Forum focuses on medical care for the elderly

The recently held 4th Fourth Health Policy Decision Makers Forum Asia-Pacific, an international platform for stakeholders in health policy and strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, focused on innovative solutions for eldercare.

The annual forum, organized by the China Center for Health Economic Research at Peking University, and the ESSEC Institute of Health Economics and Management Asia-Pacific, one of the world's top management schools, attracted around 150 participants from Asia and Europe.

About 30 speakers from a range of sectors and backgrounds, including Bernhard F. Schwartlander, the WHO Representative in China, and Zheng Hong, the director of Pharmaceutical Affairs, National Health and Family Planning Commission, spoke at the event.