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Masks Against the Coronavirus (Prof. Winnie Yip interviewed by BBC News)

In an interview with Spanish-language BBC News Mundo (part of the BBC World Service’s foreign language offerings), Dr. Winnie Yip discusses the impact personal actions can have on broader social well-being and explores differences in the attitudes seen across the United States and Asia in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Dr. Yip was in Hong Kong in January when information about COVID-19 began to spread and noticed that media outlets…

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Interview on Long-Term Care in China (The Lancet)

A recent article in The Lancet outlined the current situation of long-term care for the elderly in China, including the challenges faced by the long-term care of the elderly and policy recommendations and prospects for the future. The Lancet interviewed corresponding author Winnie Yip and co-author Zhanlian Feng. Resources: Read the abstract and download the article in English here. Read the interview with lead authors Zhanlian Feng and Winnie Yip…

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Reflections on China’s Medical Reforms Post-COVID-19 (Prof. Winnie Yip interviewed by Xinhua News)

Xinhua News Agency

Recently, Dr. Winnie Yip was interviewed by Xinhua, the official press agency of the People’s Republic of China. In this interview, Dr. Yip reflects on the achievements and remaining challenges of the Chinese health system in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. She notes that with the challenges of an aging population and an increase in patients with chronic diseases, now especially with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese health system is…

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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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Welcoming Dr. Jia Xiang to Harvard China Health Partnership

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Jia Xiang has started as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. Dr. Jia Xiang received her Ph.D. in Economics from Penn State in 2020. She finds synergies between Health Economics and empirical Industrial Organization in research. Her previous work estimates a structural model to quantify the effects of asymmetric information in physician-patient interaction on medical treatment decisions and social welfare, using healthcare insurance claims data…

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Dr. Winnie Yip appointed Interim Director of Fairbank Center

The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies has announced that Professor Winnie (Chi-Man) Yip, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, will serve as interim faculty director for the Fairbank Center beginning on September 1, 2020, for one year while faculty director Michael Szonyi enjoys a well-deserved sabbatical. Winnie has been an active member of our community doing groundbreaking research on public health. We look forward to Winnie’s leadership…

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Announcing HCHP Research Awardees

Please join us in congratulating the following students and researchers for being awarded a Research Award from the Harvard China Health Partnership. The Harvard China Health Partnership (HCHP) Research Awards are designed to provide financial support for full-time Harvard students and post-doctoral fellows to conduct research on public health issues in China, with a priority on health systems or health policy issues related to China. Stay tuned for presentations from…

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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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