Susann Roth

Principal Knowledge Sharing and Services Specialist, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department

Susann works on ADB’s innovation and knowledge management agenda. In this role she supports the implementation of Strategy 2030, which calls for more applications of technology, innovation, and strengthening knowledge management in ADB operations. Susann also works on corporate foresight to enhance the capacity of ADB and its clients to respond to and plan for emerging trends. Follow her on Twitter: @ADB_SusannR.

The government in Armenia is envisioning a brighter future for the country’s urban areas. Photo: ADB

Seeing the future(s) of Armenia

The innovative practice of “futures studies” offers a new vision for urban development in Armenia

Susann Roth, Ramola Naik Singru

Futures studies can help governments prepare for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Tomorrowland: Applying futures studies and foresight in policy dialogue

By reimagining the future we can drive the change we want to see. We can’t change the past, but everything we do now changes the future.

The partnership aims to increase long-term integrated financing for health, including malaria.

Financing for impact: Why we need a new regional health fund

The fund wants to lower the cost of health sector development financing, while investing long-term for sustainable impact.

Susann Roth, Aaron Batten

Without electricity, health facilities can’t operate incubators for newborn babies.

3 ways investing in energy makes people healthier

Improving electricity supply to rural health facilities is critical to deliver quality health care across developing Asia.

Susann Roth, Filipe Silva

We need to lower health risks in SEZs. Here’s one way.

Assessing health impacts in special economic zones mitigates potential risks and enhances benefits for workers and their families.

Water contamination with industrial or agricultural waste can cause hormonal diseases and even cancer.

Invest in health impact assessment now

Health must be on the agenda when the impact of an infrastructure project is being determined.

Viet Nam’s long-term vision to develop a connected health web will ultimately result in enhanced coordinated care.

Creating Viet Nam’s digital health web

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.

Health spending in most countries in developing Asia is below the OECD average and WHO recommendations.

More money alone won't meet SDG 3

To move forward on health financing in developing Asia, we need solutions as well as money.

Uzbekistan is one of the target countries of ADB's first health bond.

A new way of funding healthcare in developing Asia

ADB’s health bond opens the door to badly needed long-term financing for health projects in Asia and the Pacific.

The lack of unified systems and reporting standards is a burden on health staff in Viet Nam.

Digital health in Viet Nam – not if, but when

The country is on the right path toward realizing the potential of digitization in its health sector.

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