This post originally appeared on the Health Futures website. Cancer is difficult to talk about. It is a disease that is both profoundly personal and overwhelmingly prevalent. Most of us have experienced, either ourselves or along with a loved one, the diagnosis and treatment protocols of cancer and are well versed in its language of stages,…

SINGAPORE, July 18, 2018 – ACCESS Health International launched a report, Innovative funding models for cancer treatment in Asia: A landscape study of funding trends and innovations commissioned by Roche Pte Ltd. The 2015 ACTION study[1] found that more than seventy five percent of patients diagnosed with cancer in Southeast Asia face financial catastrophe or…

ACCESS Health China and L.E.K. Consulting recently launched a new report named Paying for the Cure: Transforming the Financing of Novel Therapies. The report focuses on innovative payment models for novel therapies in the Asia Pacific region. The report serves as a guideline for pharmaceuticals, hospitals, insurance companies, and policymakers to develop innovative services to…

Cancer has both social and economic implications in India. The stigma associated with cancer is known to leave a psychosocial impact that alters the health seeking behavior of the patient. The prolonged treatment often impoverishes the household. The mortality rate due to cancer is high, at sixty eight percent of the annual incidence. Fewer than…

This post originally appeared on Forbes.com In previous articles in my series on health and aging, I talked about the importance of healthcare coordination and caring for elders in their homes and outside of traditional hospital environments. These efforts are an important factor to improve health outcomes for the elderly. Yet these initiatives will always fall short of achieving…

ACCESS Health China recently held a special “Health Futures Industry Networking Reception” in collaboration with Yale University at the Yale Beijing Center. Yale University School of Public Health and ACCESS Health have been working together closely to create a healthcare innovation ecosystem with a specific focus on urban health. More than forty mentors and partners…

ACCESS Health China co organized the commencement ceremony of Bright Start with Non-Profit Incubator and J.P. Morgan on April 21, 2018. The commencement took place at Shanghai Polytechnic University. More than forty students and more than twenty guests from the program, corporations, and schools participated in the event. ACCESS Health actively organized and participated in…

This article was originally published on Forbes.com. Coordinating social and healthcare for the elderly its a critical challenge. The goal of care coordination is to ensure that all those responsible for the health and wellness of an older person have a clear understanding of their roles and their shared responsibilities. Even in a country like Sweden, which has a…

This article was originally published on Forbes.com. Demographic change is a defining issue of our time. As the worldwide population ages, the healthcare systems of every country, including the United States, will face significant challenges to meet the needs of an aging population. This article is the first in a series that will explore how…

ACCESS Health was recently invited to share learnings from India on quality improvement as part of the 13th International Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium in Paris. Ajitkumar Sudke, ACCESS Health India’s Director of Quality and Process Improvement and head of our Safe Care, Saving Lives program shared preliminary findings from a research study taking place in three Indian hospital…