Health finance is becoming an increasing challenge to the health system in China and globally. The high price of new drugs and global demographic changes make the issue more important and urgent than ever before. To help find solutions to these challenges, our Health Futures program in China organized the 2nd Annual International Health Finance…

ACCESS Health was a proud participant in the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health 2018 Forum, held in December in New Delhi. The event focused on improving multisectoral action for results, sharing country solutions, and capturing and sharing best practices in the maternal, newborn, and child health sectors. Part of our involvement including offering…

The Concept Foundation recently hosted a side event at the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Forum on the quality of lifesaving medicines. Participants in the Quality of Life-Saving Medicines: A New Investment Strategy panel discussion noted that with decreasing aid assistance to developing countries, there is a need for new strategies and funding…

Every Second Counts: New Book Explores the Birth and Growth of the Largest Emergency Service Provider in the World Dr. William Haseltine tells the story of the groundbreaking emergency response system that every country should be emulating. Minutes and seconds can mean the difference between life or death. In his new book, Every Second Counts:…

Singapore, 30 November 2018 – ACCESS Health International and NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS) today announced the 2018 top teams from Modern Aging Singapore. Three teams were awarded a total of $100,000, in seed funding, to further develop their solutions that cater to the challenges and opportunities within the…

Today we announce the appointment of Dr. Krishna Reddy as the new Country Director of ACCESS Health India. Dr. Reddy has a long and distinguished career in India and is known internationally as a pioneer in comprehensive primary care, digital health, and integrated care. “I can think of no better person than Dr. Reddy to lead…

ACCESS Health India recently presented lessons learned from the Safe Care, Saving Lives program to officials of the Department of Health and Family Welfare and National Health Mission in Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Thanks to government leadership, Chhatisgarh has lowered infant mortality rate of fifty one deaths per thousand live births to thirty nine infants per thousand. The…

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…

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…

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…