presentation: health and economic development in 21st century asia: adb's crucial role
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Presented by Salim Vohra, ADB Consultant and Director, Public Health for Design Health (HIA) Section, International Association for Impact Assessment at the Asian Development Bank last 21 Jan 2016 during the Insight Thursday seminar.TRANSCRIPT
Health and economic development
in 21st century Asia: ADB’s crucial role
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this paper/presentation are the views of the
author and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development
Bank (ADB), or its Board of Governors, or the governments they represent. ADB
does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper and accepts no
responsibility for any consequence of their use. Terminology used may not
necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms
On average, how many years less do
people in Metro Manila live for compared
to the Asia and Pacific average?
Air pollution causes chronic lung and heart disease as well as cancer
?
B B
C
A A 1 year
5 years
10 years
On average, how many years less do
people in Metro Manila, live for compared
to the Asia and Pacific average?
?
B B
C
A A 1 year
5 years
10 years
People in the Philippines have a
life expectancy of 68 years compared to
73 years for the Asia and Pacific region as
a whole
What is the yearly cost of outdoor air
pollution-related premature deaths in
Metro Manila?
Air pollution causes chronic lung and heart disease as well as cancer
?
B B
C
A A US$ 10 million
US$ 100 million
US$ 1 billion
What is the yearly cost of outdoor air
pollution-related premature deaths in
Metro Manila?
?
B B
C
A A US$ 10 million
US$ 100 million
US$ 1 billion
In fact it is estimated
to be:
16,000 premature deaths
US$ 1.6 billion
The environmental and social determinants of health
STORY 1: HEALTH IMPACTS OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
positives: affordable, lighting, refrigeration, time saving
negatives: resettlement, ecosystem disruption, malaria
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2
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STORY 2: HEALTH IMPACTS OF TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT positives: physical activity, access to markets, jobs, goods, services, family and friends
negatives: air pollution (asthma, heart disease, cancer), noise, injury, severance
STORY 3: HEALTH IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
positives: food security, food to sell at market, farming resilience
negatives: japanese encephalitis, malaria, plus the above
dam irrigation
resettlement
unsustainable
livelihoods
land compensation
sale of land to
urban residents
depression
suicide facilitated by easy
access to pesticides
STORY 4: HEALTH IMPACTS OF WASTE DEVELOPMENT positives: reduced pests, infectious disease and odour, aesthetics
negatives: infectious disease, cancer and organ damage, endocrine disrupters,
STORY 5: HEALTH IMPACTS OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
positives: wellbeing, mental health, life expectancy, resilience
negatives: stress, anxiety, depression, respiratory and heart disease
Ensure health is taken into
account in infrastructure design
to optimize health impact
Maximise the public goods from health
and the health sector
Health for health, universal health care
US$ 1 Billion a year by 2020
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Dr Susann Roth ([email protected])
Dr Beverly Ho ([email protected])
Health Impact Assessment Advisory Group Professor Yanyong Inmuong
Partnership and Advocacy ([email protected])
Dr Martin Birley
Research and Development ([email protected])
Mr. Robert Bos
Capacity Development ([email protected])
Dr Salim Vohra
Technical Lead ([email protected])
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