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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
10 to 13 June 2024
The Asian Development Bank arranged a 4-day training for Pacific DMC representatives in Nadi, Fiji entitled ‘Regional Health and Safety Training in the Pacific Region'.The Regional Training convened relevant executing and implementing agencies’ officials to provide overview of ADB’s policy…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards
4 June 2024
The Deep Dive Workshop (DDW) on Gender Inclusive Clean Energy Solutions to Tackle Energy Poverty was designed to explore the intersection between gender, energy, and the environment, with a view to advancing social equity and the green transition. The workshop was held during the 19th Asia Clean…
Organizer: ADBI
23 May 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) predicted that climate change would directly contribute to humanitarian emergencies resulting from the increased scale, frequency, and intensity of heatwaves, wildfires, floods, tropical storms, and hurricanes. Research showed that 3.6 billion people lived in…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
23 May 2024
The share of Asians 60 and above is expected to reach 25.2% by 2050. The inaugural Asian Development Policy Report 2024: Aging Well in Asia analyzes the current state of well-being of older Asians. Based on the analysis, the report sets forth policy options that will help Asians age well.
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
22 May 2024
Primary care (PC) was widely recognized as a cornerstone of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). However, PC's progress in Southeast Asia varied across the region due to differences in healthcare systems influenced by public governance and management (e.g., centralization versus…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
22 May 2024
Further to the initiative of capacity development resource center (CDRC), Pakistan Resident Mission has successfully conducted a one-day workshop on implementation, monitoring, reporting & verification under Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Systems strengthening Program at Peshawar on 22nd May 2024.…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department
26 April 2024
On 26 April 2024, 19 participants from Cambodia executing and implementing agencies for the proposed Strengthening Country Systems for Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence project learned about integrity due diligence and identifying integrity risks and red flags at a hybrid OAI…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity
18 April 2024
The integration of digital technology in health financing within developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asia-Pacific region was seen as a transformative step towards achieving more efficient, transparent, and equitable healthcare systems. By leveraging digital tools, these countries could…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office