Yang Guocai，Ajay K.Gupta，Janet M.Lum，Ma Lijuan，Paul William，Du Fachun，Yang Hexiang杨和祥

 U. of T. Health Policy Scholars Visited Kunming
    
    On August 9-13th, Invited by Kunming Medical University and Yunnan University for Nationalities (YUN), three health policy Professors from Toronto, Dr. Paul William, Dr. Janet M. Lum and Dr. Ajay K.Gupta, have visited Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province, China. During this visit, a seminar on Canada’s Health Care System and Its Implication to China have been held in August 12 in Kunming, Dr. Paul William had a presentation on Canada’s Health Care System: An International Perspective for Chinese scholars from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and YUN.
    
    Professor Ma Lijuan, Vice President of Yunnan University for Nationalities welcomed Canadian Professors. There were 10 scholars attended this seminar, Professor Yang Guocai who is Chief Editor of the Journal of YUN, Professor Yang Hexiang, the Vice Director of the CPC Promotion Department at YUN, Professor Wang Qingren from Central University for Nationalities in Beijing, Professor Du Fachun from CASS, etc. Scholars from both countries hope to strength bilateral academic ties and collaborations on medical care and ethnic culture. Professor Yang Guocai is organizing a workshop on Ethnic Minority Woman Health and Eco-Environment in the Gender Perspective, which is one of panels approved by the Organizing Committee of XVI World Congress of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES 2008). Interested percipients please send his/her abstract by email to Professor Yang Guocai (guocaiyang@163.com). XVI World Congress, to be held in Kunming, China from the 15th till the 23rd of July, 2008. The theme is “Humanity, Development and Cultural Diversity”. It is expected that more than 5,000 participants around the world will attend this congress. Currently, Canadian Professors preparing actively for this Congress. So far, the Organizing Committee of IUAES2008 has approved 12 academic sessions/panels proposed by Canadian scholars, including University of Toronto, University of Ottawa, Ryerson University, Policy Research Initiative, McGill University, University of Manitoba, University of Regina, Simon Fraser University, University of Calgary, etc.
    
    Dr. Paul William is a Professor from Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation Co-Chair, Canadian Research Network for Care in the Community (www.CRNCC.ca) and acts as Co-Director, Canadian Institutes for Health Research Team in Community Care and Health Human Resources. Dr. Janet M. Lum is Graduate Co-Director, Public Policy and Administration, Co-Chair, Canadian research network for care in the community Ryerson University. Dr. Ajay K.Gupta from University of Toronto now is a visiting scholar in Kunming Medical University. Before to Kunming, they have visited the National Health Economics Institute etc. in Beijing.