This book reviews the global preparedness to pandemic challenges to human health and development by compiling the brilliant ideas of experts and entrepreneurs from the fields of public health, health economics, environmental engineering, pharmaceutical interventions, and other related fields....

Machine generated contents note: Foreword William C. Hsiao; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction: Analytic Framework, History, and Public Health: 1. China's healthcare industry: a system perspective Lawton Robert Burns and Gordon Liu; 2. History of China's healthcare system Lawton Robert...

This volume provides a comprehensive review of China's healthcare system and policy reforms in the context of the global economy. Following a value-chain framework, the 16 chapters cover the payers, the providers, and the producers (manufacturers) in China's system. It also provides a detailed...

Dementia leads public health issue worldwide. China has the largest population of adults living with dementia in the world, imposing increasing burdens on the public health and healthcare systems. Despite improved access to health services, inadequate and uneven dementia management remains...