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Philanthropy in the Health Sector: UBS Philanthropy Forum Greater China 2021

At the UBS Philanthropy Forum Greater China held from November 18-19, 2021, Amy Lo, Co-head of UBS Wealth Management APAC and Head of UBS Hong Kong Branch, highlighted the need for a philanthropic roadmap to navigate the health and environmental challenges created or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The hybrid event, themed “Reimagining Philanthropy for the Next Decade,” attracted 700 participants to explore topics in health and environment philanthropy, climate change,…

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Research Grants Announced: China’s Ageing Population and Lessons from China’s COVID-19 Response

Dr. Winnie Yip, Faculty Director of the Harvard China Health Partnership, will serve as the advisor for six research teams examining key questions related to China’s ageing population and lessons learned from China’s COVID-19 pandemic response. The projects, part of a 2021 research grant program promoting the development of a 21st Century Healthcare System in China, are funded by the Taikang Health Foundation and were announced at a November 2021 event…

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iNewsweek: China’s village medicine – how did we get here?

In an interview with iNewsweek (Chinese: 中国新闻周刊), Dr. Winnie Yip discusses the historical transition in China’s health system towards its current hospital-centric care delivery model. Prior to China’s health reforms, village-level doctors were the main providers of patient care. The quality of services provided by these village doctors was highly variable, and many of them exhibited profit maximization behavior by limiting provision of services with lower subsidies. This began to change…

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HCHP Newsletter – China Health Connection: Issue 2

The second issue of the Harvard China Health Partnership’s newsletter China Health Connection has been released. This newsletter brings readers the latest news on the progress we are making across our research portfolio and the positive impact HCHP’s work is having on strengthening China’s health system. In this issue, Faculty Director Winnie Yip discusses HCHP’s work on ageing in China, the research we showcased at the 2021 Congress of the International Health Economics…

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HCHP Research @ iHEA Congress 2021

The academic collaborations that the Harvard China Health Partnership has forged over decades of work in China enable us to conduct meaningful research to answer pressing questions for China’s health system. These engagements simultaneously promote capacity building for the country’s next generation of thought leaders in health economics. As China makes advances in healthcare financing, telemedicine, eldercare, and other areas, this research also carries important lessons for other global health systems…

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Yip Presents at Maternal and Child Health Forum Marking Lancet Commission Launch

On May 28th, 2021, Professor Winnie Yip, Faculty Director of the Harvard China Health Partnership, shared her research on the progress and gaps in China’s health reform efforts at the opening session of the 2021 International Forum on Maternal and Child Health. This event helped mark the launch of The Lancet Commission on RMNCAH (Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health) in China. In her presentation, Dr. Yip highlighted the…

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China Social Innovation and Economic Symposium – Health Forum

At a symposium organized by the Harvard Kennedy School China Society, Dr. Winnie Yip, Professor of Health Policy and Economics, joined Professor Yi Ning from Peking University to analyze the response of China’s health system to the global pandemic, including the role of community mobilization in prevention and control efforts. Resources A recording of the event is available here.

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Harvard Crimson: Harvard Economics Professor Talks Broken American Health System

The Harvard Crimson highlighted Professor William Hsiao’s extensive work on the U.S. healthcare system in an article based on the HCHP webinar “Fixing the Underlying Problems of the Broken American Health System.” Hsiao, who has worked on healthcare reform efforts around the globe, referred to previous attempts at reforming the U.S. healthcare system–including the creation of Medicare and policies like the Affordable Care Act (ACA)–as “band-aid” solutions. He advocates for the introduction…

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HCHP Partners Host Social Health Insurance Forum

Multi-tiered Social Health Insurance Forum at Fudan University On March 27th, Harvard China Health Partnership collaborators at Fudan University hosted an in-person forum in Shanghai to explore strategies for building an effective multi-tiered health insurance system in China by leveraging commercial insurance to supplement existing social health insurance programs. Dr. Winnie Yip, Professor of Global Health Policy and Economics, joined the forum virtually to share approaches other countries have employed…

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Wary of coronavirus vaccines, some Chinese citizens are ‘opting out’ (Prof. Winnie Yip quoted in The World)

Countries across the globe are wrestling with the complexities of rolling out vaccination programs, but as Dr. Winnie Yip, Professor of Global Health Policy and Economics, shared with The World, “The fact that China was able to control [the pandemic] allows them to have a slower schedule on the vaccine.” At the same time, China’s relative success in curbing the spread of COVID-19 may ultimately complicate its long-term vaccination efforts. Some…

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