Shreehari Acharya

Shreehari Acharya is a public health professional with over 15 years of experience working across Asia, including Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Currently, he serves as Program Manager of the CSO Platform at ALIGHT South East Asia, based in Thailand, where he leads regional initiatives to strengthen health and community systems, supports civil society engagement, and promotes equitable access to malaria and other health services, particularly for remote, marginalized, ethnic, mobile, and migrant populations.

Regional Landscape and Policy Visions on Innovative Solutions for Vector-borne Diseases (Malaria Elimination and Dengue Control) in Asia Pacific

This presentation gives an overview of the regional landscape, policy visions, and innovative solutions for malaria elimination and dengue control in the Asia Pacific region, highlighting progress, challenges, and strategic directions.

Eline Boelee

Dr. Eline Boelee, senior researcher and advisor for water-environment-health interlinkages at Deltares, discussed how an integrated approach contributes to the understanding of health risks in water systems. She focused mainly on freshwater systems, looking at drivers, pressures, state, impact, and responses. Boelee also provided examples of innovative monitoring and modeling used in forecasting and preventing health risks and spread of diseases.

ADB Water and Deltares Seminar Series: Collaborating on Innovative and Sustainable Solutions for Integrated Water Management

Following a successful seminar series with Water Aid on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and health in the context of the pandemic, the ADB Water Sector Group is collaborating with Deltares, an independent Netherlands-based knowledge institute, to bring attention to the issues of water resources management.