2017 Shanghai Internet + Aging Industry Summit
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 …
A Paradigm Shift in Public Health: Transforming Maternal and Newborn Care in Telangana, India
India is poised to become one of the three largest economies in the world by the end of this decade. As one of the world’s great nations, India played an important role in shaping the Sustainable Development Goals that make up the …
The Future of Healthcare at Shanghai Mentoring Session
ACCESS Health China recently hosted a networking session for our global mentors and industry partners. More than fifty experts and industry leaders attended the event, which was focused on the future of healthcare. Participants came from the healthcare industry, the aging industry, investment firms, …
How to Improve Public-Private Health Care Collaboration in India
In recent years, India has made rapid advances in improving health care. The National Health Mission has been instrumental in reducing maternal mortality rates in India by increasing its use of community health workers. It has also increased the number of individuals …
The Joint Learning Fund at Work
ACCESS Health International is one of the founding members of the Joint Learning Network, an innovative, country driven network of healthcare practitioners and policymakers from around the globe who produce and experiment with new ideas and tools to expand health coverage in …
MIT Hacking Medicine Awards Top Robotics Prize
Autonomous Smart Mobility Platform Clinches Top Prize at MIT Hacking Medicine Robotics Singapore 2017 Winning team, Botler, creates a patient-friendly autonomous transport system at Asia’s first Hackathon for social robotics in elder care. The creators of Botler have been officially announced as …
Hacking Medicine with ACCESS Health Singapore
Channel News Asia’s morning program First Look Asia featured ACCESS Health Singapore Country Manager Adrienne Mendenhall talking about technology and robotics as a solution to some of the challenges of an aging population. The interview aired in the leadup to Asia’s first …
Innovation for the Elderly Competition in China
As part of its Modern Aging program, the ACCESS Health International team recently hosted a two day training program in Shanghai for finalists of the Third National Innovation for the Elderly Competition. The Innovation for the Elderly Competition is a nationwide competition that encourages innovative technology projects …
Focusing on Primary Health to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in IndiaVrishali Shekhar
Financing of healthcare is one of the critical determinants of achieving better health outcomes. In India, a government agency, National Health Accounts, monitors the flow of resources in a country’s health system and provides detailed data on health finances has divided insurance …
Partners in Care: An interview with June Simmons
ACCESS Health Program Manager Jean Galiana interviewed the founder of Partners in Care, June Simmons, as part of a study on elder and long term care. Simmons described the focus of the Partners in Care program and the reasons for its success. …
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