HEALTH SECTOR GROUP

IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR HEALTH 2015-2020

AND

WORKPLAN 2015-2016

22 May 2015

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OPH in a nutshell

2015 Priorities

Increasing ADBs health sector operations

Conduct health sector assessments as part of upcoming CPS.

Support policy dialogue in targeted DMCs.

Increase ADBs visibility in the health sector.

Sustain and leverage malaria elimination work into broader support for UHC.

Strengthen knowledge sharing and

management

Develop an urban health flagship program based.

Develop a regional health security flagship program.

Develop a social health insurance flagship program based (ADB Flagship event, Nov 2015).

Increase ADBs visbility in health.

Human resources and talent management

Advance knowledge and skills in health financing and insurance, elderly care, and eHealth among ADB staff.

Recruit unfilled health expert positions (SERD, CWRD, RSDD).

Recruit secondee financed by NORAD.

Implementing the OPH - Workplan 2015

CPS

TA

Project processing

Project implementation

Knowledge sharing and dissemination

Health Sector Assessments for BAN, MON, PRC, VIE,

SOL, LAO

TA for OPH implementation (approval in Sept 2015)

IND Support for Urban Health Mission LAO Health Governance Reform GMS Health Security PRC Elderly Care PSOD Health care financing in underserved regions Support Road Safety, WSS projects

All ongoing health projects

Flagship Programs and Events:

Urban Health; Health Insurance; Regional Health

Security

Cross-sectoral knowledge management:

Collaborate with other themes, sectors, partners

2015- Key Health Sector Events and KPs

Key Events

Accountability Loop for Health Budget Advocacy (ADB,

WHO)

Launch of ADB's Operational Plan for Health

Health Insurance: From Design to Implementation (ADB)

Health PPPs (AIM, ADB, CoE)

Key Knowledge Products

Policy brief-UHC by Design: ICT-enabled solutions are the

future of equitable, quality health care and resilient

health systems

Working Paper- How to make health financing work