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The future of healthcare

What is the future of healthcare? Sarah Glavey talks to four experts in the field of development and nutrition.

In this video, Sarah talks with a panel of experts about the future of healthcare. She asks what they think will be the biggest changes and challenges to healthcare in the future.

Our experts had some fascinating insights on the main changes and challenges for the future, which included the following:

  • Rising non-communicable diseases
  • Keeping up the fight against familiar and emerging infectious diseases
  • The importance of new technology
  • Considering systems approach to health
  • Ensuring adequate access to health services, health insurance, and medicines
  • Thinking about broader environmental factors
  • Considering socio-economic determinants
  • Changing world demographics

  • What do you think will be the biggest changes to healthcare in the future?
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