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About ADB
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Subregional Programs
- Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)
- Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)
- Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
- Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)
- South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC)
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Other Offices
- European Representative Office
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Countries with Operations
- Afghanistan
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Health for All
Health is a human right and is essential to development. Good health improves learning capacity, worker productivity, and income. ADB is committed to improving health in Asia and the Pacific by supporting better governance and spending, infrastructure development, and regional collaboration to control communicable diseases.
ADB is committed to improving health in the region by focusing on its core areas of expertise. The emphasis will shift from stand-alone projects to improving the health impact of infrastructure operations, economic governance and public expenditure, regional public goods, partnerships, and knowledge management.
FAST FACTS
$975 million
Total assistance from ADB for health projects, 2005 to 2010
51 (2009)
child mortality rate in developing member economies, down from 89 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990
194 (2008)
maternal mortality ratio for developing member economies, down from an estimated 397 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1990
