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ICT Innovations in Healthcare

9 June 2016
Adolescent Health Education and Practical Training for Healthcare Service Providers Nationwide or ADEPT is a UNICEF-funded project, which aims to make health services adolescent-friendly by bridging the communication gap and educating people about adolescent health. ADEPT's main output will be a…

Health Financing

9 June 2016
A core question for a health system is not how to finance healthcare costs, but how to make tradeoffs among competing goals. This presentation looks into the health care philosophy applied by Singapore, and how its public health infrastructure and a tiered approach has built a health population.

Financing Models including Health Insurance (ADB)

9 June 2016
Currently, individuals finance health care through pre-paid means and post-paid means. This presentation highlights the emerging role for private health insurance in Asia and the Pacific to implement selected health insurance functions and paid by govenrment through health purchasing fund.

Women's World Banking

25 May 2016
This presentation introduces Women’s World Banking, a global nonprofit devoted to giving more low-income women access to the financial tools and resources they require to build security and prosperity. It also features a collaborative project between Women’s World Banking and the Diamond Bank in…

Disabilities: Still Misunderstood!

12 May 2016
This presentation highlights how Asian Development Bank can be better at addressing disability. It also shows the connection between disability and various sectors such as poverty, gender equity, and the economy. Good practices on inclusion are presented as well.

Preventing Early Marriage in Bondowoso, East Java

28 April 2016
Maternal mortality and teenage pregnancy occur significantly more frequently in Indonesia than in neighboring Asia-Pacific countries. It is estimated that 48 of every 1,000 live births in Indonesia in 2015 was to a teenage mother. Teenage pregnancy is also one of the driving causes of maternal…

Interventions to be Evaluated

14 April 2016
Two interventions under the Asian Development Bank’s energy efficiency improvement investment program in India’s Madhya Pradesh are evaluated in this presentation. Hypothesis testing was used to determine whether it is true or not that “rural electrification leads to improved living standards,” and…

Employment Generation in Emerging Clean Energy Industries: How Can Women Break Through Traditional Barriers?

12 April 2016
South Asia’s rapid growth is met with an increasing crisis in energy demand. Strategic investments in human capital is needed to address this major challenge in energy security. The productive engagement of women in training and employment opportunities accelerates access to renewable energy…

Video - Session 4 - Skills Development to Create a Local Pool of Labor

12 April 2016
This video covers Session 4 of the conference entitled “Skills Development to Create a Local Pool of Labor.” The importance of skills development in the context of energy access is examined. More specifically, it analyzes a broad range of issues on employment generation, skills development, and job…

Video - Session 5 - Innovative and Disruptive Technologies and Processes

12 April 2016
This video covers Session 5 of the conference entitled “Innovative and Disruptive Technologies and Processes.” It examines the current technological innovations taking place at the international level, and shares concrete examples of engineering solutions implemented on the ground. It also…