Global Health Governance Study Group
Working in collaboration with the Tokyo University Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), JCIE conducted a one-year research project on global health governance, focusing on the theme of “The International Order and Japan’s Role in the COVID and Post-COVID Era.” The objective of the study group was to provide analyses on global and regional health governance systems and structures and to offer concrete recommendations about the role Japan should play in the field of global health.
G7 2016 Global Health Working Group
As host of the G7 Summit in 2016, Japan has the unique opportunity to set the tone for how global health priorities will be addressed in the summit agenda and help articulate how they will be formulated within the post-development framework. In order to capitalize on this opportunity and the growing momentum surrounding UHC as an increasingly important global priority, JCIE, in partnership with the University of Tokyo, has organized a Global Health Working Group (GHWG) to formulate policy proposals that will guide talks on global health.
JCIE Global Health Special Series
On December 16, JCIE and the government of Japan held a conference on universal health coverage (UHC) and the new development agenda. The following four blogs ran from December 12—also known as “UHC Day”—up until the start of the conference. In addition, a number of interviews here that were conducted with participants immediately following the conference.
Japan–World Bank Partnership Program on Universal Health Coverage
A Japan–World Bank Partnership Program on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has been launched to examine lessons from Japan’s health system. The goal of the program, which focuses on financing and human resources, is to explore how these lessons can be applied to other countries that are trying to develop systems of universal health coverage.
TICAD Ministerial Meeting Thematic Event | Global Health Financing to Achieve UHC
The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) and Save the Children Japan organized the final thematic event, “Global Health Financing to Achieve Universal Health Coverage UHC in Africa: How to Promote Partnerships to Maximize Results” on the sidelines of the TICAD9 ministerial meeting.
Launch of the G7 Global Health Task Force
Ahead of the G7 Summit, JCIE has established the 2023 G7 Global Health Task Force under the Executive Committee on Global Health and Human Security to make recommendations to the Japanese government on the G7 agenda and concrete measures to be promoted for global health in the context of the rapidly changing global health architecture.
JCIE Global Health Special Series | Viewing UHC through a Human Security Lens
The second blog post in the JCIE Global Health Special Series, considers how questions of human security should play a role in the implementation of Universal Health Coverage.
JCIE Global Health Special Series | Are Disease-Specific Approaches Compatible with the Goal of Achieving Universal Health Coverage?
This blog post, the third in the JCIE Global Health Special Series, looks specifically at projects in Ethiopia and Burma to determine if disease-specific programs are compatible with the mission of Universal Health Coverage.
International Conference on Universal Health Coverage in the New Development Era: Toward Building Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems
Approximately 300 leaders from around the globe—political leaders, heads of international organizations, NGO leaders, scholars, and other experts in the fields of global health and development—converged in Tokyo for a major conference on the topic of universal health coverage (UHC).
Next Steps on UHC—Moving Forward from the G20 and HLM-UHC
JCIE, in cooperation with the UN Foundation, convened a small, high-level roundtable of global health experts and policymakers on the morning after the UN High-Level Meeting on UHC to discuss what the next steps should be to turn the commitments in recent forums into concrete action, maintain momentum in advancing UHC in low- and middle-income countries, and encourage Japan and other countries to continue to lead on the UHC agenda.