Health


Alam Sehat Lestari: Linking Conservation and Human Health to Preserve Borneo’s Rainforests
An Indonesian nonprofit provides affordable healthcare and alternative livelihoods in West Kalimantan to encourage local communities to protect and preserve climate-critical forests.

Tags: Indonesia, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management, Health, Information and communications technology, Finance, Agriculture and food security

Singapore’s Ecosystem for Technology Startups and Lessons for Its Neighbors
The report analyzes the startup ecosystem in Singapore and provides recommendations for other countries.

Tags: Singapore, Private sector development, Information and communications technology, Agriculture and food security, Environment, Education, Health

How to Decarbonize the Health Sector
Decarbonizing the sector entails shifting to renewable energy, embracing the circular economy model, adopting net-zero healthcare, greening the pharmaceutical supply chain, and producing low-carbon pharmaceuticals.

Tags: 2023 Videos, SEADS 2023, ASEAN, Health, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Finance, Energy, Sustainable Development Goals

Practical Actions to Operationalize the One Health Approach in the Asian Development Bank
This working paper explains how addressing development challenges that cut across human, animal, and ecological health needs an integrated, collaborative approach involving multiple sectors, disciplines, and levels of government. 

Tags: Health, Governance and public sector management

Landscape Study on Southeast Asia’s Aviation Industry: COVID-19 Impact and Post-Pandemic Strategy
This report reveals strategies to help Southeast Asian countries rebuild a greener, more resilient aviation industry.

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

Overcoming the Challenge: Effective Solid Waste Management on a Budget
A devastating methane gas explosion in a landfill in Bandung, Indonesia is a painful reminder on the need for proper solid waste management.

Tags: Indonesia, Environment, Health, Governance and public sector management

Highlights: Southeast Asia Development Symposium 2022: Sustainable Solutions for Southeast Asia’s Recovery
This publication recaps proceedings during ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium 2022. It highlights the solutions that address challenges from the pandemic.

Tags: ASEAN, Information and communications technology, Sustainable Development Goals, Tourism, Social development and poverty, Health, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Urban development, COVID-19

ASEAN Leaders Vow to Sustain Recovery amid Challenges
Leaders want countries to brace for headwinds from COVID-19, supply chain disruptions, food shortage, climate change, and other threats.

Tags: ASEAN, Agriculture and food security, Health, COVID-19, Information and communications technology, Trade and industry, Regional cooperation and integration, Environment, Energy

Fighting Vaccine Hesitancy with Music Works Wonders in Nepal
Save the Children, with partner Nepal FM Network, debunks misconceptions about COVID-19 vaccines through a radio show that airs music, which inspires behavior change.

Tags: Health, COVID-19

Leveraging Fintech to Expand Digital Health in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore: Lessons for Asia and the Pacific
This report illustrates how financial technology or fintech can be leveraged to improve health systems and health outcomes.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Health, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore

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