China China and the Strategic Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic April 7, 2020 0 Image Credit: COVID-19 by Silvision/Flickr, License: CC BY-ND 2.0. Written by Neil Munro. The COVID-19 Pandemic has strategic implications with which military planners, political leaders,…
Asia India & COVID-19: Misinformation and the Downside of Social Media April 6, 2020 0 Image Credit: WhatsApp by haberlernet NET/Flickr, License: CC Public Domain Mark 1.0. Written by Parama Sinha Palit. As the world fights COVID-19 (coronavirus), the online…
Coronavirus Singapore-style public health communications: A ‘victor’ of the pandemic? March 30, 2020 0 Image Credit: Photo by Andy Inakhto/Flickr, Licence CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Richard Selwyn. The plane stopped, the engine off, and in the relative quiet, there…
China Chinese healthcare’s possible digital revolution May 16, 2019 0 Written by Carine Milcent. Image Credit: Wide Shanghai by Jakob Montrasio/Flickr, Licence CC by 2.0. China is in the midst of a paradox. There has been…
China Unemployment and mental health in China April 15, 2019 0 Written by Jie Yang. Since the 1990s, the downscaling and privatisation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in China has resulted in layoffs for over 35 million…
China Between a rock and a hard place: China’s health care reforms over the next ten years March 27, 2019 0 Written by Tsung-Mei Cheng. April 2019 marks the tenth anniversary of China’s historic health care reforms. On 6 April 2009, China unveiled an ambitious health…
China From treatment to prevention: The role of workplace psychoeducation for mental health in China March 20, 2019 1 Written by Enoch Li and Erla Magnusdottir. The issue of mental health care has gained increased prominence in many areas of life – the media,…
China Social development and mental health services in contemporary China March 19, 2019 1 Written by Mao-Sheng Ran. Mental health disorders represent a severe burden for the individuals who suffer, their families, and society in contemporary China. The China…
Environment Climate Change and Health in the Pacific Islands December 5, 2017 0 Written by Alistair Woodward. The south east corner of the Pacific, the area covered by the Secretariat for the Pacific Community, is home to about…
AIDS/HIV Awareness & Prevention Health as an Indicator of Power June 22, 2017 0 Written by Pedram Lalla. That Asia and the Pacific now represent over a third of global GDP is well known. From the layman’s perspective, one…