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Indonesias eProcurement 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

Economic Corridor Development Putting Concept into Action

8 December 2016
The Visakhapatnam–Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program is expected to stimulate economic growth in India. In this Insight Thursday session, ADB's Manoj Sharma discussed the program, comprised of a multitranche financing facility, a policy-based loan, an urban climate change resilience…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

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

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

Driving Business by Building Better Trade Portals

19 September 2016
PM Group’s Chris Lewis-Jones presented on designing, building, and launching trade information portals (TIPs) in this learning event organized by Asian Development Bank's Board of Directors. TIPs are a one-stop shop where cross-border trade rules, regulations, procedures, and processes are gathered…
Organizer: Board of Directors

Brown Bag Session Comparative Study of Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

26 August 2016
Drastic changes happened with the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, including the transition from central planned to a market-based economy. In a brown bag session, Lyubov Tsoy, intern at Asian Development Bank's Public Management, Finance, Sector, and Trade Division of the Central and…
Organizer: Central and West 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

Disabilities Still Misunderstood

12 May 2016
An important concern for most ADB's Developing Member Countries is the issue of disability, which needs to be re-interpreted away from a medical focus. ADB's Claude Bodart discussed the urgent need for ADB sectors to adapt the environment of cities and elsewhere to enable the growing numbers of…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department