ADBs Health Sector

V. de Wit Lead Health Specialist/Chair Health COP

Health and Poverty Asian Pacific Sector Priorities

Strategy 2020
Operational plan for the Health Sector Priority Areas Current Portfolio Future Opportunities

ADB Business Opportunities Fair March 2012

Poverty and Health

UN MDG Summit: Asia off-track on health related MDGs World Health Report: millions in Asia slide into poverty due to health expenditure Large part of population around poverty line Ageing population Non-communicable diseases epidemic Weak social protection systems

Asia Pacific Sector Priorities

Lagging MDGs: Primary Health Care for the Poor, Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition
Regional Public Health Security incl HIV/AIDS and Pandemic Preparedness for Emerging Diseases Non-Communicable Diseases and Road Traffic Accidents: improving prevention and upgrading services Health Insurance and Health Care Financing for the Poor

Improving Sector Governance and Quality of Services

Strategy 2020
Health is vital to development, productivity, social inclusion and gender equity
Global partnerships have increased external financing ADB will contribute to improvements in health mainly through infrastructure projects and governance work ADB must be highly selective and focused in other areas, engaging in partnerships wit other organizations

ADB will continue to incorporate activities to mitigate and control communicable diseases particularly HIV/AIDS

Operational Plan for Health

Support for Health Sector through Infrastructure Operations Governance and Public Expenditure Rationalization

Stand Alone Investment Projects in Health:

in partnership with technical agencies public-private partnership On demand of DMCs to address binding constraints to achieve MDGs where no other partner is available

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Possible Future Health Investments

Countries: Ban, Mon, Phi, PNG, Lao, Vie

Regions: ASEAN, CAREC, GMS, Pacific

Focus: Better Health Impact of Infrastructure; Governance and Financing; Public-private partnership; Regional concerns; MDGs on a highly selective basis;

TA: Sector Transition.

SERD Health Portfolio

Number G0172/3-LAO Lxxxx/Gxxxx L2515-PHI L2662-PHI L2180-VIE/G0015 Country LAO LAO PHI PHI VIE Project Name Health Sector Development Program (SDP) Proposed Second H-SDP Credit for Better Health Care Social Protection Support Project Strengthening of Preventive Health Services ADB $ 20 20 50 400 39

L2468-VIE
L2642/3-VIE/G0209 (AusAID) Lxxxx/Gxxxx G0231/2-CAM/LAO; L2699VIE T6467-REG Gxxxx/Lxxxx

VIE
VIE VIE REG REG REG

Health Care in the South Central Coast Region

Health Human Resources SDP Second Health Care in Central Highlands Project GMS: Communicable Disease Control II HIV/AIDS Prevention and Infrastructure GMS: Capacity Building for HIV/AIDS Prevention in LAO and VIE

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