ASEAN-Japan Research Initiative UHC and Ageing
The Policy Discussion in Yokohama City, Japan, took place from 17-18 July 2017, and focused on Leading Health Reforms in the 21st Century - Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Ageing and Health Systems. It was organized jointly by the WHO Kobe Center and Kanagawa Prefecture Government, with the support of Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the ASEAN Secretariat. It was attended by senior government officials from all ASEAN Countries and immediately followed the ASEAN-Japan Health Ministers Meeting on Universal Health Coverage and Ageing Populations in Tokyo, 14-15 July 2017.
The first day was dedicated to technical updates from WHO and participating countries, and practice implementation and research issues related to the “Impact of Population Ageing for Achieving UHC.” During the second day, participants went on field visits to Kanagawa Prefecture’s Life Innovation Center in Kawasaki City and other health institutes in Kawasaki City’s Tonomachi International Strategic Zone. This was also an opportunity to see the almost finished construction of Kanagawa Prefectural Government’s future Medical Innovation School which will invite ASEAN health policy makers to participate in its future Master of Public Health (MPH) program.
“The World Health Organization’s Kobe Centre for Health Development was pleased to support and participate in the rich and constructive policy discussions at this meeting. We will follow up the discussions in developing a new research initiative for ASEAN countries on Universal Health Coverage and Population Ageing,” stated Dr Sarah Louise Barber, Director of the WHO Kobe Centre at the WHO Centre for Health Development at the conclusion of the meeting. The WHO Kobe Centre will launch a call for Letters-of-Intent (LoIs) for the new research initiative in early August.
Agenda and Programme Report
WKC Briefs
- UHC Evidence for Policy and Public Health Practice – WKC Brief 1/2017
- UHC Evidence for Policy and Public Health Practice – WKC Brief 2/2017
- A background paper for the ASEAN-Japan Health Ministers Meeting on UHC and Ageing Populations, Tokyo, Japan, 14-15 July 2017
Presentations
- “Sustainable Universal Health Coverage in the Context of population ageing” by Mr Yuji Kuroiwa, Governor, Kanagawa Prefectural Government, Japan (Part1, Part2)
- “Sustainable Universal Health Coverage in the context of population ageing” by Dr Sarah Louise Barber, World Health Organization, Centre for Health Development, Kobe, Japan
- “Thailand Experience on Universal Health Coverage” by Dr Eakchai Piensriwatchara, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
- “Impact of Population Ageing on Achieving UHC” by Mr Kozo Watanabe (JICA), Yokyo, Japan
- “ME-BYO Concept and Medical Innovation School” by Mr Yasuo Otani, Special Advisor to Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture (Part1, Part2)
- “Innovation for Health and Care Services for Ageing Populations” by Professor Shunsaku Mizushima, Yokohama City University (Part1, Part2)
- ”WHO new Conceptualisation of Healthy Ageing and its Implications for Innovation” by Dr John Beard, World Health Organization, Department for Ageing and the Lifecourse
- “Overview of the University of Tokyo Center of Innovation ‘Self-Managing Healthy Society’” by Dr Ung-il Chung (Yuichi Tei), The University of Tokyo
- “Research Initiative on UHC and Population Ageing in ASEAN” by Dr Sarah Louise Barber, World Health Organization, Centre for Health Development, Kobe, Japan