While it is much improved from its state of near-collapse following the end of the Soviet period, health care has failed to truly recover. Thanks to the work of a number of donors, a few local doctors, and small investments made by international medical groups, it has experienced some improvements. However, the health care industry is underfunded, lacking in qualified doctors, and almost devoid...
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Chapter | Health & Education from The Report: Mongolia 2013
Malaysia is a multi-ethnic society of 29m split between the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo. With a per-capita GDP that has hovered around $10,000 for the past decade, the country is struggling to escape a “middle-income trap”
A drive to ensure universal health care provision by 2014 in the world’s fourth-most populous country necessarily entails large-scale investments, and is opening up opportunities for the private sector.
Economic update | Papua New Guinea: Health reform
21 Nov 2012
Looking to make the most of the country’s resource revenues, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is planning to dip into the sovereign wealth fund to generate progress in the health and education sectors. However, current indicators suggest the administration faces an uphill battle.
Economic update | Malaysia: Investing in health
22 Aug 2012
Investment in human capital has been identified as a key driver in boosting the quality of Malaysia’s health care standards while seeing growing economic returns from the industry. However, underinvestment in health services continues to pose a risk.
Located in the heart of South-east Asia, Thailand combines an ancient Buddhist culture with an emerging industrial economy. It is the only South-east Asian country never to have been colonised, and the monarchy dates back to the 14th century.