Research at AHPP

The Asia Health Policy Program at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center sponsors multidisciplinary research on health and medical care in the Asia-Pacific, with a specific focus on how comparative analysis can provide insight for understanding and improving health policy in the region.

AHPP Research Areas

Health service delivery in the Asia-Pacific: Ownership, payment incentives, and chronic disease management
This theme encompasses research on the role of the private sector and public-private partnerships; payment incentives and their impact on patients and providers; organizational innovation, contracting, and soft budget constraints; and chronic disease management.

Historical Development of Healthcare Institutions in East Asia
This theme includes research on the evolution of health systems and analysis of the determinants of significant health improvements, such as those achieved between 1950 and 1980 in China.

» Health Improvement under Mao and Its Implications for Contemporary Aging in China

Population aging, child health and control of infectious diseases
Analyzes prominent issues in population aging, child health, and control of infectious disease. Examples include comparative study of long-term care insurance and informal caregiving; collaborative study of health and healthcare access for children with special needs; controlling drug-resistant tuberculosis.

AHPP Research Projects

Global Tobacco Prevention Research Initiative
The Global Tobacco Prevention Research Initiative strives to apply Stanford's strategic resources to help nations around the world better understand how to move into a smoke-free world, a world beyond tobacco.

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AHPP Research Areas

AHPP Research Projects