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Workshop on Building Catastrophe Risk Protection Markets for Low-Income Households in India

2 to 3 June 2016
The purpose of the workshop is to bring key market participants together to debate and discuss the development of robust and deep catastrophe risk protection markets in India. Participants discussed the need for catastrophe risk protection in India, dispeled any misconceptions involved with the…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

Disabilities: Still Misunderstood!

12 May 2016
An important concern for most ADB's Developing Member Countries is the issue of disability, which needs to be re-interpreted away from a medical focus. ADB's Claude Bodart discussed the urgent need for ADB sectors to adapt the environment of cities and elsewhere to enable the growing numbers of…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Using Institutional Reforms to Prevent Child Marriage in Indonesia

28 April 2016
Maternal mortality and teenage pregnancy are health concerns in some Indonesian districts. The event discussed how the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Kinerja supported institutional reforms to address the issues, and reduced cases of child marriage births to mothers…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Linking Stakeholders in Difficult Communication Environments

2 June 2015
Ways to strengthen the resilience of communication networks used by stakeholders in Asian Development Bank-assisted projects were discussed in this learning event. Marina Azcarate of FireChat shared how mobile gadgets can create peer-to-peer networks for communication in emergencies. A project in…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management

Rx: The Value of Communication in Health Projects

26 February 2015
ADB’s Second Urban Primary Health Care Project used communication and social mobilization for Bangladesh's urban poor to adopt home-based healthy behavior and seek services for infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS control, nutrition, and sanitation. Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs in this…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management

Overview of the New and innovative TB Screening and Diagnostic Technologies

28 November 2025
This presentation gives an overview of the key innovations in TB diagnostics and analyze the effectiveness of new TB screening strategies.

ExCITD Overview, Context Setting, and Objectives of Modeling Exercise

28 November 2025
This presentation gives an overview of key findings on TB and the funding gaps for TB response, and the strategies for TB elimination.

HISP and DHIS2 in Asia: Experience in Lao PDR

20 November 2025
This presentation gives an overview of the Health Information Systems Program (HISP) and its initiatives, particularly focusing on the implementation and support of the DHIS2 software platform in various countries across Asia and the Pacific.

Digital Health Strategy and National Health Sector Reform Agenda of the Lao PDR

20 November 2025
This presentation gives an overview of the Digital Health Strategy for Lao PDR, detailing the framework, strategic priorities, and projects aimed at enhancing health governance through digital solutions by 2027.

Governance and Regulatory Systems in Building Healthy Digital Environment (Bhutan)

20 November 2025
This presentation gives an overview of Bhutan's governance and regulatory systems for digital health interventions, highlighting policies, existing systems, implementation phases, key features, achievements, challenges, and future opportunities in building a healthy digital environment.