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11 December 2024
COVID-19 posed a major challenge to the global health agenda, with pharmaceutical manufacturers shifting their production and distribution processes to rapidly respond to escalating demands for vaccines and medical products. The pandemic also revitalized the importance of sound pharmacovigilance…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
10 to 11 December 2024
On 10–11 December, stakeholders discussed the critical pathways for a Just, Affordable, and Inclusive Energy Transition, building on key priorities from the G20 Energy Ministers’ meeting under India’s G20 Presidency. The event highlighted the complex interplay between advancing clean energy goals…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office
2 to 3 December 2024
Background
Contractors tendering for Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) partner projects in the Pacific Island countries (PICs) are struggling to access the insurances and related risk engineering services required to deliver quality construction infrastructure projects funded by donors…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department
4 November 2024
This focused design thinking workshop, curated by the ADB, aimed to consider mechanisms to scale high-impact agroforestry. Using bamboo as a case study for how agroforestry might achieve affordable, disaster-resilient housing, climate mitigation, and financial health for the vulnerable, this…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office
24 October 2024
The SECURE Webinar 18 is a collaboration with ADB’s Human and Social Development Office’s Solutions Development Working Group on Health Systems Strengthening (HSD-SDWG HSS), focusing on vaccine manufacturing and regulatory ecosystems.
This 90-minute virtual event spotlighted ADB's initiatives to…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department
5 September 2024
Globally, Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) account for 71% of deaths and 15 million premature deaths annually (WHO, 2018). The burden of NCDs in the Asia Pacific region followed a similar trend, with 70% of all deaths attributed to NCDs, a figure expected to rise significantly by 2030 (WHO, 2019…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
21 to 22 August 2024
Mongolia is experiencing severe climate change impacts, threatening its environment, economy, and cultural heritage. As a large landlocked country, it faces risks from desertification, rising temperatures, and extreme weather. Transitioning to a sustainable, green economy is crucial.
The financial…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office
5 August 2024
Several Southeast Asian countries faced challenges in developing, managing, and sustaining their health workforce. Among others, the Philippines faced significant human resources for health (HRH) gaps in meeting the country's healthcare demand, ongoing issues related to health worker competencies…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
27 June 2024
Primary healthcare (PHC) is the cornerstone of high-performing health systems. Private sector PHC providers, provide a significant proportion of PHC services in Southeast Asia, which is largely paid out-of-pocket. A rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the increasing risk of future…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
18 to 20 June 2024
Under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) led regional knowledge and support technical assistance (KSTA) project “Strengthening Integrated Primary Health Care Management of Noncommunicable Diseases”, ADB, in coordination with PATH, conducted a 3-day conference at ADB Manila, which focused on the role…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office