"This report describes the methods and main findings from The Economist Intelligence Unit’s
assessment of health system preparedness for multiple chronic conditions (MCC) in 25 countries
across the globe. The research programme consists of an Index of Health System Preparedness,
which measures how ready healthcare systems are for the challenge of MCC and identifies
opportunities for health systems to improve their management of MCC. This report describes
the methods used to build the index and discusses the key findings. "