http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/Recent news, events + publications from AHPPen-usPublic domainhttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/60http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3964Comparative, 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.]]>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3964http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3911To 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.]]>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3911http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3879How 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.]]>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3879http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3876This 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]]>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3876http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3858Despite 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.]]>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3858http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3626The 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.]]>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3626http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3612Stanford 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.]]>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3612http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3546AHPP announces the availability of two 2012-13 pre-doctoral research assistantships in health economics research on evidence-based health policy in East Asia. Applications are currently being accepted through July 20.]]>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3546http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3544How well do textbooks educate school children about malaria prevention and treatment? AHPP's Siyan Yi took part in a study that examined textbooks from countries with high Malaria rates -- Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Niger, Benin, and Ghana -- and recently published its findings in the open-access journal PLoS ONE.]]>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3544http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3503May 31 was the WHO World No Tobacco Day. The Pioneers for Health Consultancy Center, a China-based non-governmental organization with close collaborative ties to AHPP's Matthew Kohrman, recently conducted an extensive study of stores in Kunming, a city in the heart of China’s tobacco-growing region, that sell cigarettes to teenagers.]]>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/3503http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/events/7681Open to the public (RSVP required)
Shuzhuo Li; Dongmei Zuo]]>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:07:32 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/events/7681http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/events/7593Open to the public (RSVP required)
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As China's economy grows so does the prevalence of social inequality. In a YaleGlobal Online article, a team of Shorenstein APARC China experts says the country must invest more now in education and public health programs for its rural children or it will face major growth challenges in the near future.]]>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:37:39 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/publications/23932http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/publications/23914Asia Health Policy Program working paper # 32, November 30, 2012
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