ACCESS Health Philippines: The Welfare of Frontliners at the Forefront
Manila, Philippines—ACCESS Health International successfully organized an online orientation to officially kick off their national survey activities for the study entitled, “Determining the Implementation Status of Benefits under the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers in the Philippines.” Attended by over 100 …
Achieving Universal Health Coverage in the Philippines Through Digital Technology
Together with Cisco, ACCESS Health hosted a roundtable discussion on harnessing digital health for achieving universal health care (UHC) on 18 January 2021. Participants from government ministries handling health and/or technology, private sector developers of eHealth solutions, and academics working in this …
ACCESS Health Philippines: A Look Back On 2020 And Look Ahead To 2021
With the pandemic’s onset, 2020 became a year of transition for the Philippines office. The introduction of quarantines necessitated a move online for nearly all our projects and activities. Nevertheless, our work continued and we were able to complete a number of …
Public Private Collaboration in Times of Covid-19 Crisis
This article was written by Tina Ja, Chief People Officer for ACCESS Health China. Covid-19 has kept us contained for over half a year now. This novel virus has disoriented and reoriented our relationships with once familiar environments, and with each other. …
Beyond Private Interests: Four Ways that Chinese Businesses Came Together During Covid-19
This article was written by Jasmine Su, a summer intern with ACCESS Health China. She is currently studying Health Policy Modelling at Yale University and aspires to combine her interests in journalism and public health in the future. Covid-19 broke out in …
Greater Trust, Better Communication: How Chinese People’s Relationship with Businesses Evolved Throughout Covid-19
This article was written by Jasmine Su, a summer intern with ACCESS Health China. She is currently studying Health Policy Modelling at Yale University and aspires to combine her interests in journalism and public health in the future. Chinese citizens have been …
The Science and Technology Behind Healthy Aging
Singapore’s life expectancy is one of the highest in the world and its population is aging rapidly. According to recent predictions, one fourth of all Singaporeans will be aged 65 and above by 2030. Thus, the question of what comprises healthy aging …
Introduction to the COVID-19: Learning Diary from India
ACCESS Health India has developed a learning diary which records India’s response to COVID-19 along with its understanding of the virus. The aim of the diary is to enable tracing of legislative, judicial, and social response to the epidemic at a country …
India’s Covid-19 Testing Capacity Must Grow by a Factor of 10
The Center for Global Development, in partnership with ACCESS Health India, has recently released a publication on the subject of India’s Covid-19 testing supply chain. Many experts believe that a tenfold increase in the country’s testing rate is necessary to keep positivity …
ACCESS Health Southeast Asia Explores Fintech for Health in Bangladesh
Adrienne Mendenhall, Director of Business Development in Singapore and Tript Bhatia, Director, Startup Alliance visited Dhaka from January 19-22 to start Fintech for Health work in Bangladesh. Over three days the group attended more than a dozen events. The trip started with meetings …
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