Universal Disease Screening and Treatment — The Egyptian Example
An interview with William Haseltine about the following article is also available here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1915818 Thirty years ago, chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity accounted for less than 45% of the global disease burden. Today, they are the leading causes …
What The Tech: Impact of Digital Innovations on Healthcare in Asia
Asia is a region where people have better access to a smart phone than to a doctor. The demand for high quality healthcare products and services will continue to rise as the middle-income group grow and age or as lifestyles change. In …
Prince Mahidol Side Meeting on Digital Technology to Achieve Universal Healthcare
ACCESS Health recently co-hosted a side meeting with Health Futures partner FHI360 on the use of digital technology in achieving universal healthcare. The side meeting was held at Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) in Bangkok, Thailand, a gathering that attracts hundreds of …
Bone Alliance Featured in the Singapore Straits Times
ACCESS Health Southeast Asia has been working closely with partners in Singapore to drive a new bone health initiative, Bone Alliance Singapore, to improve awareness and to build new partnerships, ecosystems, and communities of practice for better bone health. The Bone Alliance …
Redefining Early Stage Investments at JP Morgan Healthweek
The ACCESS Health Southeast Asia office participated in the Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) conference series during JP Morgan Healthweek in San Francisco this month. ACCESS Health Director of Startup Alliance, Tript Bhatia, participated on the panel Tales from the Road, which …
Interview with Wahid Doss on the 100 Million Healthy Lives Project
Hepatitis C infection is a worldwide problem. The World Health Organization estimates that 71 million people in the world carry the hepatitis C virus. Many of those infected who are not treated will suffer from cirrhosis and liver cancer. Egypt has the …
Every Second Counts: Saving Lives with India’s Emergency Response System
Meeting the healthcare and social needs of the older population is a personal challenge for millions of Americans and billions more worldwide. It is also a growing global public health challenge. Aging Well: Solutions to the Most Pressing Global Challenges of Aging …
Reaching 650 Million: How Digital Technology is Key to Achieving Universal Health Coverage in ASEAN
This report, produced in partnership with Cisco Systems, focuses on the use of digital technology to improve access to care, focusing specifically on the Southeast Asian region. The ASEAN region is one of the most dynamic and fast-growing economic regions worldwide, bringing …
Bone Alliance Singapore hosts “Good to the Bones” Symposium
This post was written by Shannon Leong, a student majoring in Life Sciences at the National University of Singapore and a former intern with ACCESS Health Singapore. Poor bone health affects 200 million older individuals globally. In rapidly aging societies like Singapore, bone …
ACCESS Health Singapore Hosts Workshop on Bone Health for the Bone Alliance
This post was written by Shannon Leong, a student majoring in Life Sciences at the National University of Singapore and a former intern with ACCESS Health Singapore. The importance of good bone health is often overlooked. When people do think about it, …
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