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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.

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…

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.

Unique Health Identification

5 February 2018
With increasing Universal Health Coverage, expanding health insurance schemes, and the desire for better disease surveillance comes the need for unique health identification. Michael Stahl provides an overview of the status of unique identification in the health sector in ADB member countries and…

Towards Malaria Elimination: ADB-supported Work in Myanmar

25 January 2018
There is no room for malaria in Myanmar. Health expert Valerio Reggi shares Myanmar's moves to eliminate the disease. ADB is helping to strengthen Myanmar's regulatory capacity; ensure effective assessments of medicines; and reduce the risk of substandard and falsified medicines, particularly anti…

ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard

20 November 2017
There is increasing recognition that corporate sustainability and resilience hinges on good corporate governance making it an important factor in investment decision making. Developed by ADB in partnership with the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum, the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard can be used as…