Scaling Medical Devices in Asia and the Pacific Through Stronger Regulations, Greater Harmonization Harmonizing standards and navigating medical device regulations to boost innovations can facilitate access beyond national boundaries.
Smart Spirometry at Primary Care Settings: A Potential Game-Changer for Lung Health Care Chronic respiratory disease screening and management through digital spirometry can improve lung health outcomes in Asia and the Pacific.
Boosting Regional Integration with Enhanced Multimodal Transport Links Short- and long-term actions in roads, rail, waterways, maritime, and aviation can enhance transport connectivity and promote integration in the SAARC region.
Mitigating Noise Impacts in Urban Rail Projects Strategies from three metro rail projects in India include embedded design measures and noise barrier installation.
Strategies to Harness the Economic Potential of India’s Cities India should create city-level economic visions, integrate master planning with economic goals, and ensure that a business-friendly regulatory environment extends to local levels.
A Framework for Financing Transport Connectivity in the BIMSTEC Region Involves economic analysis, capturing and enhancing project value, institutional collaboration, and financing through standardized processes and targeted funds.
Understanding the Potential of Informal Waste Recycling in Chennai Accurate baseline data can guide policy reforms that leverage the informal recycling sector for cost-effective urban waste management.
Revamping Tobacco Taxation Strategies for High-Burden Asian Countries Tax reforms aimed at a 10% reduction in smoking prevalence could reduce the population of smokers by 38.7 million and prevent 11.6 million premature deaths.
How Technology Can Aid Resettlement Planning and Implementation Experience from two projects shows digital tools for database management help ensure a fair and transparent process and efficient resource allocation.
Enhancing Urban Mobility through Low-Carbon Water Transport The Kochi Water Metro is an example of how inland waterway transport can not only improve commuting but also contribute to climate goals.