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Nova SBE Health Economics & Management Knowledge Center is Nova SBE’s research unit and knowledge center for Health Economics, Health Management, Health Policy, and Public Health. We produce research to create and share rigorous knowledge, empowering well-informed and well-reasoned decisions in health issues, for society’s benefit.
July 16, 2024
3. Good health and well-being

3. Good health and well-being

Ensuring access to quality health and promoting well-being for all, at all ages
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17. Partnerships for the goals

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
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Does the Past Have a Future? A Study About the Impact of National Health-Care Services on Traditional Medicine in Indonesia

Researchers from Nova SBE Health Economics & Management Knowledge Center explore the impact of the increase in healthcare services provision on the demand for traditional practitioners in Indonesia.

While traditional practitioners have managed to survive the dissemination of modern health-care practices in Indonesia, how these two worlds have interacted until today is an unexplored subject.

This study evaluates the impact of the increase in healthcare services provision on the demand for traditional practitioners. The study highlights relevant policy implications and the likely effects of the availability of both modern and traditional health services on people’s well-being.

Researchers: Sara Almeida, Nucke Widowati

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Nova SBE Health Economics & Management Knowledge Center is Nova SBE’s research unit and knowledge center for Health Economics, Health Management, Health Policy, and Public Health. We produce research to create and share rigorous knowledge, empowering well-informed and well-reasoned decisions in health issues, for society’s benefit.
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