by ghgovernance | Apr 3, 2013 | Asia, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Global Health Governance Blog, Pandemic Response
Yanzhong Huang, Editor Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations This is a cross-post with CFR’s Asia Unbound Blog. China has long been perceived as the epicenter of major infectious disease outbreaks. The 2003 SARS crisis was the most recent...
by ghgovernance | Mar 22, 2013 | Asia, Community Health, Global Health Governance Blog
Jay T. Chittooran, Guest Blogger Research Associate, Council on Foreign Relations As it’s been reported here and elsewhere, air pollution is quite literally the cause of many headaches in China. The smog is at historic and alarming levels, and there’s no respite in...
by ghgovernance | Feb 6, 2013 | Asia, Fall 2012 Special Issue: Human Security, Health Security, Health Systems, Human Rights, Human Security
Human Security and Health in Singapore: Going Beyond a Fortress Mentality Lee Koh and Simon Barraclough Singapore has achieved high levels of human security, overcoming the socio-economic instability and poverty of its early days of independence in the mid 1960s. It...
by ghgovernance | Jan 28, 2013 | Asia, Global Health Governance Blog, Health Security
Presidential Inbox: Integrating Global Health Into the Pivot Strategy Yanzhong Huang, Editor Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations This is a cross-post with CFR’s Asia Unbound Blog. Mr. President, as you begin your second term, you and...
by ghgovernance | Jun 22, 2012 | Asia, Global Health Diplomacy, Governance, Health Security, Spring 2012
Regional Health Meetings in the Pacific and their Impact on Health Governance Joel Negin, Chris Morgan, and Rob Condon As a result of the increased number of regional health meetings in the Pacific region, senior health professionals in the Pacific have expressed...
by ghgovernance | Jun 21, 2011 | Asia, Global Health Diplomacy
Health Diplomacy in China Xu Jing, Liu Peilong, and Guo Yan China has been actively involved in health diplomacy since the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. In addition to the changing international environment, dominant ideologies, and...
by ghgovernance | Jun 21, 2011 | Asia, Pandemic Response
Epidemics as Politics with Case Studies from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam Tuong Vu Severe epidemics caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and avian influenza viruses have recently killed hundreds of people while causing chaos and panic in many...
by ghgovernance | Apr 1, 2010 | Asia
Living Organ Transplantation Policy Transition in Asia: Towards Adaptive Policy Changes Alex He Jingwei, Allen Lai Yu-Hung, and Leong Ching Advances in medical science have opened up a new supply channel of organs for sick patients. But health policies to match supply...
by ghgovernance | Apr 1, 2010 | Asia, North America
Confronting Global Pandemics: Lessons from China and the U.S. Rachel D. Schwartz and Jonathan Schwartz The 2003 outbreak of SARS and its subsequent spread raised awareness about the global threat of emerging infectious diseases. The Chinese response to this disease,...
by ghgovernance | Apr 1, 2010 | Asia, Global Health Diplomacy, Pandemic Response
Indonesia, H5N1, and Global Health Diplomacy Rachel Irwin The World Health Organization (WHO) is mandated to be the United Nations specialized agency for health. However, in light of changing disease trends, the increased “globalization” of health, and the entry of...
by ghgovernance | Sep 1, 2007 | Asia, Fall 2007
Food Safety in China: New Strategies Drew Thompson and Hu Ying Following a spate of adulterated foodstuff exports from 2005 to 2007, China’s food processing industry and regulatory system faced intense international scrutiny. Chinese leaders have responded with...
by ghgovernance | Apr 1, 2007 | Asia, Health Security, North America
Combating a Collective Threat: Prospects for Sino-American Cooperation Against Avian Influenza
Andrew Erickson This essay seeks to increase awareness among Western scholars, analysts, and policy makers concerning both the potential danger posed by an outbreak of...
