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The 11 Member countries comprising WHO’s South-East Asia
Region are home of approximately 25 % of the world’s population, with almost 30
% of the global disease burden. For almost 60 years, the WHO Regional Office
for South-East Asia has been working with its Member countries, and this
collaboration resulted in some remarkable achievements in improving people’s
health. Based on several common epidemiological, geographical and health
development factors, this book, “11 Health Questions about 11 SEAR Countries”
consists of a “miniprofile” of each country of this
Region.
This book, providing health information on the Region
should facilitate an exchange of knowledge about these countries; each
chapter provides glimpses of a country’s health situation, with key
population statistics and summaries of current developments in the health
situation and in health system policy. Eleven frequently asked questions
about the health situation and health development have been selected. Indicators
and other health information using the most recent data reflect the situation
till 2006. However, future developments in health system development will be
updated. Data related to each country have been consulted, verified and
validated by the responsible officials in the Ministries of Health, as well
as by the various technical departments and units within WHO Regional and
Country Offices.
The book should also help Member countries in reviewing
and analyzing their core data and information and encourage then to monitor the
health status and health system performance at the national and sub-national
levels in a user-friendly way.
It is hoped that this book will facilitate the sharing of
quantitative and qualitative health information among all those interested in
improving health, and provide an evidence base to support health policy debate
and decisions to further strengthen health systems in the countries of this
Region.
 Bangladesh [PDF 230 KB]
Bhutan [PDF 163 KB]
DPR
Korea [PDF 178 KB]
India [PDF 221 KB]
Indonesia [PDF 184 KB]
Maldives [PDF 214 KB]
Myanmar [PDF 162 KB]
Nepal [PDF 241 KB]
Sri
Lanka [PDF 215 KB]
Thailand [PDF 214 KB]
Timor-Leste [PDF 175 KB]
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