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| 4 May 2012 |
News |
Inclusive, Green, Knowledge-Based Growth Keys to Asia's FutureInclusive, Green, Knowledge-Based Growth Keys to Asia's Future Growth in the Asia and Pacific region is strong, but growth alone is not enough for the region to succeed in an era of global change, ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda said in his annual address to the ADB Board of... |
| 2 Jun 2011 |
Publication |
Bangladesh: Second Urban Primary Health Care ProjectSouth Asia Project Briefs This brief gives an overview of a project that ensures decentralized primary health care service provision through city corporations and municipalities, and provides primary health care services through partnership agreements with nongovernment organizations... |
| 2 Sep 2009 |
News |
ADB: Climate Change Threatens Water, Food Security of 1.6 Billion South AsiansADB: Climate Change Threatens Water, Food Security of 1.6 Billion South Asians Melting Himalayan glaciers and other climate change impacts pose a direct threat to the water and food security of more than 1.6 billion people in South Asia, according to preliminary findings of a new... |
| 30 Jul 2007 |
News |
South Asia Needs to Refocus on Education and Health: ADB ReportSouth Asia Needs to Refocus on Education and Health: ADB Report South Asian countries must meet the rapidly changing educational and health needs of their people if the region is to remain an engine of economic growth in Asia and the rest of the world, a new report by the Asian... |
| 25 Oct 2006 |
News |
Improving Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in Bangladesh's Small TownsImproving Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in Bangladesh's Small Towns ADB will help provide sustainable access to improved and safe water supply and sanitation services to about 1.6 million people in 16 towns in Bangladesh through a US$41 million loan... |
| 16 Oct 2006 |
News |
Many Asian Countries Falling Short of MDG Targets, Joint Report SaysMany Asian Countries Falling Short of MDG Targets, Joint Report Says The Asian and Pacific region as a whole is on track to achieve most of the Millennium Development Goals, but progress in many individual countries is slow and performance on some vital targets is unsatisfactory,... |
| 12 Oct 2006 |
News |
South Asia MDG Forum Opens with Urgent Call to Cut Down Maternal Mortality and Reduce PovertySouth Asia MDG Forum Opens with Urgent Call to Cut Down Maternal Mortality and Reduce Poverty Over 100 experts gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal, yesterday to try to build a clear and workable road map toward realizing the Millennium Development Goals which are in need of revitalization... |
| 16 Aug 2006 |
News |
Inequality a Major Hurdle to Education, Health MDGs, Says ADBInequality a Major Hurdle to Education, Health MDGs, Says ADB Many countries in Asia and the Pacific will not meet the Millennium Development Goal targets for universal primary enrollment and a two-thirds reduction in child mortality unless governments rapidly intensify efforts to... |
| 31 May 2005 |
News |
ADB to Help Boost Urban Health in BangladeshADB to Help Boost Urban Health in Bangladesh ADB will help improve the health status of Bangladesh's urban population, especially the poor, in six city corporations and five municipalities by providing a package of high-impact health services, through a US$40 million loan and... |
| 28 Jul 2011 |
Video |
Public-Private Healthcare Partnerships Saving Mothers', Children's Lives in BangladeshEvery year in Bangladesh, 25,000 women die from childbirth, and another 50,000 experience life-threatening complications from pregnancy. ADB is supporting innovative public-private partnerships that are extending... |