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Articles & Analysis | Great expectations: The government seeks to provide greater coverage from The Report: Thailand 2017
Thailand delivers health care effectively, fairly and at a relatively low cost. Its Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) together with two other national programmes provide good basic benefits to all Thais, and now to most residents of the county. Because of its success Thailand is sometimes regarded as a health care model in the developing world. More...
Despite considerable geopolitical volatility, Thailand’s economy remains well diversified, stable and poised for expansion in 2017.
Articles & Analysis | Sri Lankan government to address educational disparity and increase access to tertiary education from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
Sri Lanka, like many developing markets, sees education as a crucial part of building up the country, and does so by providing free schooling and tertiary education to all citizens. Parents place enormous value on education as well. This joint commitment has helped create an education system that is widely regarded as the best in South Asia,...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ananda Jayawardane, Vice-Chancellor, University of Moratuwa: Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
What can the government do to address the issue of “brain drain” in the higher education sector?
Articles & Analysis | Public and private facilities find their place in providing quality health care and services to residents in Sri Lanka from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
Despite spending only a small percentage of its GDP on health, Sri Lanka is seen as a relative success story in South Asia. It has successfully tackled a raft of infectious diseases – from malaria to filariasis and rabies – that once ravaged its population, and created a public health system that provides inexpensive and quality care to all....