SEA Health Tech Investment Insights

Key Challenges in the Current Healthcare System include... Urban-Rural Gap Disparities in Insurance Schemes The physician to general population ratio in the rural areas is sparce, as rural health centers cannot compete with urban hospitals in attracting talent with high compensation This gap leads to a less access and lower quality of service for people in rural areas The universal healthcare consists of three schemes, all with its own legal framework and eligibilities, meaning that not all people will have equal access to similar packages of healthcare Growing Costs The general tax funded universal healthcare system is expensive, and changes will need to be made to lower costs especially with an aging population in Thailand Shortage of Healthcare Professionals The MoPH is facing a shortage of registered nurses, leading to higher cost of staffing, lower quality of life for overworked nurses, and a lower quality of care for hospitals that are short staffed Sources: WHO, NIH Increasing costs and shortages of staff will require technological solutions INSEAD 42

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