Seminar “Frontiers of Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR)”

2024 will be a pivotal year for Japan to promote health policy and systems research with global scope, as JICA and Nagasaki University are hosting the 8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR2024) in Nagasaki, Japan, in November, in cooperation with other collaborators in Japan and the Health Systems Global (HSG) .

The Government of Japan has demonstrated significant leadership role in setting the global health agendas in recent years through various diplomatic channels. One of the prominent examples was G7 Hiroshima in 2023 with its leaders’ communique highlighting their commitment to universal health coverage (UHC), pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPR), and increase application of innovation, in line with the Japan’s Global Health Strategy announced in 2022.

Despite Japan’s active political and diplomatic role in influencing and leading global health agendas, academic and analytical contribution from Japan in global health has a room to develop, especially in the growing field of health policy and systems research (HPSR). HPSR with global scope, with particular focus on the challenges faced by low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), is expected to be further strengthened. This webinar will provide an opportunity to reflect on the promotion of HSPR efforts by the Japanese research community together with global and local HSPR experts.

12:15-12:20 Welcome & Introduction
Takizawa Ikuo, principal research fellow, JICA Ogata Research Institute

12:20-13:00 Presentation
-Kumanan Rasanathan, director, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO
-Sakamoto Haruka, visiting fellow, JICA Ogata Research Institute, general practitioner, Department of Internal Medicine, St Luke’s International Hospital

13:00-13:15 Q&A

JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development
E-mail：ditas-rsunit@jica.go.jp

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*Registration will be closed at noon May 16 (Japan time).