ASIA-PACIFIC countries should strengthen their health systems and significantly increase spending to deliver effective universal coverage to meet the needs of their fast aging populations, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in its latest report.

The report, “Health at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2016—Measuring Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage,”which was released last week, said that the share of the population aged 65 years and over in Asian countries is expected to increase by nearly two and half times to 20.5 percent of the total population by 2050.

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