The American tech giant Cisco Systems recently partnered with the Southeast Asia office of ACCESS Health International to explore how policymakers can turn words into action and deliver on promises to provide universal access to high quality care. The report focuses on opportunities around the use of digital technology to improve access to care, focusing…
Safe Care, Saving Lives: Leaving a Legacy of Quality Improvement
In 2014, ACCESS Health partnered with the public health insurance program in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to launch a quality improvement program called Safe Care, Saving Lives. The program worked closely with the public health insurer to develop institutional structures and capacity within the purchaser of care to work on quality improvement for newborn…
Health Futures China Launches Whitepaper Project on Value Based Healthcare
One of the key trends towards the institution restructuring and policy innovation of the health system in China is value based healthcare. However, both public and private players are facing multiple challenges implementing such projects, including the fragmented health service system, the lack of health data and analysis, and gaps in health insurance coverage. In…
BMJ Global Health Publishes Article on Improving Quality of Care Through Standardized Patients
Sofi Bergkvist, ACCESS Health Executive Director of International Programs, co-authored an article on the use of standardized patients for healthcare quality research in low and middle income countries. The article, recently published by BMJ Global Health, notes that the use of standardized patients is becoming increasing common as a means to measure the quality of…
ACCESS Health Shortlisted for Global Development Network Award
The ACCESS Health Philippines office was one of three organizations shortlisted for the Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development 2019 by the Global Development Network. The main theme of the award is “Doing research in developing countries: the role of non-academic actors, new communication platforms and leadership in social sciences.” ACCESS Health Philippines researchers Danika Bardelosa…
ACCESS Health India Organizes Learning Workshop: Idea to policy to implementation
ACCESS Health India organized a learning session on the critical steps needed to take a new healthcare notion or concept from the ideation stage, through to policy and implementation. The learning session created a platform for all stakeholders in the health sector to discuss the challenges and opportunity of the process and moving ideas through…
ACCESS Health India Joins Government Leaders at New Flagship Course on Health System Strengthening and Sustainable Financing
ACCESS Health India participated in a course on health system strengthening and sustainable financing organized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Health Systems Transformation Platform. The course is modeled on a global flagship course originally developed by Harvard University and the World…
ACCESS Health Featured in The Hindu: Redesigning Medical Education
This article, authored by ACCESS Health Country Director Dr. Krishna Reddy, originally appeared in The Hindu. Redesigning Medical Education Despite tremendous changes in health systems over the last century, medical education curricula has remained mostly outdated. The key elements that define today's global health systems include ageing populations; demand for quality, equity and dignity; transition…
India Leads the Way in Digital Health
India is in the midst of what some have dubbed the "world's biggest healthcare overhaul." In addition to recently launching one of the world's largest publicly funded health insurance programs, set to cover some 500 million people living in poverty, the government has also been working diligently to develop a new digital health strategy for…
Health Futures Networking Event Featuring Pioneers in Healthcare Digitalization in China and US
The Health Futures program in China recently held a special Industry Leaders Networking Reception in collaboration with Health Catalyst in Beijing. The event took place on August 20, 2019. The Event, held at WeWork Beijing, focused on transforming healthcare services and driving outcome improvement through healthcare analytics. More than seventy industry leaders and partners from…