Prima Health’s Dr. Tran Quoc Bao Urges Investors to Turn Asia’s Health Equity Gap Into Growth Engine

By Bloomberg News | August 8, 2025

At GITEX DigiHealth 2025 in Bangkok, Dr. Tran Quoc Bao, a seasoned healthcare executive and investment banker with $2 billion in deal experience, called on global investors to view Asia’s health equity gap as a scalable frontier for returns.

Speaking to a packed forum of digital health innovators and policy leaders, Dr. Bao, now with Singapore-based Prima Health, urged institutions to deploy de-risking mechanisms and rethink traditional ROI frameworks to embed equity as a core metric.

&quot;Every dollar invested in healthcare creates up to $12 in economic value,” he said. “Inclusion isn&#39;t just moral—it&#39;s Asia&#39;s next major growth story.&quot;

Dr. Bao proposed a pan-Asian digital health blueprint to bridge disparities across emerging markets, emphasizing the need for public-private collaboration, infrastructure harmonization, and fintech-style scalability in care delivery.

With demographic shifts, rising consumer health demands, and uneven access still defining much of Asia’s healthcare landscape, stakeholders are increasingly focused on models that combine impact with returns. Dr. Bao’s remarks echoed broader investor sentiment at the conference, where digital health startups and sovereign funds alike signaled growing appetite for equity-driven solutions.

Prima Health’s Dr. Tran Quoc Bao Urges Investors to Turn Asia’s Health Equity Gap Into Growth Engine

By Bloomberg News | August 8, 2025

At GITEX DigiHealth 2025 in Bangkok, Dr. Tran Quoc Bao, a seasoned healthcare executive and investment banker with $2 billion in deal experience, called on global investors to view Asia’s health equity gap as a scalable frontier for returns.

Speaking to a packed forum of digital health innovators and policy leaders, Dr. Bao, now with Singapore-based Prima Health, urged institutions to deploy de-risking mechanisms and rethink traditional ROI frameworks to embed equity as a core metric.

"Every dollar invested in healthcare creates up to $12 in economic value,” he said. “Inclusion isn't just moral—it's Asia's next major growth story."

Dr. Bao proposed a pan-Asian digital health blueprint to bridge disparities across emerging markets, emphasizing the need for public-private collaboration, infrastructure harmonization, and fintech-style scalability in care delivery.

With demographic shifts, rising consumer health demands, and uneven access still defining much of Asia’s healthcare landscape, stakeholders are increasingly focused on models that combine impact with returns. Dr. Bao’s remarks echoed broader investor sentiment at the conference, where digital health startups and sovereign funds alike signaled growing appetite for equity-driven solutions.