IDB Group Japan To Advance Health Systems, Resilient Infrastructure

It also reinforces cooperation on digital health initiatives, including the Pan-American Highway for Digital Health (PH4H), supporting interoperable health services, telehealth, digital medical records, artificial intelligence applications, cybersecurity, and other patient-centered solutions to expand access to quality healthcare.

The cooperation also creates opportunities to draw on IDB Lab's experience connecting innovation, technology, and entrepreneurial ecosystems, including by exploring links between Japanese expertise and solutions and emerging health and care needs across the region.

Scaling high-quality, resilient infrastructure

In another Memorandum of Cooperation, the IDB and Japan's ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism agreed to expand collaboration to promote high-quality and resilient infrastructure investments in Latin America and the Caribbean. The agreement establishes a framework to identify collaboration opportunities with strong development impact and advance cooperation in infrastructure sectors critical to sustainable growth.

The partnership - drawing on Japan's global leadership in disaster preparedness – will support more resilient transport, water and sanitation, housing, and urban infrastructure systems by integrating disaster risk management, environmental considerations, and technological innovation into planning and implementation.