All posts tagged "health"

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  Report suggests new national authority to improve health care in China

  The government of China should consider establishing a national authority to lead improvements across the health system, according to a new report which highlights the challenges created by the country’s

  • Posted July 28, 2016
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  Health tourism demands coordinated action by governments, says Hong Kong’s health permanent secretary

  The emergence of ‘health tourism’ and international markets in surgical procedures present a major challenge to government health departments, Hong Kong’s outgoing permanent secretary for food and health has told

  • Posted July 25, 2016
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  Richard Yuen Ming-fai, Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health), Hong Kong: Exclusive Interview

  On the eve of his retirement, Hong Kong’s health permanent secretary tells Matt Ross how the territory is reforming its healthcare system to prepare for a future in which half

  • Posted July 25, 2016
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  Civil servants develop algorithm capable of predicting flu outbreaks

  Civil servants in Australia have developed a new tool which can predict flu outbreaks up to eight weeks in advance. The algorithm, which was developed by officials at the Defence Science

  • Posted July 18, 2016
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  Chris Baggoley retires as Australia’s chief medical officer

  Australia’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Baggoley is retiring today after five years in the role. Martin Bowles, the department’s most senior public servant, said that since Baggoley was appointed, “he

  • Posted July 14, 2016
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  Is the EU referendum result a wake-up call for employers?

  I would like to add a dimension to the EU referendum discussion:  what does the UK Referendum result imply for employers? I am not directing this question towards whether the

  • Posted June 29, 2016
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  The United Kingdom is choosing between two very different futures in today’s EU referendum: Opinion

  As voters go to the polls in the UK’s EU referendum, Matt Ross argues that much of the campaign has missed the bigger picture – and that Europe’s security could

  • Posted June 23, 2016
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  Joint committee calls on Canada’s government to create centre of expertise on mental health

  Canada should create a centre of expertise on mental health, according to a joint committee of civil servants and public sector union representatives set up by the previous government. The

  • Posted June 10, 2016
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  Michelle Fitzgerald, chief digital officer, City of Melbourne: interview

  Michelle Fitzgerald is Melbourne’s first ever chief digital officer, heading up the city’s newly-formed Smart City Office. Six months into the role, she tells Winnie Agbonlahor what she’s doing to

  • Posted June 1, 2016
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  The remarkable rise of India’s think tanks

  The number of think tanks feeding into India’s public debates is expanding fast. Alexandra Katz explores the rapid advances and the growing pains of this emerging policy machine The USA

  • Posted May 26, 2016
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