Oleksiy Ivaschenko Keywords social development poverty migration Read more about Oleksiy Ivaschenko Oleksiy (Alex) Ivaschenko is a versatile development economist with 20 years of full-time work experience at the World Bank, UN and ADB with a focus on operations and analytical work related to social protection and labor, poverty analysis, migration, disaster risk management and impact evaluations.
Girlie Grace Casimiro-Igtiben Keywords social development policy formulation NEDA social inclusion social protection poverty education Health human settlements labor welfare migration Read more about Girlie Grace Casimiro-Igtiben Girlie Grace Casimiro-Igtiben is presently the Director of Social Development Staff, National Economic and Development Authority, Philippines. Girlie has solid experience and rigorous training in leading and managing people, policy formulation and analysis, development planning, program/project development, and evaluation and monitoring. She leads the team in providing technical advice on policies related to social inclusion, social protection, poverty, education, health, human settlements, labor welfare, and migration.
11th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Building Back Better Read more about 11th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Building Back Better
Migration and Health: Implications of COVID-19 and Achieving Universal Health Coverage Read more about Migration and Health: Implications of COVID-19 and Achieving Universal Health Coverage Presentation on global good practice examples and policy options in responding to COVID-19 along the mobility continuum and promoting migrant-inclusive approaches. The IOM’s policy framework anchored on health, border and mobility management highlighted.
National Health Security Office: Adapting to the New Normal Read more about National Health Security Office: Adapting to the New Normal Presentation on how the National Health Security Office in Thailand is adapting to health care’s new normal amid COVID-19.
Patrick Duigan Keywords Health migration Read more about Patrick Duigan Dr. Patrick Duigan has been working in the field of migration health for the past 12 years in a range of humanitarian and development settings. He is currently serving as the Regional Migration Health Advisor with the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok. In this capacity, he provides support and advice to IOM Country Missions, governments and local, regional and global partners to promote the migration health agenda across the Asia Pacific.
Migration and Health: Implications of COVID-19 and Achieving Universal Health Coverage Read more about Migration and Health: Implications of COVID-19 and Achieving Universal Health Coverage The sixth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Migration and Health: Implications of COVID-19 and achieving Universal Health Coverage” featured global good practice examples and policy options to address issues related to migration and mobility in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, including migrant-inclusive responses that can support the safe return to countries' economic and social functioning.
PHOTO GALLERY - ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Isaac Ehrlich Read more about PHOTO GALLERY - ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Isaac Ehrlich Selected photos taken during the ADB Distinguished Speakers lecture by Professor Isaac Ehrlich held at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, The Philippines on August 2, 2019.
Human Capital and Economic Development - The Far Reaching Role of Human Capital in the Economy Read more about Human Capital and Economic Development - The Far Reaching Role of Human Capital in the Economy In this lecture entitled, "Human Capital and Economic Development", Professor Issac Ehrlich discussed the critical role of human capital in determining the demand for life, which has two dimensions: the quality of life, and the quantity of life, also known as longevity. He also analyzed the role of human capital as an “engine of growth” which can explain the transition from a stagnant state of development to a regime of endogenous, self-sustaining per-capita income growth.
ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Isaac Ehrlich Read more about ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Isaac Ehrlich