The Shanghai Information Service Association held their "Internet + Aging Industry Summit" on July 4 in Shanghai. The summit is endorsed by Shanghai Economic and Information Technology Committee and Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau. ACCESS Health China Program Director Cathie Liu was invited by Shanghai Aging Tech Service Center to speak at the Summit. In her role…
Aging Asia and the Pacific: Developing Long Term Care Systems and Effective Responses
ACCESS Health International recently participated in the Asian Development Bank conference on aging in Asia. The conference, entitled Aging Asia and the Pacific: Developing Long Term Care Systems and Effective Responses took place in late June in Manila. The regional conference brought together distinguished representatives from Asian Development Bank developing member countries, academia, government partners, development agencies,…
Bright Start Members Visit First Respond in Shanghai
ACCESS Health China led a group of students from the Bright Start Project to visit the First Respond Shanghai office on June 28, 2017. The Chief Operations Officer of First Respond Robin Jun Lu, delivered a lecture to the students on the topic of pre hospital care. Mr. Lu described the severe challenge of pre…
A Paradigm Shift in Public Health: Transforming Maternal and Newborn Care in Telangana, India
India is poised to become one of the three largest economies in the world by the end of this decade. As one of the world's great nations, India played an important role in shaping the Sustainable Development Goals that make up the United Nations development agenda between 2015 and 2030. Indeed, the Sustainable Development Goals…
Healthcare Market Studies in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway
Sweden, Denmark, and Norway have some of the highest quality healthcare systems in the world. However, as a percentage of GDP, these Nordic countries also have some of the highest healthcare expenditures in the world. There are ample opportunities for companies and organizations from the public and private sector to enter the healthcare market in…
Business Times Features Modern Aging
The Business Times recently published a feature article on our Modern Aging program. The original text of that article appears below. Millennial Entrepreneurs Take on Ageing: And they show that apps and the elderly do mix By Vivien Shiaothe, The Business Times ARMED with tech-savviness and passion, a growing number of millennials are taking the leap into…
ACCESS Health International Welcomes Maulik Chokshi as Health Systems Director
ACCESS Health International is delighted to announce the addition of Maulik Chokshi to our team. Mr. Chokshi will drive our health systems work in India and provide technical and programmatic leadership for our policy work. Mr. Chokshi brings with him two decades worth of health experience. He spent eight highly regarded years with the Public…
The Future of Healthcare at Shanghai Mentoring Session
ACCESS Health China recently hosted a networking session for our global mentors and industry partners. More than fifty experts and industry leaders attended the event, which was focused on the future of healthcare. Participants came from the healthcare industry, the aging industry, investment firms, and from organizations focused international relations. Read more about the discussions that took…
Impact of Medical Audits Learnings on Nigeria’s Health System
This post was written by Dr. Uchenna E. Ewelike, Head of Standards and Quality Assurance (South-East Zone), National Health Insurance Scheme Nigeria. It originally appeared as part of the Joint Learning Network’s monthly newsletter and blog. Background: Medical audit systems are crucial to quality improvement in patient care and systems efficiency. But many countries struggle with the…
ACCESS Health Moderates First Ever Aging Panel Asia Venture Philanthropists Network
The fifth Asia Venture Philanthropists Network conference brought together a diverse group of funders, resource providers, and innovators from Asia and beyond to explore opportunities for learning and collaboration and to support the growth of the social sector ecosystem in Asia. The conference theme this year was "Collaborating for Impact", reflective of the need for…