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Building regional regulatory capabilities in Asia and the Pacific requires strong oversight and sustained commitment to strengthening vaccine regulatory systems.
The government implemented a communication plan, expanded bike roads, and improved user convenience to increase bicycle usage as a public transport alternative.
Gender-targeted strategies are needed to improve health care for women under India’s universal medical insurance program.
In the People’s Republic of China, reducing the risk of illness-induced poverty entails raising the poor’s financial protection and health system reforms.
Successful adaptation to older population age structures requires a policy focus on measuring and improving the social value of medical care.
Government can partner with telcos and educators and use multiple channels of existing infrastructure to reach as many children as possible.
In Indonesia, the rural poor gave cash and in-kind contributions to improve and maintain water supply and services.
The Republic of Korea provided vocational training for disabled people in addition to imposing a hiring quota for both public and private employers.
Seoul established a quasi-public bus system, restructured routes, created median lanes, built transfer centers, and integrated its fare system to improve service.
A “polluters pay” policy helps Seoul reduce household waste going to the landfill by 90% and waste generated by the city by 40%.