2021 ASK Health: Health Futures Scholarship and Fellowship Recipients Announced
After a two-month selection process involving both written applications and interviews, 12 outstanding individuals were selected from over 100 applicants from top universities worldwide. The chosen individuals will receive the 2021 ASK Health: Health Futures Scholarship, and are officially Health Futures’ Fellows. …
InOrder partners with IIPH Hyderabad towards health systems capacity building
Under its ongoing efforts at health systems strengthening through meaningful collaborations with important health systems actors and stakeholders, the InOrder Institute has recently partnered with the Indian Institute of Public Health- Hyderabad (IIPH-H). IIPH-H is a part of the Public Health Foundation …
One Person Can Change the World: Katalin Kariko
Throughout his career, ACCESS Health Chair and President William A. Haseltine, PhD — aka “Dr. Bill” — has had the privilege of meeting and working with some of the biggest heroes in science. In his latest book, Science As A Superpower: My Lifelong …
APACMed China Health Dialogue: Report on Diagnosis-Related Group to Support Innovation
In May 2021, APACMed launched a monthly, health-focused dialogue for members and partners in the region, providing key insights on the medtech industry in China. Dr. Chang Liu, Regional Director of ASK Health, participated in the kick-off webinar as a keynote speaker. …
Second Fintech Session of PHBS-CJBS Global Pitch Competition
On May 11th, the 2nd FinTech Session of PHBS-CJBS Global Pitch Competition, co-organized by Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) and Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS) and supported by ASK Health, concluded successfully. The 8th session of the competition focused on fintech. …
Online Event on Evidence-Based Research in Philippine Public Health Policy
On 29 April, an online dissemination event on Exploring Philippine Use of Evidence-Based Research to Influence Public Health Policy was held. This event represents the culmination of research performed under a grant awarded by the New Delhi-based Global Development Network, which aims …
Fintech for Health Whitepaper: Breaking the Health-Poverty trap
Every year, one-third of all new cases of poverty in Southeast Asia are due to healthcare costs. In South Asia alone, 64.8% of the total health expenditure is attributed to out-of-pocket healthcare payments. While Universal Health Coverage is the ideal state of …
ACCESS Health International Launches 2021 Accelerator Program
Healthcare is expensive and ASEAN countries are facing an unprecedented rise in healthcare costs in the coming decade – factors include growing elderly population, high smoking, and obesity. The total healthcare spending could accelerate to USD 740 billion from the current USD …
“Health System Six-Lesson Series” Hosted By ACCESS Health China Comes To An End
The ACCESS Health China team has organized a six-lesson series of Health System course, covering the national planning of health systems, China’s health system, health system reform, Health China 2030, and the value of healthcare under the existing health system. There is …
Report Release: Disease Burden and Health-related Quality of Life Survey on Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) Patients in China
The Report Disease Burden and Health-related Quality of Life Survey on Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) Patients in China was formally published in Hangzhou on March 27th. ACCESS Health China’s Research and Consultation team participated in the writing of this report. It is the …
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