Population health prospects in Asia

A health worker wearing a protective gear sprays disinfectant at a site of a suspected outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus Ha Nam province, Vietnam, 14 February 2012. (Photo: AAP)

Author: Anthony J. McMichael, ANU

Over the next half a century and beyond, two major, contrasting shifts in population health will affect the social and economic burdens of disease and the causes of premature death in the Asian region.

Pervasive and disruptive population-health developments could also affect the movement of people, social stability and geopolitical security. These projected shifts will have major implications for Australia. Read more…