Health
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3 things to remember when building tomorrow’s hospitals
By Eduardo P. Banzon on Tuesday, 15 May 2018
We need to design hospitals to anticipate people’s future needs and deliver sustainable, inclusive, and resilient care.
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Asia needs to adapt swiftly to rapidly aging populations
By Eduardo P. Banzon on Friday, 04 May 2018
Inclusive and resilient health systems will enable older people to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives.
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India endeavors to end TB by 2025
By Sonalini Khetrapal on Wednesday, 25 April 2018
A welcome change in policies and strategies could dramatically reduce India’s tuberculosis burden.
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3 ways investing in energy makes people healthier
By Susann Roth, Filipe Silva on Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Improving electricity supply to rural health facilities is critical to deliver quality health care across developing Asia.
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Cross-sector interventions for better health security
By Sonalini Khetrapal on Monday, 19 March 2018
Asian countries need to leverage investments in sectors beyond health to ward off pandemics.
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We need to lower health risks in SEZs. Here’s one way.
By Susann Roth on Monday, 12 February 2018
Assessing health impacts in special economic zones mitigates potential risks and enhances benefits for workers and their families.
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To make our kids smarter, let’s start feeding them properly
By Sunniya Durrani-Jamal on Wednesday, 31 January 2018
As governments grapple with the challenge of improving learning outcomes, one solution may lie in the mighty micronutrient.
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Invest in health impact assessment now
By Susann Roth on Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Health must be on the agenda when the impact of an infrastructure project is being determined.
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Creating Viet Nam’s digital health web
By Susann Roth on Thursday, 21 December 2017
If everything goes according to plan, Viet Nam will become the first middle-income country in Asia to implement a nationwide standardized digital health system.
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Remove trade barriers to improve health systems, lower patients’ costs
By Matthias Helble on Thursday, 07 September 2017
It’s time to lift trade barriers that jack up prices of health products and curb the free flow of drugs, vaccines, and medical equipment.
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Don’t just build health infrastructure – make it SMART
By Eduardo P. Banzon on Tuesday, 05 September 2017
SMART health infrastructure takes into account universal coverage, climate change, aging populations, disaster resilience, and technology.
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Rising migration demands 'roaming' health coverage
By Eduardo P. Banzon on Tuesday, 08 August 2017
In a world where borders are blurring and becoming increasingly permeable, health coverage needs to be just as mobile.
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More money alone won't meet SDG 3
By Susann Roth on Thursday, 20 July 2017
To move forward on health financing in developing Asia, we need solutions as well as money.
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Health solutions that work for Indian slums
By Saleha Waseem on Monday, 19 June 2017
The National Urban Health Mission aims to provide poor urban communities access to quality healthcare.
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A new way of funding healthcare in developing Asia
By Susann Roth on Tuesday, 06 June 2017
ADB’s health bond opens the door to badly needed long-term financing for health projects in Asia and the Pacific.
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Menstrual hygiene is the great taboo in the Pacific
By Alexandra Conroy on Friday, 26 May 2017
Better menstrual hygiene management is an imperative to empower women and girls in this region.
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Digital health in Viet Nam – not if, but when
By Susann Roth on Friday, 07 April 2017
The country is on the right path toward realizing the potential of digitization in its health sector.
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Let's bring back the urban health advantage
By Susann Roth on Friday, 06 January 2017
Here are 4 ways to make urban residents healthier in Asia and the Pacific.
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Unlocking PNG’s full potential in developing rural health services
By Inez Mikkelsen-Lopez on Tuesday, 13 December 2016
An project cofinanced by ADB is starting to make progress on expanding health coverage to underserved rural areas.
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Blog poll: Target population groups at risk to better fight HIV/AIDS in Asia
By Susann Roth on Thursday, 01 December 2016
On World AIDS Day, it’s time to share where ADB blog readers think we should invest in to achieve future zero transmission of HIV/AIDS in the region.
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