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Leveraging Insurance and Innovative Financing for Non-Communicable Diseases: The Indian Experience

15 May 2025
This presentation gives an overview of India's response to the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through various health initiatives, particularly the Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY program, highlighting its impact, challenges, and the need for integrated care.
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Tackling the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases: BPJS Kesehatan’s Policy and Program Responses

15 May 2025
This presentation gives an overview of the experiences and strategies of BPJS Kesehatan in managing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) within Indonesia's National Social Health Insurance (JKN) program.
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Landscape Analysis of Innovative Financing for Non-Communicable Diseases

15 May 2025
This presentation gives an overview of innovative financing strategies for addressing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Asia and the Pacific region. It highlights the challenges, funding gaps, and potential models for improving health outcomes.
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Innovative Financing in an Era of Population Ageing

15 May 2025
This presentation gives an overview of innovative financing strategies for long-term care (LTC) in the context of population aging, highlighting the need for effective governance, service design, and coordination between health care and LTC services.
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

PhilHealth Coverage for Diabetes-Related Treatments

2 April 2025
This presentation gives an overview of the the global failures of health systems in managing Type 2 diabetes, highlighting key issues, statistics, and potential solutions.
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

How Health Systems World-wide Fail Type 2 Diabetics

2 April 2025
This presentation gives an overview of the PhilHealth coverage for diabetes-related treatments in the Philippines, detailing legal bases, treatment options, and future directions for healthcare services.
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Introduction to the Center for Global Development and Task Force

31 March 2025
This presentation gives an overview of the Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health's findings and recommendations, focusing on the effectiveness of health taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages as tools for improving public health and generating revenue, particularly in the context of post-…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Excise Tax Policy and Cigarette Use in Five High-burden Asian Countries: China, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam

31 March 2025
This presentation analyzes excise tax policies on cigarette use and smoking prevalence in five high-burden Asian countries: China, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, from 2010 to 2020.
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Mobilizing Health Taxes for Development:Tobacco Taxation in the ASEAN region

31 March 2025
This presentation gives an overview of the potential of tobacco taxation as a health financing tool in the ASEAN region, highlighting its effectiveness in reducing smoking prevalence and generating revenue for development.
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Using Excise Taxation of Alcohol Products as a Fiscal and Public Health Tool in ASEAN Countries

31 March 2025
This presentation gives an overview of the justification and methodology for reforming alcohol excise tax policies in ASEAN countries to reduce consumption and increase tax revenues, highlighting the health and economic harms of alcohol use.
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office