Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
What is APO?
| The Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (the APO) is a collaborative partnership of interested governments, international agencies, foundations, and researchers that promotes evidence-informed health system policy regionally and in all countries in the Asia Pacific region. |
Publications
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29 March 2023
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...
30 December 2022
New Zealand health system review
New Zealand is a Pacific nation of just over 5 million people. Health and disability services are predominantly tax-funded, providing universal coverage....
3 August 2022
Digital health and universal health coverage: opportunities and policy considerations for Pacific Island...
The emergence of digital health tools offer opportunities to complement and support the health system in the delivery of health services, especially in...
14 July 2022
Integrated care for tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) comorbidity in Asian countries: health...
The dual burden of tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) has become a major global public health concern and a critical public health challenge...
30 March 2022
India health system review
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...
6 February 2022
COVID-19 Health System Response Monitor: Sri Lanka
The Government of Sri Lanka used an “all-of-government” approach focused on prevention, containment and management throughout, with varying...
5 December 2021
Use of e-health programmes to deliver urban primary health-care services for noncommunicable diseases...
The widespread availability and use of information and communications technology tools offer the potential of transforming health promotion and health...
14 September 2021
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....
Brochure
Strategy
1 January 2018
2018-2020 Medium Term Strategy
This new APO medium term strategy is set clearly within the framework of UHC and the SDGs. It comes at a crucial time for the APO. The APO fills an important...