Western Pacific Country Health Information Profiles

The 2006 edition of CHIPS comprises the country profiles and the health databanks for the countries and areas of the WHO Western Pacific Region. The country profiles provide a general description of the sociodemographic and health conditions of each country, as well as the political and health care systems, including a description of the organization and financing of the health sector, including the role of the private sector and any key problems/limitations/ issues with funding, infrastructure, human resources, quality of services or inequalities in access to and use of services. The country health databank is annexed to each country profile and is more detailed in containing different sets of indicators to reflect issues in the country, such as the health system as regards health workforce and infrastructure; and health service coverage, such as immunization of infants.[from introduction]