Health System in Transition Reviews (HiT)

Health System Reviews or HiTs are flagship products of APO that support countries in evidence-based policy making. They are the most downloaded publications...

This is the second edition of Thailand’s health system review (HiT), updating the old one that was published in 2015. Since then the country has...

New Zealand is a Pacific nation of just over 5 million people. Health and disability services are predominantly tax-funded, providing universal coverage....

India has made significant improvements in the health outcomes of its people. Life expectancy at birth increased to 69.6 years in 2020, from expected 47.7years...

Sri Lanka has achieved strong health outcomes over and above what is commensurate with its income level. The country has made significant gains in essential...

The Independent State of Papua New Guinea is a geographically challenging country with a population of 7 million, 80% of which are rurally based. Although...

Philippines is the 13th most populous country in the world and one of the fastest growing Asian economies with a gross domestic product growth of 6.7%...

Since the 1960s, the universal health insurance system in Japan has provided comprehensive coverage to all Japanese citizens. Associating with economic...

The Solomon Islands HiT determines that the country’s health system has significant weaknesses but also considerable strengths. Despite the range...

The predominantly public financed and managed health system in Bhutan has evolved and grown remarkably in the past five and a half decades. Health services...

Economic development and universal health coverage through national health insurance have led to a rapid improvement in health outcomes in the Republic...

Government investment in health has increased in Indonesia over the past two decades, but it is still inadequate. The insufficient facilities and workforce...

The People’s Republic of China has made great achievements in improving health status over the past six decades, mainly due to the government’s...

The Kingdom of Tonga has had one of the best overall levels of health within the Pacific as a result of a dramatic reduction in communicable diseases and...

The national health reforms initiated two decades ago has had a positive impact on Cambodia’s health sector with the country making significant gains...

The health system of Bangladesh has undergone a number of reforms and has established an extensive health service infrastructure in both the public and...

A sustained political commitment to the health of the population since the 1970s has led to significant investments in health infrastructure, in particular...

New Zealand continues to have a predominantly tax-funded health system, providing universal coverage managed by the District Health Boards. The population...

Lao PDR HiT reports on impressive health gains over the past 3 decades due to strong political commitment to develop the health system. The results, however,...

The Myanmar HiT reports of positive indications that, along with the changes in the country’s political system and administrative structures following...

The Mongolian government has been committed to ensuring sustainable funding to the health sector and providing accessible and equitable quality health...

Malaysia Health System Review presents an in-depth examination of Malaysia’s health system, highlighting its structure, development, achievements,...

The health status of Filipinos has improved dramatically over the last 40 years, with a two-thirds drop in infant mortality, lower prevalence of communicable...

Fiji achieved a high level of population health coverage through innovative primary health care initiatives in the 1970s. Since then urbanization, changing...