In Karnataka, India, more than ninety percent of the population have health insurance coverage for tertiary care. The National Health Mission, Karnataka, works to improve access to primary healthcare. Secondary healthcare coverage is provided through a mix of health insurance programs, from both state and central government. Despite these multiple forms of insurance, there are…

Part of our work at ACCESS Health involves identifying new health solutions and finding the right partners who can test those solutions, prove their worth, and make them more widely available. We recently kicked off an India China Roadshow to showcase Indian healthcare startups among Chinese investors. The Roadshow gives Indian entrepreneurs the opportunity to understand…

The ACCESS Health team conducted a series of in depth interviews on elder care and optimal aging in the United States. Each interview provides a comprehensive look at a specific model or initiative that can improve the quality of life and care for an aging population. As a group, these interviews provide a broad understanding of…

This article originally appeared in The Hindu. Fewer Newborns in Telangana State get Breast Milk within an Hour In Telangana just 37% of newborns are breastfed within one hour of birth. The figure is lower than national average of 41.6%. Also, two thirds of mothers in the State breastfeed exclusively for the first six months.…

The Economic Development Board of Singapore organized the first “UnConference on Aging” on August 1, 2017. The “UnConference” was unlike typical conferences in that the details of the agenda were determined by the participants and not the organizers. Participants included large Singapore and multinational corporates, startups, small and medium sized businesses, business accelerators, and convenors,…

Dr. Ramesh Reddy, Director Medical Education, Telangana, kicks off a weeklong celebration of World Breastfeeding Week with event at Niloufer Hospital Hyderabad August 1, 2017. More than 100 doctors, nurses, and patients at Niloufer Hospital joined the Director Medical Education, Telangana to form a human chain in commemoration of World Breastfeeding Week, August 1 to…

At the Government Maternity Hospital in Hanamkonda, Warangal District Telangana the Safe Care, Saving Lives team is finding simple solutions to solve major challenges affecting the health and wellbeing of mothers and newborns. In the Special Newborn Care Unit of the hospitals, infections pose one of the greatest risks. Safe Care, Saving Lives team members…

This article, written by ACCESS Health Country Director for India, Siddhartha Battacharya, orginally appeared in the magazine CFO Insights. The healthcare system in India faces several key challenges in the last mile: a fragmented delivery system, with public and private providers operating in distinct spheres; primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of care fractured from one another.…

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…

ACCESS Health International was recently invited to participate in the launch of a report from the Economist’s Intelligence Unit on Access to Healthcare. Ensuring equal access to high quality and affordable health is at the heart of everything we do here at ACCESS Health International. Unfortunately, as the Economist report exposes, the pace of change…