Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2020
Measuring Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage
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This sixth edition of Health at a Glance Asia/Pacific presents a set of key indicators of health status, the determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health care expenditure and financing and quality of care across 27 Asia-Pacific countries and territories. It also provides a series of dashboards to compare performance across countries and territories, and a thematic analysis on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Asia/Pacific health systems. Drawing on a wide range of data sources, it builds on the format used in previous editions of Health at a Glance, and gives readers a better understanding of the factors that affect the health of populations and the performance of health systems in these countries and territories. Each of the indicators is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of charts illustrating variations across countries and territories and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings conveyed by the data, and a methodological box on the definition of the indicators and any limitations in data comparability. An annex provides additional information on the demographic and economic context in which health systems operate.
The impact of the COVID‑19 outbreak on Asia-Pacific health systems
This chapter provides an overview of the impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic on Asia-Pacific health systems, and of government responses to the challenges posed by the COVID‑19 crisis. It then discusses the vulnerability of health systems to the COVID‑19 shock, in terms of workforce, intensive care unit beds, different sources of health care financing, and testing and contact tracing systems. It also looks at delayed and foregone care for non-communicable diseases, HIV, tuberculosis and malaria as well as rising health needs for mental health due to COVID‑19.COVID‑19 has had major effects on countries and territories’ economies and health systems. Much remains unknown as to how COVID‑19 will affect health spending and the different sources of health financing across Asia-Pacific countries and territories. However, it is critical to ensure that economic pressures - either during or after the pandemic has ended - do not divert already limited resources away from essential health services in low- and middle-income countries.
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