10 July (Thursday)
| 9:00-10:15 Multifunction Halls 2 & 3 | Parallel Session T1: Climate & Health Track Resilient Pacific Islands Health Infrastructure & Health Systems: Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Fiji & Cook Islands Explore how Pacific Island nations are fortifying health facilities and services to withstand extreme events and ensure uninterrupted care for their communities. |
| 9:00-10:15 Auditorium 2 & 3 | Parallel Session T2: Universal Health Coverage Track Indonesia's Health System Transformation Discover how Indonesia’s Health System Transformation Agenda leverages pandemic lessons, innovation, and strategic investment to advance universal health coverage and strengthen its health system. |
| 9:00-10:15 Auditorium 4 | Parallel Session T2: Universal Health Coverage Track Addressing Last Mile Health Services Delivery for UHC Learn how countries are improving last-mile health delivery through policy, innovation, local workforce models, and climate adaptation. |
| 9:00-10:15 Auditorium 1 | Parallel Session T3: Pandemics & Infectious Diseases Track From Response to Resilience: Lessons from ADB's Health Sector Technical Assistance Support to Address COVID-19 Uncover how ADB and its partners transformed COVID-19 challenges into lasting reforms for stronger, future-ready health systems. |
| 9:00-10:15 Multifunction Hall 1 | Parallel Session T4: Private Sector & Health Leveraging Innovative Health Technologies through Venture Investment Organized by: Explore how venture investments are accelerating the development and adoption of innovative health technologies to improve access, quality, and system resilience across the region. |
| 9:00-10:15 K-Hub | Parallel Session T5: Financing for Health Health Taxes: From Policies to Implementation Gain insights on policy and implementation of health taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages. |
| 10:45-12:00 Auditorium 1-4 | Plenary How Can Pandemic Preparedness and Response Make Health Systems More Resilient Hear key insights and lessons learned from national health agency leaders, research organizations and the WHO on how pandemic preparedness can be a win-win situation for health sector resilience. |
| 13:15-14:30 Auditorium 1 | Parallel Session T1: Climate & Health Track Global Heat Health Information Network Understand how chronic heat silently harms health and explore data-driven strategies to strengthen health systems and community resilience. |
| 13:15-14:30 Auditorium 4 | Parallel Session T2: Universal Health Coverage Track Financing Best Buys in Health Explore key findings from the 2024 Lancet Commission on Investing in Health and their impact on health investment priorities in Asia and the Pacific. |
| 13:15-14:30 K-Hub | Parallel Session T3: Pandemics & Infectious Diseases Strengthened Regional Vaccine Manufacturing and Regulation Uncover how ADB is boosting vaccine access with regional production and streamlined regulation. |
| 13:15-14:30 Auditorium 2 & 3 | Parallel Session T7: Non-communicable Diseases, Aging, Disability & Mental Health Track Investing in Mental Health Explore innovative solutions to galvanize stronger financial and policy commitment for mental health investment. |
| 13:15-14:30 Lecture Theater 2 | Parallel Session T10: Partnerships Accelerating Sustainable Practices and Climate Resilience in Asia’s Healthcare Sector (Part 1) Explore how financing strategies, multisector partnerships, and practical innovations in the private sector can support sustainable and resilient health systems and supply chains across Asia, with a call to action. |
| 14:35-15:50 Auditorium 2 & 3 | Parallel Session T3: Pandemics & Infectious Diseases Tracks Ending Complex and Challenging Infectious and Tropical Diseases (ExCITD) Discover how ADB’s ExCITD initiative is tackling climate-driven diseases through stronger systems and regional action. |
| 14:35-15:50 Auditorium 1 | Parallel Session T6: Multisectoral Action Track Addressing Lead Poisoning Uncover how the health sector can lead cross-sectoral action to eliminate childhood lead exposure in Asia and the Pacific, and move toward a lead-free future. |
| 14:35-15:50 Auditorium 4 | Parallel Session T8: Nutrition & Child Development A Growing Concern: Tackling Obesity in Asia and the Pacific Confront the rising obesity crisis in Asia and the Pacific and examine how health systems can drive cross-sector action to reduce its growing burden. |
| 14:35-15:50 K-Hub | Parallel Session T9: Innovations for Health Access to Medicines: Transformative Solutions for a more Sustainable, Efficient & Cost-effective Pharmaceutical Sector Unlock practical solutions to improve medicine access through manufacturing, procurement, and supply chain innovation. |
| 14:35-15:50 Lecture Theater 2 | Parallel Session T10: Partnerships Accelerating Sustainable Practices and Climate Resilience in Asia’s Healthcare Sector (Part 2) Organized by: Explore how financing strategies, multisector partnerships, and practical innovations in the private sector can support sustainable and resilient health systems and supply chains across Asia, with a call to action. |
| 16:10-17:30 Auditorium 1-4 | CLOSING PLENARY Insights, Agreements & Next Steps Mark the forum’s close with key takeaways, shared commitments, and an ambitious path forward for stronger health systems across Asia and the Pacific. |
| 18:00-20:00 Multifunction Halls 1-3 | Reception Ministerial Reception Connect with health leaders and ministers from across Asia and the Pacific in an evening of dialogue, collaboration, and shared commitment to resilient and inclusive health systems. |
*Agenda and schedule as of June 2025, may be subject to change.