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WEBPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (12 April) made his first public appearance in two weeks, quashing wild rumours about his purported failing health and …

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Reform Or Revolution In Global Health

WEBAs the COVID-19 crisis has shown, the current global health infrastructure is simply not up to the task of managing – let alone preventing – a pandemic. But the …

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Vietnam’s impressive health care strategy The ASEAN Post

WEBVietnam has managed to reach such impressive milestones ahead of schedule, despite having an average per capita income of just US$2,342 as of 2017. …

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The rise of digital healthcare The ASEAN Post

WEBThe healthcare industry in Southeast Asia is at an important juncture in its history. Demand for healthcare in the region has never been greater, especially with the …

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Healthcare costs in the region on the rise The ASEAN Post

WEBTitled “The US$320 billion healthcare challenge in ASEAN”, the study focuses on the healthcare economy of six major Southeast Asian countries – Indonesia, …

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Medical Tourism On The Rise The ASEAN Post

WEBCambodia is a good case in point, where the number of its citizens travelling abroad to tend to their medical needs rose from 1.2 million in 2015 to 1.4 million the …

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Medical tourism booming in Southeast Asia The ASEAN Post

WEBIn 2016, the revenue from medical tourism was recorded at 238.8 million dollars (RM1 billion) from an estimated 900,000 medical tourists. “Malaysian medical tourism is …

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The boom in intra-ASEAN health tourism The ASEAN Post

WEBThe boom in intra-ASEAN health tourism. Pamela Victor. 1 February 2018. A patient is being checked during the flu pademic exercise at Tan Tock Seng hospital, …

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Is Indonesia’s Health Care System Crumbling

WEBHealth experts are saying that poor protocols in hospitals, a lack of regular testing of healthcare workers, and slow test result turnaround times have contributed to …

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Future of healthcare is already in Malaysia The ASEAN Post

WEBOverall, Malaysia is on the right track to embrace 4IR with the healthcare sector as an engine. By extension, the digitalisation of healthcare and the generation of …

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Healthcare: Why are Thais worried

WEBOut of the 89 countries surveyed, Thailand came in sixth place and scored an overall 67.99 on the health care index. Other ASEAN member countries paled in …

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How The Pandemic Is Disrupting Mental Health The ASEAN Post

WEBHow The Pandemic Is Disrupting Mental Health. Health workers wearing protective clothing are seen in front of the City One Condominium in Kuala Lumpur on 6 April, 2020. (AFP …

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COVID-19 Impact On Mental Health Of Filipinos

WEBThe National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) reported a spike in the number of Filipinos facing mental health issues due to the pandemic, receiving an …

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Dark clouds loom over ASEAN's mental health The ASEAN Post

WEBDark clouds loom over ASEAN's mental health. Swaroopini Nair and Shenntyara Mirtha. 10 October 2017. In this picture taken on March 16, 2016, Indonesian Gunawan (L) and …

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TB Still A Deadly Threat In Southeast Asia The ASEAN Post

WEBSoutheast Asia is home to 26 percent of the world’s population with a 44 percent burden of TB incidence. It is estimated that TB makes over four million people …

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Suicide: Thailand’s Epidemic In A Pandemic The ASEAN Post

WEBWorld Health Organisation (WHO) data in 2019 showed that the Land of Smiles’ annual suicide rate was 14.4 per 100,000 of the population, while the global age …

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Hot Off The Press The ASEAN Post

WEBThese are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest …

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COVID-19 Impacts In The Philippines The ASEAN Post

WEBPillar 2: Expanded medical resources to fight COVID-19 with an increased budget amounting to PHP58.6 billion (US$1.1 billion), which is PHP80.6 billion (US$1.6 …

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Clean Water Amid A Pandemic In The Philippines

WEBThe WHO also stated that one in 10 people in the Philippines still do not have access to improved water sources. Based on a report by the health agency, acute …

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