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Who We Are

The Asia Health Policy Program (AHPP) at Stanford’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center empowers health systems and policymakers in the Asia-Pacific region to improve their proactive responses to population health problems. We contribute Asia-specific evidence to guide healthcare providers and policy audiences towards better understanding of health and demographic issues and more effective delivery of disease management and other health services. We do so by conducting comparative research, collaborating with experts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and around the world, supporting young scholars from the region, hosting public forums, and sharing our publications.

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Projecting Disparities in Health Outcomes in Rapidly Aging Societies

Coauthors Cynthia Chen and Karen Eggleston compare projections of health outcomes, including disparities in disability prevalence by educational attainment, among future cohorts of elderly in Singapore and South Korea.

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A health worker checks a patient's blood pressure at a clinic in Pokhara, Nepal

The Association Between Health Workforce and Health Outcomes

A new study by Program Director Karen Eggleston underscores the importance of strengthening the health workforce to achieve health-related Sustainable Development Goals and improve health outcomes,

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A makeshift barricade is seen in front of a residential area to restrict movement and control COVID-19 spread in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The Adverse Impacts of COVID-19 on Chronic Disease Care

Program Director Karen Eggleston and colleagues offer the first report of its kind revealing how the pandemic's social and economic fallout disproportionately affected marginalized and rural populations in Asia.

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Recently at AHPP

Health System Strengthening During COVID-19 and Beyond | Bhutan Health Minister Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo

Women Left Behind: Gender Disparities in India's Health System | Radhika Jain

Assessing the Net Value of Medical Spending | David Cutler, Abe Dunn, Marcia Weaver

AHPP Research

Our research projects encompass issues such as chronic disease management, public-private collaborations tackling innovation for healthy aging, the economics of financing longevity, and productivity adjusted for quality in healthcare, among others.

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Scholars in conversation during an AHPP workshop at Stanford

AHPP Publications

We share our research findings through peer-reviewed journals, scholarly and trade presses, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center’s publishing program, and our own working paper series.