Reorienting Health Services to People with Chronic Health Conditions: Diabetes and Stroke Services in Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

• Main Authors: Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan (Author), Judith Healy (Author), Hal Kendig (Author), Malinee Neelamegam (Author), Palitha Karunapema (Author), Vijj Kasemsup (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This paper explores whether middle-income Asian countries are reorienting their health services in response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand were selected as case studies of Asian societies experiencing rapid increases both in NCDs and an aging population. While...