New coalition formed to fight heart disease across Asia
On June 25, 2023, patient organizations, allied health professionals, academia, corporate partners, and a global health think-tank came together to launch the Asia-Pacific Cardiovascular Disease Alliance (APAC CVD Alliance), a multisectoral coalition committed to improving heart health and reducing the CVD burden …
Efficient Delivery of Social Protection: Leveraging Interoperability with CRVS Systems
Countries around the world implement several Social Protection (SP) programs for their residents to address various situations. Determining the eligibility of potential beneficiaries necessitates information exchange across different social protection information systems and foundational platforms such as Civil Registration and Vital Statistics …
Digital Financial Services for Health Regional Conference – Asia 2023
In 2019, ACCESS Health International (AHI) Southeast Asia, with support from the MetLife Foundation, launched the Fintech for Health program with the objective to explore opportunities at the intersection of finance, technology and healthcare that enable patients to access quality healthcare more …
Integrated Digital Financial Service Models for Financial and Healthcare Access
It is often said that health equals wealth, but unfortunately, the converse is also true: wealth can equal health. The ability to pay for healthcare determines not only a household’s financial health but also its well-being. Without adequate financial protection, healthcare is …
ACCESS Health at Economist Impact: Future of Healthcare Week Asia 2022
Sejal Mistry, Regional Director at ACCESS Health International, participated in a panel session at this year’s Economist Impact Future of Healthcare Week Asia. The theme of the panel centered around healthcare financing trends, and how to prioritize health spending to achieve universal healthcare. …
ACCESS Health SE Asia at Singapore Week of Innovation & Technology (SWITCH)
ACCESS Health Southeast Asia participated in two different events at the Singapore Week of Innovation Technology (SWITCH). On October 25, Vigneswari A, ACCESS Health SE Asia Consultant, moderated a fireside chat with Lauren Liang from Swiss Re, on strengthening universal health coverage (UHC) through innovations …
Staff Spotlight: Sejal Mistry
Sejal Mistry is the Regional Director of ACCESS Health Southeast Asia and recently celebrated five years with the organization. She has been the driving force behind building the Southeast Asia office’s successful health financing consulting and advisory practice and brings a diverse, …
Financial Inclusion for Universal Health Coverage Summit 2022
ACCESS Health International Southeast Asia co-hosted the Financial Inclusion for Universal Health Coverage Summit on October 18, 2022 with the Institute of Insurance and Risk Management, Hyderabad. The summit was attended by start-up founders, central and state government representatives, insurance companies, industry, …
Fintech Revolution for Primary Healthcare Webinar
On October 12, ACCESS Health Southeast Asia hosted the Fintech in Primary Healthcare webinar, which saw our consultants Sireesha Perabathina and Abhishek Sudke presenting key insights from the ACCESS Health & Metlife Foundation report. This was followed by a panel (moderated by …
Fintech for Health Case Study: Healthcare financing in Indonesia
In this edition of Fintech for Health case studies, ACCESS Health Southeast Asia highlights healthcare financing challenges in Indonesia, and the role of insurtech company PasarPolis in bridging gaps in health coverage. Despite the rollout of national health insurance scheme in 2014, …
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