The Asian Development Bank finds that COVID-19 exposed both critical weaknesses and resilient strengths in Asia’s health emergency systems, accelerating urgent reforms in disease surveillance, health financing, and cross-border cooperation
The WHO is urging immediate, targeted action to bolster emergency health workforce capacity across the Asia-Pacific, warning that shared cross-border risks leave the region exposed unless countries build stronger, coordinated preparedness and response systems
Alarm bells are ringing across South Asia: a new study reveals the region faces the world’s largest shortage of health workers – a crisis that could derail progress toward universal health coverage and leave millions without essential care
Health ministers and senior officials are gathering at the Seventy-ninth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South‑East Asia to celebrate recent health gains, chart bold new priorities and strengthen coordinated regional disease‑control efforts
CSEP India issues an urgent wake-up call: critical shortfalls in primary healthcare across South and Southeast Asia demand immediate increases in financing, strengthened frontline capacity, and data-driven reforms to transform the promise of universal health coverage into reality
Asia faces a growing health workforce gap, experts say, urging increased investment in education and training. Strengthening medical education is vital to meet rising healthcare demands across the region.