Category Archives: China

Adult, Long term care care, in China, and the US. A tale of two strengths.

Written by Damjan. Posted on March 19, 2010. Filed under Asia, NOT-China, China, News Items, Public Health. 1 Comment.
Instead of looking up China and others in the developing East, and scoffing at their lack of medical infrastructure, Americans would be wise to look at the family strength that the East does have. Meanwhile, the Chinese, and their Asian neighbors who share both their reverence of filial piety and rapidly growing populations, shouldn't waste any time in studying the blue prints of American assisted living facilities. Both sides have much to learn from each other.

Coughing Butterfly Effect: Path to safer food and drug control, in China

Written by Damjan. Posted on March 18, 2010. Filed under China, News Items, Public Health. 4 Comments.
The problem is that by the time the news cycle is finished covering one of China's food and safety scandals, the average consumer of news is ill informed the story layer which has to do with her own well being. More often than not, international news stories about China's food and drug safety issues are reported in a way that scores points for economies doing trade with China , and, in the worst cases, China's food and safety problems are unceremoniously grouped in with to a long list of China's human rights issues. It is the classic case of elites writing for other elites. The politically and economically expedient information is seized upon while the truly important aspect of it is let go by the wayside.

Top China Blogs. The Best China Reads, Generation 20.10

Written by Damjan. Posted on March 17, 2010. Filed under China, Company Profile, Marketing Health, News Items. 16 Comments.
Before you start digesting this list of blogs please first understand where I am coming from. I'm a long form reader. That is, I tend to gravitate towards articles that take more than a commercial brake to read - I am subscribed to the Economist, The Atlantic Monthly, and The New Yorker. I am aware that this makes me somewhat of a snob. Sue me...here is my top 10 up and comer blogs. All of the blogs here consistently churn out good material that makes me think AND they have innovative blog designs, or something that just *pops*.

China’s Naked Government Experiment Could Work for Hospitals, Too

Written by Damjan. Posted on March 16, 2010. Filed under China, Public Health. No comments.
Officials, in a Sichuan township, have initiated a public accountability experiment, posting their personal expenditures for the first two months of the year online. Netizens have dubbed the effort China's first case of 'Naked Government'. AKA, transparent government. The Sichuan township's efforts are significant because the officials, so far, have been very open about their spending. Here's the healthcare angle. This precedent can and should be applied to China's public hospitals.

Google vs. China | No One Talks About China’s Historical Political Turmoil

Written by Adam Daniel Mezei. Posted on March 15, 2010. Filed under China, News Items. No comments.
A recent Kit Eaton post in Fast Company magazine talks about the newest shot across the bow between Google and China. But why does no one mention the abject fear most Chinese face — especially the leadership — about the country suddenly crumbling from becoming awash in stuff that can legitimately destabilize the country? The Chinese [...]