Medical Audits Collaborative: Phase III Meeting in Seoul and Wonju, South Korea
The Medical Audits Collaborative held its third in person meeting in South Korea from December 6 to 9, 2016. The meeting was the third in a series that brought together participants from Colombia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Philippines toward …
Can Sin Taxes on Tobacco Solve Funding Challenges in Healthcare System?
This article originally appeared in Business Standard. The adverse health effects and hazardous nature of goods (substances) such as tobacco and alcohol are well known. This has led several countries to implement a tax on these goods, commonly referred to as sin …
Exploring Healthcare in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway
ACCESS Health International and the Dutch Task Force Health Care are partnering on a series of three new studies and fact finding missions that will explore healthcare systems in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. The studies will provide an in depth look at how healthcare …
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 …
Premature Babies in India Get a Helping Hand
When Fatima* was seven months pregnant, there was despair instead of joy among family and doctors surrounding her. Her baby was expected to be born prematurely and was thus at risk of respiratory disorders, underdevelopment, and even death. Luckily for Fatima, she …
Where are the Market Facilitators? – Moving Public Private Partnerships from Idea to Implementation
As governments look toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, they are increasingly interested in working with social enterprises to fill gaps in service provision. At the same time, social enterprises are generating new business model innovations—from process innovations that lower the cost …
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