It goes on to underline a disturbing trend across the region, noting that public health expenditure remains well below the world average of 5.1 per cent, with South Asia spending only 1.1 per cent of its GDP.
“What is needed is political will and sound strategies to dramatically increase investment in public health services that specifically target the poorest,” it says, also emphasising that privatisation in the health sector has a downside.
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