Health System and Reform: China’s Experience

Join Professor Winnie Yip, Professor of Global Health and Economics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Faculty Director of the school wide Harvard China Health Partnership, for a talk about her research on health system reform in China. Professor Yip’s research focuses on rigorous and policy-relevant health system evaluations and the design and testing of innovative health system interventions to improve equitable access to efficient and good quality healthcare. Dr. Louise Ivers will moderate the discussion. 

The event is free and open to the public.

About the Speakers

Winnie Yip, Professor of the Practice of Global Health Policy and Economics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Dr. Winnie Yip is currently Professor of Global Health Policy and Economics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Faculty Director of the school wide Harvard China Health Partnership. In addition to her academic appointments, Dr. Yip is a member of the National Committee on US China Relations (NCUSCR) Track II Health Dialogues, served as the past President of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA), and has consulted for numerous international agencies including the World Bank and the World Health Organization. Dr. Yip holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Her research focuses on rigorous and policy-relevant health system evaluations and the design and testing of innovative health system interventions to improve equitable access to efficient and good quality health care. She applies this approach to developing viable and effective models of population health based integrated delivery systems in China and India. She is also interested in the implications of China’s ageing population for the country’s health system and in designing and piloting innovative eldercare systems to support older adults in living meaningful lives. Dr. Yip has studied and advised health care reforms in the wider Asia region, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Louise C. Ivers, MD, MPH, DTM&H, Faculty Director, Harvard Global Health Institute

Dr. Louise C. Ivers, MD, MPH, DTM&H is the Faculty Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute and the Executive Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Global Health. Dr. Ivers is also the David Bangsberg Endowed Chair in Global Health Equity at MGH and a Professor of Medicine and Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ivers has spent her career providing care to the rural and urban poor and engaging in patient-oriented investigation that offer solutions to barriers to healthcare. She works on the design, implementation, and evaluation of large-scale public health programs in resource-limited settings with the goal of achieving health equity. She has worked on healthcare delivery in India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. From 2003-2017, Dr. Ivers served in various leadership roles for Partners in Health, including Clinical Director, Chief of mission, and Director of strategic implementation. In addition to expanding access to healthcare for the poor, Dr. Ivers has contributed to published research articles on HIV/AIDS, food insecurity, and cholera treatment and prevention and is involved in global policy and advocacy.