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Archive for February, 2012
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China, HK, Macau
ChineseCaregivers

The rural life and times of China’s aging population, Part II: Caregivers and Psychologocial Outcomes

Consequences of migration not only have the potential to shift rural health profiles in the short term, but will undoubtedly cause a demographic change in urban areas. Filial piety motivates families to stay together in the cou...
by Samuel
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China, HK, Macau
rural_elderly

The rural life and times of China’s aging population , Part I

The New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) has considerably increased access to basic care in rural China. The coverage, however, only extends to inpatient acute care. This results in a system that is not geared to the health pr...
by Samuel
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Public Health & Development
reform_health

Health reform, too, falls on the shoulders of America’s baby boomers

I have known very few people as passionate about healthcare as my college professor, Don Taylor, currently an associate professor at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.  Professor Taylor taught the introdu...
by Damjan Denoble
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India & the ASEAN
EndPovertyinSouthAsia

End Poverty In South Asia

I wish I had discovered the World Bank's "End Poverty in Asia" blog earlier, but I will have to settle for perusing through their older content. Informative articles written by some of the world's best development minds combi...
by Damjan Denoble
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China, HK, Macau
StemCells_china

Stem Cells in China, Wild East Until Doctors Get Paid Better

In my opinion, the proliferation of productive, and legitimate stem cell research, like so many other things in China, will come down to a basic need of health reform, better doctor compensation. Simply put, when doctors get pa...
by Damjan Denoble
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