Health in Southeast Asia
Launched in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan 25, 2011
Executive summary
The health of 10 countries analysed in the Lancet Series on southeast Asia — Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam — concerns the health of 580 million people.
"Until public health trumps private wealth, progress in health across the region will be disjointed and inequitable. Only by placing human rights at the heart of development will the right of the region’s 580 million people to the highest attainable standard of health be realised."
So concludes a Comment summarizing this series about health in southeast Asia. The series itself highlights key health issues: infectious disease control, maternal and child health, reducing the impact of chronic diseases, and the finance and human resource issues that need to be addressed to improve health and health equity in this diverse region of the world.
"Until public health trumps private wealth, progress in health across the region will be disjointed and inequitable. Only by placing human rights at the heart of development will the right of the region’s 580 million people to the highest attainable standard of health be realised."
So concludes a Comment summarizing this series about health in southeast Asia. The series itself highlights key health issues: infectious disease control, maternal and child health, reducing the impact of chronic diseases, and the finance and human resource issues that need to be addressed to improve health and health equity in this diverse region of the world.
Series Comments
Series Papers
Health and health-care systems in southeast Asia: diversity and transitions
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Maternal, neonatal, and child health in southeast Asia: towards greater regional collaboration
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Emerging infectious diseases in southeast Asia: regional challenges to control
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The rise of chronic non-communicable diseases in southeast Asia: time for action
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Human resources for health in southeast Asia: shortages, distributional challenges, and international trade in health services
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