THE United Nations estimates that 60 percent of the world’s population aged 65 and above will reside in Asia by 2050 that will increase market demand for quality healthcare.
This information and other healthcare challenges were highlighted in the 4th ASEAN Symposium on Access to Healthcare recently held in the country sponsored by Philips Healthcare. Aimed at solving healthcare challenges across Southeast Asia, the event encourages an open dialogue among delegates from public and private companies, not-for-profit organizations and government executives.
Besides symposium on sustaining quality healthcare for aging populations, the symposium focused on improving access to healthcare through developing a framework for the future, and changing healthcare practices of today to suit advances in medical technology.
According to 2010 symposium held in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s aging population accounts for half the world’s poor community—a majority of which lives off less than $2 (P84) a day—and healthcare systems face greater challenges of increasing pressure for resources and sustaining quality healthcare services.
“The annual ASEAN Symposium on Access to Healthcare brings together leaders in Southeast Asia to reflect on how both public and private organizations can help improve the quality of healthcare across the region. Philips is proud to see that the Symposium has evolved into an industry platform, bringing together key healthcare stakeholders across Southeast Asia to discuss challenges and solutions for helping this fast-growing region overcome its healthcare challenges,” said Wayne Spittle, senior vice president and general manager, Philips Healthcare, Multi-Country Region Asia Pacific.
Previous symposiums were held in Vietnam in 2009, and Malaysia in 2007.
The first panel discussion focused on developing sustainable partnerships and realistic roadmaps, improving existing processes, ensuring continuous application of the latest medical technology, and the role of the government.
The second panel highlighted issues on how to ensure that health services adequately meet the needs of communities. It also created table topics such as healthcare reform with changing government regulations and liabilities, standards and systems for a healthcare framework that is available 24/7, public and private cooperation, challenges in converging technology, telecommunications and data communications, and enhancing open innovation.
The third and last panel talked about how emerging technologies change the way healthcare is provided today, and how healthcare systems need to change to stay relevant in this paradigm shift. –Lea Manto-Beltran, HealthNews Managing Editor, http://www.healthnews.com.ph/index.php/frontend/full_story/317
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