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China's Capacity to Manage Infectious Diseases and Its Global Implications

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Event Information
Date and Time
October 6, 2008
8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Location
CSIS Conference Center B1
1800 K Street, Washington, DC 20006
Contact Savina Rupani 202-457-8719



With the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies has commissioned prominent experts in the United States, China, and Hong Kong to address various aspects of infectious disease management in China and its regional and global impact. Our commissioned research has a particular emphasis on the implications for the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the potential to leverage China as a net donor to the global health community, as well as the analysis of China's ongoing efforts of healthcare reform.



On October 6, CSIS convened a cross-section of our commissioned experts in a major conference to present their findings. The meeting examined challenges and opportunities for managing infectious diseases in China, the global implications, and China's health diplomacy, as well as address potential ways to engage China as a net donor on global health.



Conference Agenda

8:30 am-9:00 am
Registration and Light Breakfast

9:00 am-9:15 am Opening Remarks
Charles Freeman, Chairholder, Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS

Panel 1 Audio (mp3, 01:44:44)
9:15 am-10:45 am Panel 1: Infectious Diseases in China - Current Status and Specific Challenges
  • Infectious Disease Challenges in China at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Joan Kaufman, Lecturer in Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Founding Director, AIDS Public Policy Training Project, Harvard Kennedy School
  • The Challenge of TB Resurgence in China: Xiaoqing Lu, Research Associate, Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS
  • Managing Infectious Diseases among the Migrant Population: Joan Kaufman, presenting on behalf of Janet Vail, Senior Program Officer, PATH
  • Controlling Infectious Diseases in China - A Health System Analysis: Yuanli Liu, Director, China Initiative, Harvard School of Public Health
    Moderator
    : J. Stephen Morrison, Executive Director, CSIS Global Health Policy Center

  • 10:45 am-11:00 am Coffee Break

    Panel 2 Audio (mp3, 01:22:03)

    11:00 am-12:15 pm

    Panel 2: China's Healthcare Reform

  • Beijing's Internal Debate on Healthcare Reform: Gordon Liu, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Economics and Management, Beijing University
  • China's Healthcare Reform Redux and Gap Analysis: Drew Thompson, Director of China Studies, the Nixon Center
    Moderator
    : Yanzhong Huang, Associate Professor, Whitehead School of Diplomacy, Seton Hall University

  • Key Note Audio (mp3, 00:53:439)
    12:15 pm-1:45 pm

    Luncheon and Keynote Remarks
    Kent R. Hill, Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID

    Panel 3 Audio (mp3, 01:02:38)
    1:45 pm-3:00 pm

    Panel 3: Regional and Global Implications

  • Experience from Hong Kong: Thomas Tsang, Controller, Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong Department of Health
  • China's New Health Diplomacy: Yanzhong Huang, Associate Professor, Whitehead School of Diplomacy, Seton Hall University
  • Lessons and Opportunities for the International Community: J. Stephen Morrison, Executive Director, CSIS Global Health Policy Center
    Moderator
    : Charles Freeman, Chairholder, Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS
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