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Southeast Asia Recovery Hinged on Addressing Global Headwinds
Tighter interest rates, widespread unemployment, weak investment prospects, emerging variants, and higher inflation among challenges facing countries.

Tags: Economy, Trade and industry, Health, Education, Private sector development, Tourism, Social development and poverty, Information and communications technology, ASEAN

Southeast Asia Rising from the Pandemic
This publication examines how eight Southeast Asian countries dealt with and are now beginning to recover from COVID-19.

Tags: ASEAN, COVID-19, Economy, Health, Tourism

Overcoming Barriers to Cloud Adoption in Public Healthcare in Asia Pacific
This report looks at the digital healthcare landscape in the Asia Pacific and identifies the enablers and barriers to cloud adoption in public healthcare in the region.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Health, Governance and public sector management

Rethinking Healthcare in Southeast Asia through Life-Course Immunization and Sustainable Vaccine Financing
There is an urgent need for Southeast Asia to look ahead to a common future challenge—the increasing burden of aging populations, driven by falling fertility rates and increases in life expectancy.

Tags: Health, COVID-19

ADB's Third Southeast Asia Development Symposium Set on 16-17 March
SEADS 2022 will explore solutions and policy measures to reboot countries' economies in ways that can better ensure the region’s recovery is inclusive, resilient, and sustainable.

Tags: Information and communications technology, COVID-19, Health, ASEAN, Economy, Environment, Finance, Gender and development, Social development and poverty

Accelerating Cloud Adoption in Public Healthcare in Asia Pacific
To get the public healthcare sector adopt the cloud, governments must create clarity on cloud data governance regulations, develop strong cloud-first policies, and prioritize cloud skills training across the region.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Health, Governance and public sector management

Leveraging the SwipeRx App to Boost Tuberculosis Screening at Pharmacies in Indonesia
A 5-week digital campaign reached 189,000 pharmacy professionals and a 36% engagement rate to drive pharmacy contributions to stopping TB in Indonesia.

Tags: Health, Indonesia, Information and communications technology

The Doctor Is On: How Telemedicine Is Improving Healthcare Access
Telehealth hopes to address health gaps by offering patients the convenience of consulting with a healthcare service provider without leaving their home or office.

Tags: Health, COVID-19, Sustainable Development Goals, Information and communications technology

Vaccines against Antimicrobial Resistance: Short- and Long-Term Solutions to End the Invisible Pandemic
Marianne Holm and Jerome Kim of the International Vaccine Institute warn about the growing dangers from antibiotic-resistant superbugs in this op-ed for SEADS.

Tags: Health

Beating the Heat: A Sustainable Cooling Handbook for Cities
This report provides 80 supporting case studies and examples demonstrating proven strategies to sustainably cool cities.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Environment, Economy, Energy, Health, Social development and poverty, Sustainable Development Goals

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