Krishna Regmi
Editor

2014

A Global Perspective

Health systems globally are once again going through a period of considerable turbulence. The reasons are many and complex. Some have their roots in the economic crisis triggered by the collapse of the financial sector in 2008 which heralded a period of austerity in many countries. Others arise from the demographic changes evident arising from an ageing population which require that health systems change and give higher priority to primary health care and social care than to hospital services.