MONASH BUSINESS MALAYSIA
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
A NEW DIGITAL FUTURE
Tech at the Crossroads of Health and Ageing
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Every second, technology is reshaping how we live, work, and age. At the School of Business, researchers are developing tech-driven solutions to improve healthcare affordability, accessibility, and quality of life for ageing societies.
Building Sustainable Healthcare Systems In the field of healthtech, Professor Nafis Alam has been studying the emergent area of digital health and how it can make healthcare more affordable and accessible. With expertise in fintech research, he leads an interdisciplinary team studying how digital health and financial technologies can strengthen healthcare financing in South and Southeast Asia.
The study also explored how policymakers can build patient-friendly digital health ecosystems.
“ Ultimately, we hoped to discover sustainable ways for countries to fund healthcare systems without over-reliance on international aid,”
NAFIS
“ We wanted to understand the opportunities in digital health, the existing challenges, and how health fintech platforms could bridge gaps in health financing.”
PROFESSOR NAFIS ALAM Head, School of Business
Their research, funded by a Monash Incubator Grant, highlights how health fintech can create more efficient healthcare systems by promoting timely innovations and conserving critical resources.
Professor Nafis Alam Professor Teh Pei Lee