world class examples of innovations in skills development were shared in this 6th annual International Skills Development Forum, following five previous annual forums held from 2011 until 2015, which have helped build a dialogue platform on skills development in the Asia and Pacific region.…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
19 September 2016
ADB's Virinder Sharma, in this Health Talks Session, gave an overview of the Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund. He focused on how the said Trust Fund can support the health sector, particularly the vulnerable population.
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
14 June 2016
A group of experts on higher education from Peking University's Graduate School of Education and international experts from Hong Kong University and Canada evaluated policies that promote graduate employment in the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 2014. Their evaluation focused on expanding self…
Organizer: East Asia Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office