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Najibullah Habib Principal Health Specialist, Human and Social Development Department, Asian Development Bank
Dr. Habib is a principal health specialist (MD, DrPH) with experience in multilateral donor agencies and international health institutions. His work has included health policy development, communicable disease control, and workforce capacity development. He currently focuses on improving access to health services, care for older people, and regional health security through ADB projects in Afghanistan, People's Republic of China, Mongolia, and Pakistan.
Human, animal, plant, and ecological health challenges are all interconnected; solutions should be too.
A two-stage holistic and evidence-based framework provides urban planners a structured and practical guide for making cities healthy and age-inclusive.
A program that subsidized medical expenses during a financial crisis provided the opportunity to help build a resilient health system in Mongolia.
A structured development approach is helping create a sustainable pool of highly qualified eldercare professionals in the People’s Republic of China.