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May 2023
New podcasts and videos on conducting research on Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management
WKC hosts a session on Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management at the WADEM Congress
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April 2023
First systematic review and meta-analysis to analyze unmet needs for healthcare and long-term care among older people globally
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December 2022
Publication of the Special journal supplement of Health Research Policy and Systems
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October 2022
WKC’s first multilingual systematic review on long term mental health trajectories after disasters and pandemics
Launch of the Population Ageing Financial Sustainability gap for Health systems (PASH) Simulator
COVID-19 chapter added to the WHO Guidance on research methods for managing health emergencies and disaster risk
4th Core group meeting of the WHO Thematic Platform for Health EDRM Research Network (Health EDRM RN)
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February 2022
17 Hyogo high schools participate in annual WKC High School Forum
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December 2021
WKC research contributes to global monitoring reports on universal health coverage
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November 2021
3rd Core group meeting of the WHO Thematic Platform for Health EDRM Research Network (Health EDRM RN)
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October 2021
WKC publishes the first reference book on research methods for managing health emergencies and disaster risks
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March 2021
WHO Director-General thanks the Kobe Group for 25 years of generous support to WKC
Joint mid-term review (2016-2020) with the Kobe Group completed
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September 2020
First online WKC Forum honors nurses as part of WHO’s Year of the Nurse campaign
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April 2020
WKC starts implementing teleworking to protect the health of its staff and of the community
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October 2019
1st core group meeting of WHO Thematic Platform for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Research Network (H-EDRM RN) and WKC Forum on “Accelerating International Research Collaboration for Health-EDRM”
Two new studies in collaboration with the EURO Observatory highlight impact of population ageing on revenues and expenditures for health, with implications for revenue raising and for health expenditures
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June 2019
New WKC-OECD Study released on price setting and price regulation in health care
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March 2019
WHO workshop with Kanagawa Prefecture: “Promoting Successful Local Case Models of Health System Management for Dementia”
“Service Delivery Models to Maximize Quality of Life for Older People at the End of Life: A Rapid Review” - New Publication by WKC in The Milbank Quarterly
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February 2019
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April 2018
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September 2016
G7 Health Ministers Meeting was held in Kobe
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September 2016
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January 2016
Memorandum of Understanding to extend the work of the WHO Kobe Centre a further 10 years from 2016-2025 signed by representatives of WHO and Japanese authorities
