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/2163Global health disparities were the topic of a special event November 11th co-sponsored by the Asia Health Policy Program of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and the Center for Health Policy / Primary Care and Outcomes Research.]]>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/2163http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/2124A newly published book examines how pharmaceuticals and their regulation play an important and often contentious role in the health systems of the Asia-Pacific, focusing on China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia, and India.]]>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/2124http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/2058AHPP faculty affiliate, Matthew Kohrman, was interviewed by China Radio International (CRI) on August 13th, 2009 about tobacco control in China. As CRI reports, "tobacco control is always a difficult subject for law makers... Still, there appears to be a growing movement -- including in China -- to control tobacco sales."]]>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/2058http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/2055China Radio International interviewed Karen Eggleston, Asia Health Policy Program Director, about China's health care reform for the radio program "People in the Know."]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/2055http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/2023"The Role of the Private Sector in Health" was the topic of a full day symposium held July 11th at the Beijing International Convention Center.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/2023http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/1930The director of the Asia Health Policy Program served as guest editor of the International Journal of Healthcare Finance and Economics for the summer 2009 issue.]]>Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/1930http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/1853The Asia Health Policy Program at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center is pleased to announce that Brian K. Chen has been awarded the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Comparative Health Policy for 2009-2010.]]>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/1853http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/1845On February 26, 2009, the Asia Health Policy Program and the Stanford Center on Longevity co-sponsored a conference entitled "Aging Asia: Economic and Social Implications of Rapid Demographic Change in China, Japan, and Korea."]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/1845http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/1846The Asia Health Policy Program hosted meetings of the public health research project of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities World Institute on February 24-25 at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/1846http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/1779The Asia Health Policy Program has launched a new working paper series on health and demographic change in Asia with a working paper on informal caregiving for the elderly in South Korea.]]>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/news/1779http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/publications/22745Asia Health Policy Program working paper #11, 2009
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A health program treating workers for intestinal parasites and anemia in seven Bangalore apparel factories significantly improved health and worker productivity.]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:40:13 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/publications/22629http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/publications/22618Shorenstein APARC, distributed by Brookings Institution press, August 2009
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this paper focuses on out-of-pocket household health expenditures in Pakistans National Health Accounts and suggests steps toward estimating such expenditures more effectively.]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:48:12 PSThttp://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/publications/22555http://asiahealthpolicy.stanford.edu/publications/22520Asia Health Policy Program working paper #8, 2009
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