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Protecting Workers Rights Towards a Just Transition

6 May 2025
    Bringing together trade unionists and ADB representatives, the discussion provided a clear understanding of how a just transition can be incorporated in the bank’s agenda. The panelists discussed the implications of global transformations on protecting human and workers' rights.…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Civil Society Program 58th ADB Annual Meeting

4 to 7 May 2025
The Civil Society Program at the 58th ADB Annual Meeting in Milan underscored the importance of ADB's engagement with civil society and its role in facilitating and improving development outcomes across Asia and the Pacific. The program included 11 events held over four days, with over 200…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Unmasking the Silent Epidemic Addressing the Global Surge of Type 2 Diabetes

2 April 2025
  Type 2 diabetes is a growing global health crisis, with alarming increases in prevalence across all regions. Despite extensive knowledge of its causes and treatments, health systems worldwide have struggled to effectively combat this non-communicable disease.  Mr. Abdo Yazbeck, former…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Transforming Public Health through Strategic Taxation

31 March 2025
As the world deals with multiple public health and economic crises, innovative solutions are urgently needed. Health taxes, such as excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages, have emerged as a powerful tool to address these challenges. These taxes not only discourage the consumption…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

SECURE Webinar 20 Public Private Partnerships PPP in Health Care Exploring Challenges and Opportunities in Asia and the Pacific

20 February 2025
Public-private partnerships (PPP) in the health sector are pivotal to enhancing Uzbekistan's health infrastructure and service delivery. The country's health system faces challenges, including the need for upgradation of infrastructure, limited accessibility to health care in rural areas, and…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Mapping the Unpaid Care Work Economy in Asia

29 January 2025
Aging populations in Asia face a potential care crisis, with gaps in old-age care emerging. This webinar explores current care patterns, the significant role of women—especially older women—in unpaid caregiving, and future projections. Insights will guide policy strategies to address old-age care…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

SECURE WEBINAR 19 Enhancing the Quality and Safety of Medicine in Southeast Asia

11 December 2024
COVID-19 posed a major challenge to the global health agenda, with pharmaceutical manufacturers shifting their production and distribution processes to rapidly respond to escalating demands for vaccines and medical products. The pandemic also revitalized the importance of sound pharmacovigilance…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Enhancing MSME Development in TimorLeste

5 December 2024
ADB conducted a business mapping survey in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Timor-Leste in July 2024 to help design a feasible national MSME development policy as part of ADB support for the Government of Timor-Leste in its accession to ASEAN. Growth momentum in Timor-…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Advocacy Workshop to Address Gender Based Violence Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Systems Strengthening Program

30 October 2024
On 30 October, ADB held an advocacy training session to address gender-based violence (GBV) for health professionals from 32 hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province to support health sector reforms under $100 Million KP Health Systems Strengthening Program. CD Emma Fan highlighted importance…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department, South Asia Department

SECURE Webinar 18 Blueprints to Breakthroughs Enhancing Vaccine Manufacturing Ecosystems in DMCs

24 October 2024
The SECURE Webinar 18 is a collaboration with ADB’s Human and Social Development Office’s Solutions Development Working Group on Health Systems Strengthening (HSD-SDWG HSS), focusing on vaccine manufacturing and regulatory ecosystems. This 90-minute virtual event spotlighted ADB's initiatives to…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department