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

Monday, Oct 6, 2008

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