Health Sciences

China Health Program 中国卫生项目

Consulting 咨询合作

Staff and associates of the China Health Program (based in Australia and in China) may be available to participate in health development projects in China including applying the educational expertise and resources developed in the China Health Program to health development assistance projects.

The China Health Program has extensive links with leading researchers in China and experience in research and development in health policy, health care financing, health promotion and other areas. 

Members of our group have provided consulting services directly to China, in a range of areas including health planning, health services management, health policy, rural health development, urban community health, health promotion and public health through projects funded by the World Bank, the WHO, and the AusAID.

Recent consulting activities

Rural Health Project

The China Rural Health Project is funded by the World Bank and the UK government. It provides opportunities for 40 counties in China to test new ways of overcoming obstacles to the funding and delivering of good quality, accessible, affordable and effective health services. La Trobe University has worked with the Health Partners International, the Institute of Development Studies, and other prestegious institutes in providing technical assistance to the implementation of this project.

Tibetan Health Sector Support Project

Tibetan health sector support project was funded by the AusAID. From 2004 to 2009, AusAID invested 17 million dollars to support the health development in Tibet, one of the poorest regions in China. This project comprised three components, primary health care, HIV/AIDS control, and an overarching management capacity development program to support the first two components. Dr George Liu and Associate Professor David Legge had been working closely with the Australian Red Cross and Burnet Institute in this project, in particular contributing to the Tibetan public health capacity assessment and the management training programs. The management training integrated advocacy, structured courses and mentoring programs, aiming to bring about changes. Two groups of senior Tibetan managers had study tours in Australia. For the middle managers, a COPE (client oriented provider efficient) model was adopted in the training. Since the majority of trainees in the structured courses for middle managers had limited formal education, a student centred participatory teaching approach is essential. Management problems were identified first. Training curricula were then designed to address those issues in a comprehensive and integrated pattern, rather than arranged around subjects. The students needed mentoring support step by step. “Generalist” in teaching management was required, which had imposed great challenges to teachers.