Monthly Archives: January 2010

FOARP: Race and China

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on January 14, 2010. Filed under News Items. No comments.
I thought that the article immediately below this two paragraph introduction, published last July, on the “Fear of a Red Planet” blog (FOARP), would add to an ongoing Asia Healthcare Blog and ChinaHB discussion about race in China. I am posting this because it is good food for thought, because race, identity, and people rights [...]

Human Rights Watch Writes About Drug Rehabilitation, in China

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on January 13, 2010. Filed under China, Human Rights. 3 Comments.
HRW report states that the drug rehabilitation centers are nothing more than business ventures for local police, and that the harsh treatment of those who go through the rehabilitation centers does almost nothing to cure use, 98% relapse. It is important to remember that drug rehabilitation centers in the United States have often been accused of low success rates, and available statistics are notoriously shaky due to the fact that they are self reported, and many leave out people who drop out of the program early. Some US centers have even been accused of being dressed up legal drug shops, weaning addicts of street drugs by substituting a prescribed regiment of legal alternatives. Perhaps the most reliable statistic to base a comparison on is that around 90% of alcoholics that go through some sort of program, relapse at some point. In short, all drug rehabilitation systems have the potential to be exploitative and China's is no exception.

China to lift ban on hepatitis B carriers in study, work

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on January 12, 2010. Filed under News Items. 1 Comment.
Be sure to check out our new, all-China site, ChinaHB Xinhua news reports that “ China is set to issue regulations to remove hepatitis B check from physical examination for school entrance and work, according to the Ministry of Health. Mao Qunan, a spokesman with the ministry, said here Tuesday that the move was based [...]

Damjan and Adam Daniel Mezei Talk China, Part I

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on January 8, 2010. Filed under News Items. 2 Comments.
This article was originally posted at our new site, China HB. Over the past few weeks, Adam Daniel-Mezei and I have been engaged in an email dialogue of epic proportions. We were inspired by a series (2006 series, 2009 series) of very entertaining exchanges between popular sports writer Bill Simmons and world-class idea author, Malcolm [...]