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 | Lessons from Japan on Universal Health Coverage
In this blog article, JCIE’s Susan Hubbard discusses the ways in which Japan rapidly became one of the world’s most advanced nations in the sphere of healthcare and what other countries can take from Japan’s example.
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.
Book Launch Symposium | Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development
The Japan–World Bank Partnership Program on Universal Health Coverage concluded its multi-country study and shared its findings at a public symposium in Tokyo on November 10, 2014.
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.
Global Conference on Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
The World Bank and the Government of Japan organized a major conference with JCIE in Tokyo in December 2013, convening close to 200 health ministers and high-level representatives from around the world. Discussions were based on a set of case studies of Japan and other countries’ experience with universal health coverage.
Japan–World Bank Partnership Program | Seminars at World Bank Annual Meetings
JCIE worked closely with the World Bank and Ministry of Finance of Japan to organize side seminars on cutting-edge topics in global health and UHC at the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings held in Tokyo in October 2012.
Roundtable on Opportunities and Challenges for Universal Health Coverage
Agenda for IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings Side Event: Roundtable on Opportunities and Challenges for Universal Health Coverage, held on October 10, 2012.
Launch Seminar of the Japan–World Bank Partnership Program
JCIE joined the World Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency in organizing a seminar in Bangkok on Challenges and Opportunities for Achieving Universal Health Coverage.
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.