FACES 2004 Conference Panel: SARS and AIDS in China - Roles of the Government, International Organizations, and the Media

FACES 2004 Conference: "On Common Ground" April 11-17, 2004

Panel: SARS and AIDS in China - Roles of the Government, International Organizations, and the Media

This panel seeks to address the current issues surrounding SARS and AIDS in China in the backdrop of the increasing privatization of health care. Specifically, it seeks to address how these issues are complicated by the roles of local governments, international organizations, and media representations in China and the U.S.

Wei Yu (moderator), Health Economics Resource Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Pengqian Fang, Fellow, China-U.S. Health and Aging Research Fellowship Program; Associate Director, Injury Control Institute, Tongji Medical College; Associate Professor of Healthcare Management, Tongji Medical Center

Marsha Vanda Berg, Editor, The World Report; Principal, International Business Advisors; Senior Advisor, California State World Trade Commission (TBA)

Pamela Yatsko, former Bureau Chief, Far Eastern Review (TBA)

Brought to you by FACES, Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at Stanford