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A Holistic Approach to Improving Water, Sanitation, and Public …

WEBPoor water quality and inadequate sanitation are related to some of the most serious health risks around the world. Estimates indicate that even before COVID-19, …

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Reviving Ocean Health through Regional Cooperation

WEBRegional cooperation and integration efforts on marine life conservation can be improved through strengthened governance and financial sustainability. Oceans have …

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The Current Health Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Asia

WEBJaime Galvez-Tan, Health Futures Foundation - Other materials by the author. View Slides. The current health situation of Indigenous Peoples in Asia: …

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Climate Change Adaptation on Health Sector in Indonesia

WEBClimate Change Adaptation on Health Sector in Indonesia. 09 December 2022. Author / Speaker: Perdinan Perdinan, SEAMEO Biotrop - Other materials by the …

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The multidimensional well-being of Asian senior citizens: A …

WEBThe multidimensional well-being of Asian senior citizens - A systematic review Page 3 of 77 Figure 1: Average life expectancy in Asia for those born in 2020. Source: Population …

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Fighting Obesity in Asia and the Pacific Development Asia

WEBOverall, experts estimate a burden of 12.36% of healthcare expenditure, or 0.78% of GDP. In terms of direct costs, it is estimated that overweight and obesity contribute to about …

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The Role of Government in Healthcare

WEBAdequacy of the relationship between (tax) payments of individuals with different ability to pay. Progressive: effective tax rate increases with income (capacity to pay) Proportional: …

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Turning a Public Hospital into a Site of Healing, Biodiversity and

WEBInstead of building a typical public hospital, the Alexandra Health System naturalised an adjacent stormwater collection pond and commissioned a barrier-free, …

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What Asia Can Do to Protect against Animal-Borne Diseases

WEBIntroduction. Asia is a hotspot for zoonoses —diseases that can be transmitted by animals to humans. Every year, animal-borne diseases cause 2.5 billion …

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Climate Change Adaptation on

WEBINTERNAL. This information is accessible to ADB Management and staff. It may be shared outside ADB with appropriate permission. The identified diseases which are closely …

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Lessons We Can Learn from New Zealand's COVID-19 Strategy

WEBWhile New Zealand enjoys inherent advantages, such as being an island nation, its formula in dealing with the health crisis is replicable: Swift and decisive …

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Architectural Design for Hospital

WEBPowerPoint 프레젠테이션. This is not an ADB material. The views expressed in this document are the views of the author/s and or their organizations and do not necessarily …

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How Developing a Holistic Approach Can Improve Care for Older …

WEBPublished: 13 April 2021. Singapore consolidated its various health and care systems to deliver integrated cost-efficient care for its aging population. Introduction. In Singapore, …

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Improving Women's Health Through Public-Private Partnerships

WEBPublished: 18 May 2016. In Bangladesh, access and use of high-quality primary health care facilities are being improved, particularly for women and girls. Overview. The Urban …

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Chang Liu ADB Knowledge Event Repository

WEBChang Liu, PhD, is Managing Director for ACCESS Health Greater China and Southeast Asia. He is responsible for the health and aging innovation platforms and leads the …

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Harnessing the Potential of Traditional Medicine in Sri Lanka

WEBTraditional medicine has the potential to complement western medicine in achieving a responsive health care system and high-quality health care outcomes in the …

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Universal Health Coverage and Older Persons in Mongolia: an

WEB7. Mean life expectancy at birth has increased substantially but there are large disparities between males and females. Chronic NCDs pose the most predominant health …

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Mark Landry Development Asia

WEBMark Landry is the regional advisor for Health Situation and Trend Assessment in the Health Systems Development Department in the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office …

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Sung-il Cho Development Asia

WEBSung-Il Cho is a professor of Epidemiology. He is a member of the Korea Center for Disease Control's consultation committee on COVID-19 response. He was director of …

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Najibullah Habib ADB Knowledge Event Repository

WEBSubscribe to Development Asia's Newsletter. Dr. Najibullah Habib is a Senior Health Specialist (MD, DrPH) with over 20 years’ experience working in major …

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Hawker Centers: Serving Up Affordable Food for All

WEBHawker centers are a defining part of Singapore life. First built in the 1970s, they were created by the government as part of a public health program to relocate …

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