The Southeast Asian healthcare ecosystem is undergoing a metamorphosis: disruptive technologies, innovative financing arrangements, and new delivery models are playing a crucial role in meeting the region’s evolving healthcare needs and growing demand. Public health trends such as population ageing and rising deaths tolls from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are being exacerbated by the lack of affordability of healthcare and the deterioration of public service provision in many developing countries. COVID-19 has illuminated the inability of many governments to respond timely and effectively to health crises, demonstrating the need for private capital to advance universal health coverage (UHC).
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