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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…

Fiji Hospital and Health Service Review

4 October 2017
Can Fiji overcome the challenges to its healthcare system and meet the health service demands of its people? ADB's Frances Ng, in a session of ADB's in-house Health Talks lecture series, discussed Fiji’s health system. Using a population-centric approach, the health service demands of the Fijian…

Development in Elderly Care in People's Republic of China and ADB’s Involvement

11 August 2017
Yichang City has one of the highest population of elderly residents over the age of 60 in the People’s Republic of China. Yet, the availability of elderly care facilities and services in the city remain inadequate. ADB’s project aims to provide effective and efficient delivery of elderly care…

Noncommunicable Diseases and Elderly Care in Beijing

24 July 2017
Is there much room for investment on noncommunicable diseases control and elderly care in Beijing? ADB intern Frank Mu presented on the current situation of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and elderly care in Beijing, People's Republic of China, and discussed potential investment opportunities for…

Understanding Fiscal Space for Universal Health Coverage

17 July 2017
Learn more about fiscal space for health and how countries that have achieved universal health coverage financed the sector. Health financing challenges facing health systems across many low- and middle-income countries include those related to underfinancing of the sector; inefficient/inequitable…