SDG 3: Good Health & Well-being | SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Institution: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
An independent evaluation covering the period 2011β2024 underscores how Asia and the Pacific have achieved important health advances, such as reduced child and maternal mortality rates but emphasizes that future progress hinges on a more agile, equity-driven approach. The assessment urges the ADB to recalibrate its strategy by scaling health system strengthening, enhancing disease prevention, and aligning interventions with emerging regional health challenges (like aging populations and NCDs). It also recommends that the ADB shift toward more flexible, inclusive models that integrate digital health, cross-border collaboration, and pandemic preparedness across its operations.
Relevant question for policy stakeholders:
How can India integrate ADBβs recommendations on system strengthening and prevention into its own flagship programmes (Ayushman Bharat, NHM), especially to reach rural and underserved states?
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https://www.adb.org/news/independent-evaluation-urges-adb-sharpen-health-strategy-meet-asia-and-pacific-growing-needs