The National Health Systems Resource Centre in India along with the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently conducted a workshop on Accelerating Transformation to High Quality Health Systems aimed at increasing quality of care by aligning ongoing efforts in the country and sharing overarching lessons on quality. Two recent publications on quality were discussed in…
Mumbai Roundtable Discussion on Innovation, Health and Development in India
Siddhartha Bhattacharaya, Country Director ACCESS Health India, participated in a roundtable held in Mumbai to discuss the Indian healthcare landscape: Challenge and Opportunities. The event was organized by Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI). The discussions were focused around policy recommendations for improving access, affordability, equity and efficiency of the health services in India. Also…
Manyata Quality Maternal Care Initiative Featured At World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics
One of India’s most promising quality maternal care initiatives was featured at the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics’ triennial World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Rio de Janeiro from October 14 to October 19. The Manyata for Mothers program improves the quality of maternity care in private facilities in India, a country in which…
Delivering Health for All through Joint Learning
The Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research organized by the Joint Learning Network (JLN) was held on October 10, 2018. The session entitled Solving UHC Challenges through Practitioner-to-Practitioner Learning included a mini-demonstration of the joint learning model by JLN members Dr. Omar Ahmed Omar Mohammed from Kenya, Dr. Kamaliah Noh from Malaysia, Dr. Nneka Orji from Nigeria, and John Ryu from…
Dr. William Haseltine Speaks at The 8th US China Health Forum
Dr. William Haseltine, chairman and president of ACCESS Health International, attended the 8th US China Health Forum in Chengdu. The summit attracted more than two thousand experts and industry leaders in China, US, and all over the world. Dr. Haseltine, as the chairman of the forum, spoke at the keynote session on the opening day. He…
2018 Global Healthcare Finance Innovation Summit Features ACCESS Health China’s Dr. Chang Liu
Dr. Chang Liu, managing director of ACCESS Health Singapore, Hong Kong, and Mainland China attended the 2018 Global Healthcare Finance Innovation Summit. Dr. Liu moderated the first day of the meeting. Health payment innovation is one of the key focus areas of the Health Futures program in China. The Health Futures program is promoting innovations in…
Technology To Empower the Next Generation in China’s Health Industry
The Health Futures China program recently organized a special closed door seminar in collaboration with Zhongan Technology in Beijing. The seminar was focused on how to use technology to empower the next generation of the health industry in China. Health Futures China invited more than thirty guests to attend the seminar, including leaders from industry associations, government think tanks,…
Dr. William Haseltine Introduces New Book, World Class, to China
Health Futures program in China held a series of events during Dr. William Haseltine's visit in Shanghai. Dr. William Haseltine is the Chairman and President of ACCESS Health International. Dr. Haseltine brought his new book World Class to the Chinese audience. which documented the success of the transformation of NYU Langone Health. Through the events,…
ACCESS Health Chair and President Speaks at U.S. Chamber of Commerce
ACCESS Health International Chair and President William A. Haseltine was the keynote speaker at a policy event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Productivity in a Greying World. Dr. Haseltine joined experts from the Milken Institute and Foreign Policy to discuss how to maximize productivity as the global labor force ages and declines. As populations age around…
ACCESS Health Philippines Launches New Tuberculosis Program
The ACCESS Health Philippines team is working in close partnership with Community Health Solutions on a new public private partnership that will bring much needed tuberculosis counseling, screening, diagnostic testing, and treatment to a select city in Metropolitan Manila. The eighteen month pilot project is funded by TB REACH, a funding mechanism under the Stop TB Partnership and supported…