Wider Lifespan-Healthspan Gap for Women: Reasons, Impact and Possible Solutions

The broadening gap between lifespan and healthspan has led to people living longer, but not necessarily in better health. A longer lifespan with more years spent in poor health has greater impact on women than on men. While the mean lifespan-healthspan gap is 9.6 years globally across genders, women have on average a 2.4-year larger gap than men.

Payment for Innovative Drugs and Devices in Asia Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities for Healthcare and Communicators

Innovative drugs and devices are being made more accessible in general across the region, while public healthcare coverage differs substantially from country to country, giving rise to a range of hybrid, multi-payment systems and different types of public-private partnerships.