As the government aims to eliminate the disease by 2025, Dr KS Sachdeva, the Regional Director at The UNION South East Asia, takes a closer look at the policy interventions that raise standards of care for Tuberculosis patients….
A Partnership of Equals: Engaging Patients to Revolutionise Healthcare
For more than 30 years, Dr Ratna Devi has been championing the cause of patients. In this interview, she sheds light on her experience as Director, Patient Academy for Innovation and Research, and Immediate Past Chair of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO). As she sums it up, “Higher patient engagement leads to better outcomes, better experience and consequently a reduction in healthcare costs.”…
Humanising Healthcare: Where Patients Come First
Considering the shifting landscape of healthcare in Asia Pacific, health literacy and equitable access to care are emerging as essential factors in patient-centric care. This article draws attention to what can enable patients to be active partners in their care journey. …
Recommendations to Reduce Asia Pacific’s Patient Engagement Deficit
While the ability to engage with the world of healthcare is determined by the availability, accessibility, and efficiency of healthcare systems and infrastructure; people’s willingness to engage with the healthcare sector is tied to culture, trust, and beliefs….
Strengthening Healthcare Systems Through the Critical Role of Diagnostics
“Never waste a good crisis”. These words were first uttered nearly 100 years ago, and here we find ourselves in similar circumstances during the modern pandemic. While, certainly, COVID-19 has caused devastation across various health, social, and economic levels, the crisis has been a wake-up call as to the demands for continued structural reforms to systems in the Asia-Pacific region. Indeed, whether it be infectious disease, cancer, or other serious health threats, the quest for solutions to these significant challenges starts with – and depends on – diagnostics….
The Role of Diagnostics in Better Managing the Liver Disease Patient Journey
High degree of unmet needs across the Liver Disease Continuum Late-stage HCC management is associated with higher cost (36%) & poor 5-year survival (5-10%). …