2015-2019 Disaster Relief Others Project

Disaster Relief in Nepal

Habitat for Humanity, World Food Programme & MSF, Nepal

In response to the Nepal Earthquake in April 2015, ZeShan Foundation supported disaster relief organizations providing food, medical support and shelter.

Nepal, which remains one of the world’s poorest countries, was rocked by a 7.8-magnitute earthquake on April 25, 2015. Hundreds of aftershocks followed, including a 7.3-magnitude quake on May 12. The disaster killed some 9,000 people, injured more than 20,000, and displaced hundreds of thousands across the country. The quakes also caused widespread devastation, destroying some 800,000 houses.

The United Nation World Food Program: To provide food to survivors;

Médecins Sans Frontières: To fund medical and non-medical teams to set up surgical units, provide support to hospitals, run mobile clinics in remote areas, distribute essential relief items, and provide water and sanitation in Nepal.

Habitat for Humanity Hong Kong: To distribute temporary shelter kits, carry out rubble removal and debris clearance, as well as construct transitional housing and permanent homes in the longer term.

2015-2019 2020-Present Health & Well Being Hepatitis

Quantifying Hepatitis B and C Burden in Asia

CDA Foundation, Asia

Viral hepatitis continues to be one of the deadliest infections in the world, attributed as the cause of one death every 25 seconds, as well as being identified as the leading cause of liver cancer in the world. Most cases of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are in Asia, so it is important to quantify the disease burden in Asia to help international agencies, public health organizations and policy-makers develop strategies to eliminate these infections.

Today, there are many treatments to eliminate viral hepatitis. With the availability of vaccines that can effectively prevent Hepatitis B, many countries have adopted large-scale vaccination practices for infants, one such example being China. Treatment for Hepatitis B has also been developed for patients who had been infected prior to the availability of vaccines, and existing treatments for Hepatitis C can cure patients within the span of 12 weeks. However, many cases of HBV and HCV still remain untreated to this day.

Since 2018, the ZeShan Foundation has been providing funding to the Center for Disease Analysis Foundation in their efforts to help countries in Asia eliminate hepatitis B and C in the region. To study and publish a report on the breadth of hepatitis B and C burden across Asia, the CDA Foundation worked closely with Asian countries to collect data on the number of people infected, diagnosed, and treated. In this project, mathematical models were used to estimate the impact of viral hepatitis in Asia, the summary of which is shown below. From the data collected, an estimate of 188 million people in Asia are infected with hepatitis B (Figure 1) and another 34 million with hepatitis C (Figure 2). For more details, please view the CDA Foundation’s website: https://cdafound.org/dashboard/polaris/dashboard.html.

The compiled research reveals that a majority of global HBV- and HCV-related cases of liver cancer and liver related deaths are concentrated in Asia (Figure 3). This analysis will help Asian countries obtain more funding for the elimination of viral hepatitis, and additionally recruit support from their government to test and treat this population through HBV vaccinations.

Fig. 1 An estimate 188 million people in Asia were infected with hepatitis B

Fig. 2 34 million people in Asia were infected with hepatitis C

Fig. 3 A majority of global HBV- and HCV-related cases of liver cancer and liver related deaths are concentrated in Asia

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University Social Responsibility 2014

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

In 2014, ZeShan Foundation again supported the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to promote university social responsibility (USR) by sponsoring the Second Summit on University Social Responsibility cum International Conference on Service Learning.

The 3-day summit, held on November 19-21, attracted over 300 participants from around the world, including higher education and business leaders, practitioners and students, as well as received extensive media coverage.

The program consisted of academic conference and workshops on topics pertaining to university social responsibility and service learning, offering opportunities for sharing, networking and fostering partnerships. During the summit, various institutes and collaborating organizations agreed on the formation of a USR Network.

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2010-2014 Health & Well Being Hepatitis

International iPMTCT Summit 2014

Health Bureau, Hainan Province, China

In partnership with the Hainan Bureau of Health and China’s National Center for Women and Children’s Health, ZeShan organized an international roundtable summit on the Integrated Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (iPMTCT) of HIV, HBV and syphilis, which was hosted in Hainan Province in January 2014.

Focusing on public-private partnerships and innovative practices for high-impact outcomes, the Summit brought together a blue-ribbon panel of experts, scholars, practitioners, policy makers, and representatives from major health organizations, including WHO China, WHO Western Pacific Region, UNICEF, UNAIDS, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, and Chinese Center for Disease.

Participants shared insights on lessons learnt and best practices in this field, and debated over the unique challenges of effectively implementing iPMTCT in culturally and demographically diverse settings. Prompted by Hainan’s relatively low HIV prevalence and very high HBV rate (over twice the national average), the discussion inevitably tilted toward exploring effective PMTCT of HBV.

Following the Summit in Sanya, participants went on a field trip to visit local maternal and children’s hospitals and clinics in surrounding villages. Local health officials and practitioners shared their experiences in and views on the healthcare system, in particular focusing on effective approaches to iPMTCT operation in low HIV and high HBV settings.

Emerging as a result of this Summit was the agreement among the UN China network to promote China’s iPMTCT practice around the world as innovative practice, which was decided at the coordinating committee meeting of UN health-related organizations in China held the week following the Hainan Summit.

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