CHP Seminar – Academic Medicine Development in China: Prospects and Challenges (Zhi Min Sim)

On May 2nd, 2023, the Harvard China Health Partnership invited Zhi Min Sim to discuss ongoing developments of academic medicine in the context of China’s healthcare system and reform. Zhi Min is the Director of Partnerships and Strategy at Tsinghua Medicine — Tsinghua University’s newly formed academic medical center overseeing five Tsinghua constituent schools and three affiliated hospitals. He reflected upon the lessons learned in his role and what challenges…

Meaningful Dying and End of Life Care in China

Event Summary The medicalization of ageing has increased reliance on the use of medical treatments to prolong life. However, death represents an inevitable reality, raising important questions about what it means to provide people with a meaningful, quality death. On June 2, 2022, the Harvard China Health Partnership invited Dr. Jun JING, Professor of Social Anthropology at Tsinghua University, to explore this question in the Chinese context at an online…

Healthy Ageing: Societal and Medical Support for the Elderly Population in China

At a Chinese-language event attracting more than 450 participants from across the globe, Dr. Wannian Liang, Executive Vice Dean of the Tsinghua University Vanke School of Public and Former Director of the Department of Institutional Reform of the National Health Commission, joined Harvard’s Dr. Winnie Yip, Professor of Global Health Policy and Economics, and Dr. William Hsiao, K.T. Li Professor of Economics Emeritus, in discussing key challenges and opportunities for…

Population Ageing, Pension System, and Retirement Income Security in China

Dr. Hanming Fang is Joseph M. Cohen Term Professor in Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. He is an applied microeconomist with broad theoretical and empirical interests focusing on public economics, including topics such as discrimination, social insurance, and welfare reform, health insurance markets, and population aging. In 2008, Professor Fang was awarded the 17th Kenneth Arrow Prize by the International Health Economics Association (iHEA) for his research on the sources of advantageous…

Financing and Providing Basic Healthcare to Two Billion People in Low-and Lower-Income Countries for UHC

Leading up to the 2021 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Congress, the Harvard China Health Partnership hosted “Financing and Providing Basic Healthcare to Two Billion People in Low-and Lower-Income Countries For UHC” as a pre-Congress session on July 9, 2021 from 8-10am EDT. Event Background In recent years, most nations have embraced the noble goal of universal health coverage (UHC), but unfortunately, the world has not yet identified a way around…

Ageing in China: Labor Participation, Retirement, Pension and Long-term Care Insurance

Leading up to the 2021 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Congress, the Harvard China Health Partnership hosted “Ageing in China: Labor Participation, Retirement, Pension and Long-term Care Insurance” as a pre-Congress session on July 8, 2021 from 8-10am EDT. Event Background China’s population is ageing rapidly at a rate that surpasses most of its Asian neighbors and advanced economies in the West. In 2015, 10.5% of the population was aged 65+,…

Meaningful Ageing: Shaping a Better Future for China’s Elderly

Event Background The challenges presented by the ageing of China’s population are vast and complex. Not only does ageing have major impacts on labor supply, savings, economic growth and social and family relationships, ageing also necessitates re-imagining social systems—such as healthcare, eldercare, pension and housing—in order to sustainably support the elderly population in ageing well and living a meaningful life in China. The government has made confronting these challenges a…

Controlling Medicare Cost Growth through Innovations in Provider Payment and Service Delivery

Global Health Systems Series As countries seek to improve the way their health systems function, international approaches to reform serve as an important source of lessons for achieving outcomes and avoiding pitfalls. The China Health Partnership invites leading experts to discuss the successes and failures of worldwide health systems to promote mutual learning in support of health reform efforts in China and the broader global community. Event Description For each…

Global Health Systems: Fixing the Underlying Problems of the Broken American Health System (English)

***This event was hosted in English on April 1, 2021. It was held as an encore event due to the overwhelming response generated by the Chinese-language event previously held on March 9, 2021.*** Global Health Systems Series As countries seek to improve the way their health systems function, international approaches to reform serve as an important source of lessons for achieving outcomes and avoiding pitfalls. The China Health Partnership invites…

Global Health Systems: Fixing the Underlying Problems of the Broken American Health System (Chinese)

***This event was hosted in Chinese on March 9, 2021; a link to the event recording can be found in the “Resources” section below. More information about the English-language encore event held on April 1, 2021 is available here.*** Global Health Systems Series As countries seek to improve the way their health systems function, international approaches to reform serve as an important source of lessons for achieving outcomes and avoiding…