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Public Management and Finance (South Asia)

22 March 2017
Learn more about ADB's Public Sector Management and Finance operations in South Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.

Public Management and Finance (Central and West Asia)

22 March 2017
Learn more about ADB's Public Sector Management and Finance operations in Central and West Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.

Healthcare in China

13 March 2017
The most populated country in the world has achieved universal health insurance coverage since 2011. ADB’s Jessica Sun talks about how the People's Republic of China achieved universal health coverage, evaluates the impacts of access to health insurance, and shares the lessons learned from the…

The Role of Government in Healthcare

20 February 2017
How important are government interventions in healthcare? How can public-private partnerships help? Why are government inventions in the health sector important? What are the types of government interventions in the health sector? Is public-private partnership necessary in providing healthcare? How…

Health, Development, and Health System

20 February 2017
Learn about the basic workings and development of the different national health systems in the world and in Asia. Health is a human right and is essential to development. Good health improves learning, worker productivity, and income. As such, health contributes to economic growth. This slide…

Health Security and Public Goods

20 February 2017
What is health security? What are public goods? Why is health security a public good? Learn about health security as an important public good. This presentation covers the multiple dimensions of health security and how historical events shaped institutions related to health security. It also…

Service Delivery and Human Resources for Health

20 February 2017
Learn about health service delivery and its importance in achieving universal health coverage. Universal health coverage is achieved when quality health service delivery is available for people to access. This presentation explains how health service delivery works and why it matters. Topics…

Primary Health Care and Urban Health

20 February 2017
Primary healthcare forms an integral part of the country’s health system and its provision in densely populated urban areas can be challenging. Learn about the the importance and avenues of primary healthcare and the challenges of providing universal health coverage in urban areas. The presentation…

Assessing the Resource Requirements for the Social Protection Agenda of SDGs in Asia- Health Care Schemes

15 February 2017
Social health protection aims to ease the burden caused by illness and disabilty. An effective health protection system provides universal access to affordable, available, and adequate health care. In Asia, much still needs to be done to provide social health protection to all. Lower middle income…

Running at the Top of the World: The Journey Toward Leadership and Success

9 February 2017
In 2016, William Thomas completed The Marathon Grand Slam, consisting of a marathon on all 7 continents and at the North Pole. In this presentation, he shares the lessons he learned from his multi-year journey, and describes the impact that personal experiences can have on innovation, collaboration…