On April 21, 2025, researchers from Duke University and Duke Kunshan University (DKU) published a study in PLOS Medicine titled “Progressing towards the 2030 health-related SDGs in ASEAN: A systematic analysis.” The paper assesses how ASEAN member states are advancing toward health-related SDGs and identifies the gaps that remain.

Duke Kunshan University’s Lakeside Pavilion hosted a multidisciplinary symposium, “Advancing Primary Healthcare for Vulnerable Populations in China,” marking the culmination of a collaborative research initiative between Duke Kunshan University (DKU) and Wuhan University (WU). The gathering brought together public health scholars, clinicians, and policy experts – including Dr. Song Yu, Director of Think-Tank at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Dr. Li Haomiao, Specially Appointed Associate Researcher at Department of Public Administration, Wuhan University, and Dr. Li Jining from the University of Liverpool – to address systemic challenges in China’s primary healthcare system.

Recently, the research team led by Lijing Yan from the Global Health Research Center at Duke Kunshan University published their latest findings in JAMA Open Network, titled “Primary Care–Based Digital Health–Enabled Stroke Management Intervention: Long-Term Follow-Up of a Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial”. The study, based on follow-up data over 66.6 months (5.5 years), demonstrated the significant effects of the “System-integrated technology-enabled model of care for secondary prevention of stroke” (SINEMA) in improving patient health management and reducing the risk of stroke recurrence.