We currently reside in an unbelievable time for health care in America; it is under critical, relentless debate and may potentially see tremendous change in the next decade. We look to other countries- Great Britain, Japan, Germany, among others – with different health care systems for ideas and inspiration. We look far less often to other countries experiencing the same problems as us – perhaps doing so could help both parties develop a stronger game plan for refurbishing our health care system. (more…)
Archive for the ‘demographic transition’ Category
American Health Care Problems Abroad: Palliative Care in China – by Lea Madda
Posted in Culture and Health, demographic transition, Health Policy on April 3, 2012| 1 Comment »
The One Child Policy of China, what is it all about? – by Nikka Ghalili
Posted in Culture and Health, demographic transition, Reproductive health on February 24, 2011| 4 Comments »
My family moved to China in early 1989, at the time I was only an infant. By the time I was “conscious” of my surroundings, I was already an odd one out, not only because I was a foreigner, but because I had a younger brother. The one child policy insured that the majority of my friends were only children. Those that were not had rich parents that could pay off the fines for having a second child. However, if a woman was pregnant with her second child, and did not have the money to pay off the fine, the most common and encouraged option was abortion. The other option was having a “black child”, which meant the child would be born without a birth certificate or any official records. (more…)
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