WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia
Chronic respiratory diseases in WHO South-East Asia: Burden, risk factors and services for prevention and management
Report
18 Sep 2025
Digital technologies hold great promise for improving the delivery of health services and helping countries to progress towards universal health coverage. This report summarizes initial systematic work to make the economic case for implementing a set of evidence-based digital health interventions for NCD prevention and management, including telemedicine, mobile health and health chatbots. It also highlights the importance of improving access to relevant digital tools and infrastructure.