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Why is the environment-health nexus important for …

WEBThe environment-health nexus is receiving increasing attention in the political agenda of the Asia-Pacific region, including in the Bangkok Declaration on A Common Agenda to Advance Sustainable …

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3. Good Health and Well-Being ESCAP

WEBGood Health and Well-Being. Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Currently, the world is facing a global health crisis …

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Operationalizing the environment-health nexus in Asia and the

WEBHuman health is threatened by increasing risks of extreme weather events, poor air quality, unsafe and insecure food and water as well as various diseases linked …

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Sustainable Development Goal 3 : ensure healthy lives and

WEBEnsuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all people at all ages is the focus of Sustainable Development Goal 3 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Its …

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e-Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA)

WEBThe WHO e-Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA) is an online library of evidence-informed guidelines for an expanding list of nutrition interventions. It is a single …

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Universal health coverage will enable the workforce we need

WEBThe region scores 64 out of 100 in the Universal Health Coverage service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1), however significant differences are found between countries, from a …

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GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

WEBthe health system impacting countries’ acceleration towards universal health coverage (UHC). In today’s scenario, it is more important than ever to enhance public funding for …

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Urban Agriculture: Improving Food Security and …

WEB21 Micro-urban agriculture is a term coined by the author (Eric Roeder) of this brief. temperate growing season, a 10 metre x10 metre plot can provide most of a 4-person …

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Regulation of Digital Health and Health Data in the Asia Pacific …

WEBRegulation of health data should balance health data protection and privacy with ensuring cross-border data flows. As a multilateral data governance regime for …

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EMERGING HEALTH ISSUES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: …

WEBLoss of human life and morbidity. As indicated above, non-communicable diseases have become the major killer in the Asia-Pacific region. As reflected in table 1, in 2002 non …

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Regional integration and cooperation of Philippines in health …

WEBThe Philippines is lagging in critical health outcome and access indicators in the region. This is a reflection of the longstanding challenges in terms of health …

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No. 2021/03 Enhancing the Role of Information and …

WEBPublic Health Foundation of India in 2015 was the country’s first study on the cost-effectiveness of mobile health solutions for managing chronic diseases at the primary …

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Strengthening the environment-health nexus and One Health …

WEBHealth, and to engage with actors from the health and agriculture sectors to develop joint agendas and mobilize a whole-of-society approach to address threats to health and …

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Working Paper on Gender Health and Air Pollution

WEBAs Thailand develops, the country faces a major air pollution problem, resulting in health inequity (Vichit-Vadakan & Vajanapoom, 2011; Vichit-Vadakan et al., 2008). While the …

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Air Pollution: Gender and Health

WEBHealth and Gender Implications of Air Pollution. Air quality is of increasing concern for policymakers across Asia and the Pacific. Nonetheless, the socioeconomic impacts of …

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United Nations ESCAP Economic and Social Council

WEBHealth is a key element of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. Four of the seven global targets in the Sendai Framework are directly linked to health, …

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Investment needs for ambitiously moving towards universal …

WEBthan 70 per cent of total health-care expenditures (WHO and World Bank, 2017). Between 2000 and 2016, a decline in OOP as a percentage of current health expenditure is seen …

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Dissemination and Communication of Vital Statistics

WEBinformation for health interventions and population estimation programmes, administrative uses or other needs and (b) the production of detailed annual tabulations of each type of …

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HEALTH RELATED PROVISIONS IN FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS

WEBCooperation. Establish parties’ obligations related to or in support of health-related concerns. identifies and promotes cooperation on health-related issues among the …

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e-Veterinary Health Certificate Malaysia’s Experience

WEBCURRENT PRACTICE. In 2009, DVS has established e-Permit System for online application of: Import Permit. Export Permit. Veterinary Health Certificate. Online …

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A closer look at gender lens investment: Paving the way for …

WEBBy establishing domestic production capabilities, this pioneering woman-led company has bolstered self-sufficiency and innovation in the Vietnamese healthcare …

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