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COVID-19 and Telemedicine: Experience from China, India, and the United States

In many countries, telemedicine is playing an important role in COVID-19 pandemic response and may have an increased role in non-COVID-19 service delivery going forward. Join us for a webinar discussion of telemedicine in the three largest countries of the world–China, India, and the United States. Panelists will discuss the policies around insurance coverage, pricing, and quality of telemedicine and the role that telemedicine may have in the regular health…

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How Taiwan beat the coronavirus (Prof. William Hsiao on CNBC News)

Summary CNBC.com looked at how places around the world have tackled COVID-19. Taiwan, the third subject of the series, has confirmed 451 COVID-19 cases and seven deaths in a population of 23.7 million. Taiwan had a plan in place for years, which involved quarantines, contact tracing and wide availability of masks, among other things. William Hsiao, emeritus professor of economics in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the…

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Visiting Scholar Blog–Understanding the Epidemic Countermeasures Employed at the Community Level in China (By Dr. Jing WANG)

Dr. Jing Wang is an associate professor at the Institute of Sociology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Her research focuses on the role of technology and innovation in healthcare delivery, the provision of long-term care, and the promotion of social welfare in the Chinese healthcare system. She is a 2019-2020 Visiting Scholar with the Harvard China Health Partnership. These remarks represent her own personal views, not the views of…

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Visiting Scholar Blog–COVID-19: Replays and Preludes (by Duo XU)

Duo XU is a Ph.D. student in economics at Peking University, from which he also received a bachelor’s degree in law and economics. His research focuses on healthcare delivery in China. He is a 2019-2020 Visiting Scholar with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Harvard China Health Partnership. These remarks represent his own personal views, not the views of the Harvard China Health Partnership or the Harvard T.H.…

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After the COVID-19 epidemic, China should strengthen basic medical care (Prof. William Hsiao in China Philanthropist Magazine)

Summary The coronavirus epidemic has made public health infrastructure a focal topic in China. To this end, China Philanthropist Magazine recently interviewed Professor William Hsiao, member of the American Academy of Sciences and a professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He highlighted that while China has renewed its proposal to build a strong public health system after COVID-19 is under control, it is important for experts…

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COVID-19: Reopening Public Health and the Economy

As global economies gradually reopen, how are governments balancing economic recovery with concerns for public health? This event brought together scholars from economics, public health, and political science to discuss how different regions of the globe are approaching the complex demands of reopening. Speakers: Joseph Allen, Assistant Professor of Exposure Assessment Science, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health  Addressed keeping people safe at work focusing…

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COVID-19: Implications for the Global Economy

COVID-19 has created a major and lasting impact on the global economy. Experts on five of the world’s major economies—the United States, Brazil, Russia, India, and China — discussed the uneven economic shock of the global pandemic, as well as how these economies might recover in the coming years. Speakers: Natalia Volchkova, Assistant Professor and Policy Director, Center for Economic and Financial Research, New Economic School, Moscow Presented on the…

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The new coronavirus will not disappear like SARS, and a vaccine is the only hope (Prof. William Hsiao in China Philanthropist Magazine)

Summary Recently, Dr. William Hsiao, an academic of the American Academy of Sciences and a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, pointed out in an interview with China Philanthropist Magazine (April 18, 2020) that, “The new coronavirus will not disappear like SARS. Our only hope is that a vaccine against this virus can be developed.” This epidemic was a big test for China and the United States, and…

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Harvard T.H. Chan School-Wuhan University Joint Seminar on Health System Response to COVID-19

Strengthening System Response to Epidemic Outbreak: Lessons from COVID-19 Seminar held by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Wuhan University, and Taikang Health Foundation on April 4, 2020 Background COVID-19 has claimed many precious lives and has caused significant health, economic, social and psychological costs worldwide. The crisis is still unfolding and its damage promises to be catastrophic. Within China, the city of Wuhan suffered the most severe blow.…

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Understanding China’s coronavirus numbers (Professor Winnie Yip on PRI’s The World)

China has reported no new locally-transmitted cases, only new infections that originated outside the country. Host Marco Werman speaks with Professor Winnie Yip, at the Harvard School of Public Health about the significance of this milestone. The World | Boston, a co-production of the BBC World Service, PRX, and WGBH Thursday, March 19, 2020 – 4:25 pm Listen here!