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Indonesia's e-Procurement System for Medicines

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

Substandard and Fake Antimalarials: Undermining Health Security in the Greater Mekong Subregion

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

Universal Health Coverage: Myths and Challenges

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

Universal Health Coverage in Lao PDR

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

Waste-to-Energy Technologies

26 September 2016
Barbara Oelz, senior adviser in GIZ, shared the latest technologies and approaches in converting different waste materials to generate energy. She also discussed how these can be applied in developing country settings.
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Keeping an Eye on Asia

22 September 2016
Up to 3.4 billion people in Asia and the Pacific could be living in water-stressed areas by 2050, according to ADB's Asian Water Development Outlook for 2016. Tackling this threat requires broad coordinated measures, which were spelled out by experts from ADB at this Insight Thursday session. The…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Building Climate Resilience in the Urban Health Sector

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

A Review of Retail Electricity Tariffs

5 September 2016
ADB intern Cecilia Lee presented findings from a detailed review of retail electricity tariffs in selected developing member countries. She provided a critical analysis on electricity retail pricing, including tariff-setting regimes and subsidies.
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Deep Dive Lateral Learning Program on Inclusive Energy Solutions

29 August to 2 September 2016
This program aimed to further enhance the capacity of energy sector leaders, particularly the ADB executing agencies and implementing agencies in competencies required to mainstream social inclusion, gender equity, and women’s empowerment in key aspects of energy sector development through…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Innovative Strategies for Development Summit 2016

8 to 10 June 2016
Innovative Strategies for Development Summit (ISDS) gathered a diverse set of stakeholders and participants to discuss, debate, and develop new strategies related to the use of technological innovations in order to achieve several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as in education,…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department