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South-East Asia accounts for 25.5% of the global population. This translates to around 1.98 billion of the world’s 7.8 billion people. The South-East Asian region consists of 11 countries comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People’s Republic (DPR) of Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. The majority of these are developing nations undergoing rapid advancement in health and infrastructure. However, given the development stage that these countries are currently in, the percentage of GDP (gross domestic product) utilized for health promotion in these countries is relatively low [1].
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Sriram, R.D., Prasad, N.V., Soundarrajan, A., Rubanbabu, K.K. (2021). Ophthalmic Devices and Equipment. In: Das, T., Nayar, P.D. (eds) South-East Asia Eye Health. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3787-2_34
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