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Brunei Darussalam has the second-highest GDP in Southeast Asia. The country offers free and comprehensive healthcare services through a network of public health facilities. This system is fully funded by the government, with the majority of healthcare financing generated from the country’s natural resources. This country brief provides an overview of Brunei’s social health protection system, emphasizing its key design features, such as financing, governance legal coverage, benefits, and service delivery. It also highlights key outcomes, including coverage, adequacy of benefits/financial protection, and responsiveness to the population’s needs. Additionally, it outlines potential pathways forward and lessons learned from Brunei’s experience.