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Debt, Disaster, and Doctors: Financing Health in an Unpredictable Asia
Funding for resilient health systems in Asia and the Pacific remains far below what is needed. Practical financing strategies to close the gap, support adaptation, and strengthen health outcomes are needed.
How Hospitals Can Cut Energy Use While Improving Indoor Air Quality
Hospitals in developing countries face the challenge of balancing safe air quality with rising energy demands. Evidence from the Philippines shows that leadership, data, and capacity building can enable resilient and efficient health facilities.
Both Hunger and Obesity Stalk Our Children
Combating Asia and the Pacific’s double burden demands stronger policies on subsidies, food safety, and local food systems to reshape diets and reduce health and economic costs.
From Hospitals to Communities: How to Expand Mental Health Access
Strategic investments in financing reforms, workforce capacity, community care, and digital innovation for mental health care can deliver substantial social and economic returns for Asia and the Pacific.
Four Ways Asia Can Strengthen Regional Health Security Before the Next Pandemic
Shared investment in surveillance, digital health tools, and communications coordination can boost health resilience across Asia and the Pacific.
How Clean Transport Improves Public Health
Cleaner transport systems and compact city designs reduce harmful emissions and promote physical activity. Combining health, energy, and urban policy can help address the rising burden of pollution-linked illnesses.
Transport and Health: Investing in Road Safety and Post-Crash Care in Asia
Strengthening post-crash response through coordinated health and transport actions can reduce deaths, improve recovery, and build more resilient health services.
Eduardo Banzon, James Leather, Priti Gautam, Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan
Redirecting Revenue Toward Health Could Curb Asia’s Chronic Disease Surge
Rising rates of chronic disease in Asia and the Pacific are driven by lifestyle shifts, aging populations, and unhealthy consumption. Some countries are using targeted fiscal policies and reinvested revenues to improve public health outcomes and reduce long-term costs.
Handle With Care: Four Ways to Give Asia’s Health Systems a Needed Safety Upgrade
Improving surveillance, investing in health systems, and empowering patients can prevent harm, reduce costs, and support the region’s health goals.
Empowering Women in Tourism: The Key to a Healthy, Resilient Industry
Empowering women in tourism through targeted policies can overcome barriers like limited finance and caregiving burdens, unlocking their potential to drive job creation, sustainable innovation, and economic and health resilience in times of crisis.