Intersectoral thinking for #migrant #healthpolicies. Malaysia & Thailand #casestudies: explicitly consider migrants during systems improvements. Training of interpreters, clear roles & responsibilities, health literacy of migrant health workers. Download bit.ly/APOCCS

Many years in the making. The #APOHiT on India is finally out. A comprehensive review of the health system of #india

Investment in system-wide architecture, policies, regulations & standards, physical & human infrastructure underpin sustainable digital health adoption. Video policy brief youtu.be/zcPo89dgENA. #Digitalhealth #UHC #PHC #telehealth UNSW Adam Craig World Health Organization South-East Asia nima asgari

Health Insurance Coverage In Low- And Middle-Income Countries Remains Far From The Goal Of Universal Coverage disq.us/t/49lo5f9

NCDs often require long-term – even lifelong – #healthcare that is preventive, proactive & #patientcentred. These point to the importance of #PHC & the potential use of e-health technology for NCD management. bit.ly/31E52vB #ActOnNCDs

Scenes from this week's kick-off workshop on the forthcoming Maldives #APOHiT convened in the Maldives which brought together participants from the MoH and external researchers, writers, and editors. WHO Maldives nima asgari Tiara Marthias

📣 Tomorrow's World Health Organization (WHO) + APO on health systems webinar will focus on engaging the #privatesector in Asia towards #UHC. Over 500 registered already, don't wait to join them 👉bit.ly/webinar_220929…

Personal stories #WorldMentalHealthDay

Beautiful start to the day with my colleagues in our Berlin Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. Thank you for your ideas, hard work and vision on how to make the world a safer place. To the new members of the team - welcome to the World Health Organization (WHO) family! #ProudToBeWHO

An absolute must watch from Mike Ryan World Health Organization (WHO) ⬇️

Very worried about rising fatalities & injuries to protesters & other civilians in #Iran. It’s essential that unfettered access to health care is provided to those in need, incl. the appropriate use of medical vehicles, facilities & the ability of health workers to help patients.

Congratulations Kumanan Rasanathan. Looking forward to working with you.

Well done Chuan De

The 15th meeting of the APO on health systems's Strategic Technical Advisory Committee kicked off this morning in Bangkok.

“Asia did well in the beginning of the pandemic, thanks to cooperation, linking databases to trace cases, and ensuring quarantine/isolation rules are being adhered to. Social cohesion and cultural norms such as mask wearing & not shaking hands also helped.” nima asgari at #colloq22

Routine Health Information System (RHIS) play a crucial role in policymaking. In our latest publication, we look at Indonesia from World Health Organization South-East Asia region and the Philippines from World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific–how they are using RHIS for policymaking to achieve #UHC Read ➡️ bit.ly/49N2DMP

This qualitative study examined how policy-makers in two largely similar countries in the Asia-Pacific region use #RHIS data to inform their decisions and the limiting factors that interfere with its utilization and implementation. Full report here▶️ bit.ly/49N2DMP

Findings from both countries revealed that routine #healthdata data was used for planning & implementing health programs, and it played a key role in monitoring and evaluation activities, priority setting, and advocacy. Download the full report here ➡️ bit.ly/49N2DMP

🌟 Health for All through Collective Action The Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies APO on health systems is immensely grateful for the steadfast support of Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala, Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala. Together, we are dedicated to weaving stronger collaborations and advancing

✍Another HiT in the works! 📚The APO is thrilled to be in Lao PDR for our mid-term meeting on APO’s flagship publication: the Health Systems in Transition (HiT) Review. 🤝This meeting was attended by leading health systems researchers from the NUS, along with