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APARC Announces 2022-23 Fellowships for Asia Specialists
September 2021
The Center offers fellowships for postdoctoral scholars specializing in contemporary Asia, Japan, and Asia health policy and for experts on Southeast Asia.
In China, Health Care Utilization Increases at Retirement, a New Study Shows
July 2021
The study’s co-authors, including Karen Eggleston, find that health care expenditures among Chinese covered by relatively generous health insurance significantly increase at retirement, primarily due...
Asia Health Policy Postdoctoral Fellow Radhika Jain Wins Prestigious Health Economics Award
July 2021
Jain is the recipient of the inaugural Adam Wagstaff Award for Outstanding Research on the Economics of Healthcare Financing and Delivery in Low- and middle-Income Countries. Her award-winning paper...
A New Validated Tool Helps Predict Lifetime Health Outcomes for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Chinese Populations
July 2021
A research team including APARC's Karen Eggleston developed a new simulation model that supports the economic evaluation of policy guidelines and clinical treatment pathways to tackle diabetes...
Robotics and the Future of Work: Lessons from Nursing Homes in Japan
June 2021
On the Future Health podcast, Karen Eggleston discusses the findings and implications of her collaborative research into the effects of robot adoption on staffing in Japanese nursing homes.
Public-Private Partnerships for Effective Healthcare: Theory and Practice
February 2021
In its 2020-21 colloquium series, the Asia Health Policy Program weighs the balance, benefits, and considerations in providing health services through national governments and contracting with...
How to Prevent Diabetes and Other Chronic Diseases Cost-Effectively
December 2020
Addressing the epidemic of chronic diseases in India and other low- and middle-income countries requires comprehensive evidence on the cost-effectiveness of health interventions, argue APARC’s Asia...
Thomas Fingar and Jean Oi Analyze the Choices and Challenges Facing China’s Leaders
August 2020
Fingar and Oi joined the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations to discuss their edited volume, ‘Fateful Decisions: Choices that Will Shape China’s Future.’
Call for Stanford Student Applications: APARC Hiring 2020-21 Research Assistants
August 2020
To support Stanford students working in the area of contemporary Asia, the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Center is offering research assistant positions for the fall, winter, and spring quarters of the...
Asia Health Policy Program Alum Wins Rothman Epidemiology Prize
June 2020
Dr. Young Kyung Do, an expert in health policy and management at the Seoul National University College of Healthy Policy and the inaugural postdoctoral fellow in Asia health policy at APARC, has been...
COVID-19 in the Philippines – at a Glance
May 2020
Marjorie Pajaron, assistant professor at the University of the Philippines School of Economics, describes the unfolding of the pandemic in the country and how Filipinos have coped with the evolving...
New Book Highlights Policy Initiatives and Economic Research on Healthy Longevity Across Asia
May 2020
Asia health policy expert Karen Eggleston’s new volume, ‘Healthy Aging in Asia,’ examines how diverse Asian economies – from Singapore and Hong Kong to Japan, India, and China – are preparing for...
Karen Eggleston Testifies on China’s Healthcare System to Congressional Review Commission
May 2020
Asia health policy expert Karen Eggleston provides testimony for a U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing on China's domestic healthcare infrastructure and the use of...
FSI Hosts APARC Panel on COVID-19 Impacts in Asia
April 2020
Scholars from each of APARC's programs offer insights on policy responses to COVID-19 throughout Asia.
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