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12 March 2018
Discover how Lao PDR is improving quality of care to achieve better health outcomes.
As countries in the Asia-Pacific region strive to achieve universal health coverage, removing financial barriers to health care is fundamental yet not sufficient. Utilization of health services and the achievement…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
5 March 2018
In this knowledge sharing event, Joseph Thompson, CEO and co-founder of AID:Tech, talked about how they became the first company in the world to deliver international aid to Syrian refugees using Blockchain technology and digital identity. He also discussed how AID:Tech addresses some of the…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office
5 February 2018
With increasing Universal Health Coverage, expanding health insurance schemes and the desire for better disease surveillance, comes the need for unique health identification.
ADB's Michael Stahl provided an overview of the status of unique identification in the health sector in ADB member…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
25 January 2018
There is no room for malaria in Myanmar. Health expert Valerio Reggi shares Myanmar's moves to eliminate the disease.
ADB is helping to strengthen Myanmar's regulatory capacity; ensure effective assessments of medicines; and reduce the risk of substandard and falsified medicines, particularly anti…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
12 to 14 December 2017
How do education and training systems respond to the rapid changes in technology? How will education and training transform to help equip future workers to co-exist with and manage machines in creating new opportunities?
The 7th ADB International Skills Forum: Anticipating and Preparing for…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
9 November 2017
Is a seamless healthcare system possible? How close are we to achieving efficiency in the health sector?
Mark Britnell, Chair and Senior Partner for the Global Health Practice of the professional services firm KPMG, will discuss his book, "In Search of the Perfect Health System."
Over the past six…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
8 to 10 November 2017
The conference discussed the growing importance of digital finance and its cross-cutting impacts on sustainable development goals, including poverty reduction, inclusive economic growth, inequality mitigation. It also discussed how digital finance can help address thematic issues such as hunger,…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office
6 November 2017
Fintech, the new marriage of financial services and information technology, has attracted the focused attention of regulators, consumers, and investors in recent years. This workshop leads participants into a deeper understanding of this concept, its growth and evolution, and its implications to…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office
6 to 7 November 2017
The Level One Project envisions new digital payment platforms that support inclusive, interoperable, and digital economies. It offers countries a roadmap and a set of tools to establish such platforms. The project, an initiative of the Gates Foundation, aims to help the poorest regions in the world…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office
10 October 2017
The training provided an overview of the poverty and social analysis (PSA) documentation requirements. Participants were given the opportunity to engage with urban and social development specialists on key issues in the sector and learn how good PSA can support project design and implementation.…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department