Comparative Country Studies

Comparative Country Studies are original cross-country analysis on selected health policy and systems issues, using both primary and /or secondary data.

 

 

Comparative analysis of the national immunization programmes in select ASEAN and SAARC countries: progress and challenges

While low-income countries have received support on financing and delivery of immunization services from donors, many middle-income countries in Asia face...

This comparative country study examines the integration of health and social care services for ageing populations across the Asia Pacific region, with...

Use of routine health information systems for policy-making towards universal health coverage in decentralized countries

What is the role of Routine Health Information Systems in planning in decentralized countries? How did COVID_19 Outbreak change this process? What can...

The role of the private sector in Asia: challenges and opportunities for achieving universal health coverage

How do public sector insurance companies deal with contracting private providers? How are the contracts managed? How do they ensure quality? How do they...

Integrated care for chronic diseases in Asia Pacific countries

Integrated care seeks to improve health-care delivery systems to ensure that patients receive appropriate, equitable and affordable health-care services....

Moving towards culturally competent, migrant-inclusive health systems: a comparative study of Malaysia and Thailand

Migrants are seldom included in policy discussions on the provision of health care, and in country policy reforms towards health for all. In addition,...

Resilient and people-centred health systems: Progress, challenges and future directions in Asia

Despite the varying nature of Asian countries and their health systems, this book highlights the threats and the opportunities they all have in common....

Strategic Purchasing in China, Indonesia and the Philippines

Despite the important role of purchasing in health systems performance, there is very limited empirical evidence on purchasing arrangements in the lower...

Health System Responses to Population Ageing and Noncommunicable Diseases in Asia

Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region will experience rapidly ageing societies over the next few decades. Globally, the number of people aged 60 years...

Case-based Payment Systems for Hospital Funding in Asia : An Investigation of Current Status and Future Directions

Hospital funding in many countries are commonly based on pre-existing fee-for-service (FFS) methods or, in the case of government hospitals, line-item...

Public Hospital Governance in Asia and the Pacific

Achieving Universal Health Coverage requires the full engagement of all levels and types of care throughout a nation’s health system. Sustaining...