NATALIA HENDRICKSON
CHANGING the landscape of Southeast Asia’s healthcare system requires a clear understanding of patients, providers and any limitations they face. In this region, pharmacy professionals are often the patients’ first, if not the only, point of contact with the healthcare system, as a result of various historical and demographic factors. Thus, the most effective improvements would acknowledge the reality of the system of healthcare delivery throughout Southeast Asia, which, for most, begins and ends with pharmacy professionals.