Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre's 2004 Report on the challenge of health underlies the imperative of focusing on a human-centred economic growth policy in South Asia that is based on improved health and education.

The Human Development Report in South Asia argues that to sustain economic growth South Asia needs to seriously address the human security concerns of the people. The wealth of data collected for the Report on South Asia's insecurity will be valuable for policymakers and academic researchers.