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Rethinking Poverty Strengthening ADBs Approach for an Inclusive and Equitable Future

14 April 2025
Background Economic growth has fundamentally changed lives in Asia and the Pacific, lifting more than 1.5 billion people out of poverty over just two generations. In only one generation, poverty rates in our region dropped from 75% of the population to less than 10%. A new middle class now enjoys…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Unmasking the Silent Epidemic Addressing the Global Surge of Type 2 Diabetes

2 April 2025
  Type 2 diabetes is a growing global health crisis, with alarming increases in prevalence across all regions. Despite extensive knowledge of its causes and treatments, health systems worldwide have struggled to effectively combat this non-communicable disease.  Mr. Abdo Yazbeck, former…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Transforming Public Health through Strategic Taxation

31 March 2025
As the world deals with multiple public health and economic crises, innovative solutions are urgently needed. Health taxes, such as excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages, have emerged as a powerful tool to address these challenges. These taxes not only discourage the consumption…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

SECURE Webinar 20 Public Private Partnerships PPP in Health Care Exploring Challenges and Opportunities in Asia and the Pacific

20 February 2025
Public-private partnerships (PPP) in the health sector are pivotal to enhancing Uzbekistan's health infrastructure and service delivery. The country's health system faces challenges, including the need for upgradation of infrastructure, limited accessibility to health care in rural areas, and…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

SECURE Webinar 9 COVID Vaccination and Beyond Lessons from Southeast Asia

8 December 2023
The Supporting Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccination and Post-COVID-19 Health Security Response in Southeast Asia (SECURE) technical facility had been established to support various aspects of vaccination and other COVID-related programs including logistics, regulation, contingency planning, information…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Pushing the Limits Scaling up Climate and Disaster Resilience to Minimize and Address Loss and Damage

18 October 2023
This session discussed the limits to adaptation and how specific areas of investments in climate and disaster resilience can help push the limits and thereby help countries minimize and address loss and damage.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Human and Social Development Sector Office

10th ADB International Skills Forum A New Era Digitalized and ClimateResilient Human and Social Development

17 to 19 October 2023
ADB organized the10th International Skills Forum, an innovative gathering of Asia-Pacific stakeholders and global experts focused on the transformative power of technology in education. The event explored vital themes like digital transformation, climate change, and interdisciplinary learning to…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

AsiaPacific Social Protection Week

26 to 28 September 2023
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines WELCOME TO THE ASIA-PACIFIC SOCIAL PROTECTION WEEK 2023! The Asia-Pacific Social Protection Week 2023: Social Protection in a Changing World, hosted by ADB’s Human and Social Development Sector Office, brought together in-person at ADB Headquarters more than…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

SECURE Webinar 8 Promising the Green Economy Conceptualizing Green Initiatives to Health Facilities in Asia and the Pacific

7 July 2023
Strong, balanced, secure, sustainable, and inclusive growth in the economy is one of the major drivers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Putrajaya Vision 2040. To attain sustainable growth outcomes, APEC member countries focus on policy responses to environmental and social…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department

SECURE Webinar 7 The Health Communication Momentum How do we accelerate

31 March 2023
Along with the continuously changing contexts of the COVID-19 pandemic, our approach to health communications has been adjusted based on the needs and priorities at a given phase of this global outbreak. In the beginning, we had to communicate to the public the many unknowns of COVID-19, how the…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office