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Health and Education (East Asia Department)

15 March 2018
Learn more about ADB's focus and action areas in the field of health and education, particularly in East Asia.

Health and Education (Southeast Asia Department)

15 March 2018
Learn more about ADB's focus and action areas in the field of health and education, particularly in Southeast Asia.

Health and Education (Southeast Asia Department)

15 March 2018
Learn more about ADB's focus and action areas in the field of health and education, particularly in Southeast Asia.

Health and Education (Pacific Department)

15 March 2018
Learn more about ADB's focus and action areas in the field of health and education, particularly in the Pacific.

Health and Education (Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department)

15 March 2018
Learn more about ADB's focus and action areas in the field of health and education. This presentation gives an overview of both sectors' portfolio and vision.

Welcome Remarks - ADB Business Opportunities Fair 2018

14 March 2018
ADB is implementing a new procurement framework that takes a principles-based approach and is less prescriptive. In her welcome remarks, ADB Vice-President for Administration and Corporate Management Deborah Stokes, shares how the new framework promotes quality and value for money. She also tackles…

Why Care about Quality of Care? The Case of Lao PDR’s Health System

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…

Sandboxed in Disruption at Scale in the Internet of Things World

2 March 2018
The growing digitalization of government and business has led to the emergence of disruptive technology, putting future competitiveness and socio-economic growth at stake. Rapid growth of Internet of Things (IoT) is a component in almost all these disruptive changes. Learn about IoT and its…

Geographical Information System-Assisted Mass Appraisal in Shenzhen

22 February 2018
As part of the People’s Republic of China’s gradualist approach to modernize, an advanced property valuation system in Shenzhen City was developed in anticipation of a future recurrent property tax. Learn about the challenges and opportunities in implementing Shenzhen’s Geographical Information…

Excise Tax on Sweetened Beverage

21 February 2018
The excise tax on sweetened beverage is a health tax in the Philippines that helps address diabetes and obesity given the high incidence of obesity and fast-growing incidence of diabetes. It is part of a package of the tax reform program for more inclusive growth and a healthy Philippines.