May 17th, 2013
Focusing on comparative health care policy in Asia
Comparative, policy-oriented research aimed at improving health care and the overall quality of life across the Asia-Pacific region is at the heart of AHPP's mission and activities. Read more »
April 15th, 2013
Overseas Filipino Workers become economic heroes
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford NewsTo their family members and to the Philippine government, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are the country's “new heroes.” Postdoctoral fellow Marjorie Pajaron talks about her research on the significant economic benefit of OFW remittances. Read more »
March 20th, 2013
U.S. and Asia experts seek solutions to economic aspects of aging in China and India
Shorenstein APARC NewsHow China and India resolve the challenge of supporting their elderly while maintaining economic advancement despite shrinking working-age cohorts will strongly shape their future and may provide valuable lessons. Karen Eggleton describes key issues in each country, and research finding presented during a recent Stanford-Harvard policy dialogue.
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March 14th, 2013
Development and health economist to join as postdoctoral fellow
Shorenstein APARC NewsThis autumn, AHPP will welcome development and health economist Margaret Triyana as the 2013-14 Asia Health Policy Postdoctoral Fellow. Triyana will focus on analyzing the effects of rural-urban migration on children's health outcomes in China and Indonesia Read more »
February 28th, 2013
Despite significant reform, gaps remain in China's health care system
Shorenstein APARC in the news: Newsweek on February 25, 2013Despite significant efforts to reform health care in China, says Karen Eggleston, coverage is "wide but shallow." Eggleston has written about the Chinese government's ambitious reforms.
August 28th, 2012
Visitors a vibrant part of the Asia Health Policy Program
Shorenstein APARC NewsThe Asia-Health Policy Program (AHPP) is one of several Stanford organizations seeking solutions to major global health issues through a comparative study of the health policies of different countries. Visiting fellows and scholars from Asia play an integral part in AHPP’s research, publishing, and outreach activities. Read more »
August 20th, 2012
Stanford experts propose new ideas for governments dealing with old age
CHP/PCOR, Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford NewsStanford health economists Karen Eggleston and Victor Fuchs offer an innovative view of the global aging phenomenon in an article published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives. Read more »









