The Platform
The Platform
15 December 2023
This brief illustrates how improving health and aged care in Asia and the Pacific hinges on tackling the shortage of trained staff, better analyzing key trends, and harnessing the digital technologies needed to build resilient systems. The brief looks at changing demographics, high rates of noncommunicable diseases, and the impact of the pandemic. It considers the effects of migration and the challenge of attracting workers to underserved areas. It sets out how a more integrated approach that focuses on gender and climate, supports the most vulnerable systems, and exploits digital health solutions can help meet the region’s current and future needs.
Integrated Care
Long-term Care
Asian Development Bank
Eastern and South-eastern Asia
Other
> Narrative Review
labour and work, digital health, vulnerability
