The State of Healthcare in Southeast Asia

Healthcare is in the policy spotlight in Southeast Asia, and indeed, in Asia generally. The Economist Events’ Health care in Asia 2014 summit in Singapore is shining a light on many of these important issues, such as the policy trends and healthcare models driving change across the region.

Treating an ageing population

There is a misconception that today’s population ageing crisis in a European phenomenon with little relevance to the Asia / Pacific Region. Nothing could be further from reality!

Innovating in the age of austerity

Ken Jones, CEO and President of Astellas, discusses why pharma needs to remain committed to innovation

Heart of darkness—fighting CVD is all in the mind

For some the war against heart disease is now beyond the individual; for others the battle to win hearts and minds must be opened up on multiple fronts

Under the weather

From flu to snow forecasts, business preparations for winter should take newspaper headlines with a pinch of salt

Feeling the flu strain

10 things to hate about flu — taken from our recent report on corporate strategies for battling the virus

Tackling the rise of chronic disease in North Africa

A newly released report from the World Bank and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) presents clear evidence of the speed and extent of the rise of chronic disease across the Middle East and North Africa.

Understanding value in health and healthcare

I look forward to meeting many of you at The Economist's Healthy Europe conference in Zurich next week.

And the healthiest country in Europe is….

I'll be in Zurich next month for The Economist's Healthy Europe conference, where we'll get to grips with a tough question: how, in a context of financial crisis, to reform Europe's healthcare systems to cope with an ageing population and the rising burden of chronic (physical and mental) disease.

Tomorrow’s pharma

In a healthcare world that’s focussed on outcomes rather than treatments, innovation is whatever can help achieve those outcomes cost-effectively.

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