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3. Possible solutions
4. Discussion
Burden of Disease, Environmental causes and Health effects
27%
of all deaths were
linked to the
environment
(2015)
5.6 million
deaths due to
non-communicable
1
ISCHEMIC
HEART DISEASE
st
diseases
1,492,500
TRANSPORT
INJURIES
INTESTINAL
INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
146,458
5 th
DIARRHEAL
537453
4th
LOWER
RESPIRATORY
2
CHRONIC
nd
3
639,943 708,278
UNINTENTIONAL 1,414,181
INJURIES
55,729
9th
10th
6 th rd
CANCERS STROKE
MALARIA 1,080,564
41,983 537,453 Source:
Institute of Health Metrics, 2015
Burden of Disease, Environmental causes and Health effects
27%
of all deaths were
linked to the
environment
(2015)
5.6 million
deaths due to
non-communicable
1
ISCHEMIC
st
HEART DISEASE
diseases
1,492,500
TRANSPORT
INJURIES
INTESTINAL
INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
146,458
5 th
DIARRHEAL
537453
4th
LOWER
RESPIRATORY
2
CHRONIC
nd
3
639,943 708,278
UNINTENTIONAL 1,414,181
INJURIES
55,729
9th
10th
6 th
Life expectancy
rdis increasing
CANCERS STROKE
MALARIA
41,983 537,453 Healthy life1,080,564
expectance,
Source:
not so much
Institute of Health Metrics, 2015
Transboundary air pollution and health impacts
Transboundary air pollution and health impacts
Emerging and re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Drug-resistant
malaria in the
GMS…
… a regional and
global public Confirmed sites of drug-
resistance malaria and
health crisis economic corridors
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/dengue/impact/en/
Emerging and re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging and re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Something out of a movie?
Or is real life the source of inspiration?
Trends and Pressures
3. Possible solutions
4. Discussion
Mobile and migrant populations
the emergence and spread of infectious diseases
Lincang Border Economic
Cooperation Zone
PRC
MYA
This is what we want to prevent
Forest fires
HEALTH IMPACTS
Agricultural burning Other determinants (RESPIRATORY,
of health / disease CARDIOVASCULAR)
(indoor air pollution)
BURNING FUEL
Biomass Other
burning sources
EMISSIONS
Background Weather
Thailand air pollution conditions
AIR QUALITY
Other risk
factors
(indoor air
pollution)
HEALTH IMPACTS
Other transboundary impacts…
…economic corridors, hydropower development
• HIV transmission
• Road safety, road traffic incidents and injuries
• River and sediment flows, food security, nutrition
Outline
3. Possible solutions
4. Discussion
So, what can we do to address integrated border
development and transboundary health issues?
Scale-up health-focused
RPG initiatives
Tune RCI to Health Promotion
20
Leveraging positive health outcomes from RCI initiatives and infrastructure development
Regional Cooperation and Integration
Cross-border infrastructure
-
-
Stronger Safeguards + Initiatives in
+
(Health Impact Assessment) + Regional Public Goods
+
+
Health determinants
Health outcomes
Strengthen HIA within Safeguards
A Systematic Approach to Assessing Health Impacts
INSTITUTIONALIZE
Develop tools and integrate HIA in
sector guidelines and policies
DEVELOP SKILLS
Capacity Dev through training in ADB and DMCs
MODEL BUILDING
Demonstrate HIA good practice in selected projects
Strengthen HIA within Safeguards
A Systematic Approach to Assessing Health Impacts
Strategic
Organized Traffic Resettlement
Planning
Appropriate Waste
Management
Strengthen HIA within Safeguards
A Systematic Approach to Assessing Health Impacts
Strategic
Organized Traffic Resettlement
Planning
MODEL BUILDING
Appropriate Waste
Management
Outline
3. Possible solutions
4. Discussion
Future of HIA in ADB
The time is coming