What Makes This Coronavirus Different—And What We Can Do About It
To date, more than 4,500 people have contracted 2019-nCoV, the new coronavirus that first appeared in Wuhan, China and has spread to numerous countries around the world. The first death from the severe viral respiratory disease was announced January 11, and of …
Ten Year Anniversary of ACCESS Health International
In 2017, ACCESS Health International celebrated its tenth anniversary. In ten years, ACCESS Health grew from a single office in Hyderabad, India to a global organization with offices in many of the major cities of the world, including New Delhi, Singapore, Beijing, …
FocusCura
FocusCura is an international eHealth provider. It provides five products which improve the quality of life for seniors and chronically ill. The eHealth solutions of FocusCura give the elderly the opportunity to live independently in their homes. Internationally two interesting eHealth applications …
Interview with Patrick Cheung, Jade Club
This interview is part of a greater research effort by ACCESS Health to identify best practices in elder care across a number of countries including Sweden, The Netherlands, mainland China and Hong Kong. Sofia Widén traveled to mainland China and to Hong …
Interview with Dr. Alfred Chan, Elderly Commission of Hong Kong
The Elderly Commission is an influential advisory board that completes independent projects to benefit the society of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government appoints the Elderly Commission and in 2016 charged it with restructuring elder care in Hong Kong within three years. …
Home Safety: An interview with Irene Leung, Senior Citizen Home Safety Association
Life expectancy of Hong Kong residents became one of the highest in the world in 2014. Families take the central responsibility of care for elderly relatives. However, the government of Hong Kong is launching an ambitious effort to build new care homes, …
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