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I. INTRODUCTION
This paper addresses Singapore’s law on Surrogacy in the context of the proposition, ‘the dictates of law and those of morality will often coincide, but law does not, and should not, exist to impose one particular code of morality.’ Section II, defines the law, morality, and their overlap. Section III, addresses the principled limits of [...]

Dear Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,
With all due respect, I suffered a dose of confusion after reading an article (see below) in Reuters today, “Philippines imposes price control on some medicines” and I thought I would “write” to you to see if you could help me to understand.
MANILA, July 28 (Reuters) – Philippine President Gloria [...]

Asian countries in general and China and India in particular, have been countries of economic interest for the last few years. Economic development has encouraged lifestyle changes which have resulted in a shift in disease prevalence more typically seen in richer Western Countries. With improved sanitation, widespread availability of antibiotics and immunization, there has been [...]

The following very interesting article authored by Thomas J. Dilorenzo at the Ludwig von Mises Institute is hyperlinked here. A definite must read.

A peek at the scenario:
The Philippines is the leading provider of health professional manpower to many parts of the world. It ranked first and second, respectively, in the country list of the highest number of registered nurses and doctors exported worldwide in 2004, with an annual percent increase reaching as high as 5.2 [...]

Interesting essay in the NY Times. As usual devil’s advocate comments required especially when discussing issues of the soul (see inserts)…
A Doctor by Choice, a Businessman by Necessity
By SANDEEP JAUHAR, M.D.
Published in The New York Times: July 6, 2009
To meet the expenses of my growing family, I recently started moonlighting at a private medical practice [...]

Governments in emerging markets would be wise to learn from the evolution (or lack thereof…) of the health care delivery systems in the developed countries and understand why systems that consume so much in terms of resources can deliver such highly variable patient care outcomes. This exercise will help emerging market countries position themselves for [...]

“It’s awesome” says my daughter about her recently acquired communication device: the Apple iPhone, and at age 14, she is impressively tech savy. She has been showing me amazing applications such as Shazam in which the iPhone “listens” to music you are playing and tells you the name of the song and the artist…amazing applications [...]

This following interesting post was contributed by Damjan Denoble of Asia Health Care Blog
What 850 billion yuan means for China’s health care industry
Eastday.com interviewed Professor Li Ling, and provided a transcript titled “The key incentive for China’s health care system is to protect people’s health, not make money”. Prof. Li Ling is a a [...]

I have been asked several times on why I comment on healthcare reform and financing issues in the U.S. Well, Asian countries such as China are embarking on massive investment in healthcare systems and the choices they make and the resulting system will determine the economic burden that Asia determines is acceptable to bear, the [...]

I know that this blog is supposed to be covering Asia Pacific healthcare issues but recent economic events show how small and interdependent the world really has become and America refuses to leave the headlines. Hopefully Asia will learn from the disasters unfolding in the U.S. The best thing Asia could do for the Americans [...]