Leveraging Fintech to Expand Digital Health in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore
Author | : Asian Development Bank |
Publisher | : Asian Development Bank |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2022-06-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789292695248 |
ISBN-13 | : 929269524X |
Rating | : 4/5 (24X Downloads) |
Download or read book Leveraging Fintech to Expand Digital Health in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2022-06-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report highlights how financial technology or fintech can be leveraged to improve health systems and outcomes. A “Fintech for Health” approach integrates digital financial services with health innovations to help solve health-care affordability, quality, and access challenges. It can be powerful in enabling people to gain access to health care and in preventing health-related bankruptcy. The report draws on examples of this approach from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore. It considers the enabling environment, challenges, future opportunities, and how Fintech for Health can be adapted to diverse contexts to help promote universal health coverage.