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Learners will become acquainted with the principles and theories underlying global health problems, as well as the major challenges and controversies in improving global population health, as well as practical applications of quantitative methods to analyse and interpret issues and challenges for policy. Health and foreign policy, health governance, acute disease surveillance, noncommunicable diseases, disease burden, universal health coverage, health system strengthening, health financing, and human resources for health and ageing will be covered.
Syllabus :
1. Global Health Policy and Governance
- Global Health Transition
- Epidemiological Transition
- Evolution of Global Health
- Global Health Governance
- Global Health Challenges
- Challenges in Global Health Policy
- Japan’s Commitment to Global Health
- Proposals for the G7 Summit
2. Pandemics and Health Security Responses
- Pandemics and Health Security Response
- Outbreak Investigation "Consider Your Action"
- Lessons from Pandemic H1N1-2009
- Real-time Research Response
- Disasters, health and human security
- Acute disaster response in an aging society
- Acute effects
- Long-term health effects
- Health, human security and disaster response
3. Universal Health Coverage in the Context of Aging
- Overview and concepts
- Financial Risk Protection
- Health Service Coverage
- Equity
- Aging
- Case study 1: Japan
- Case study 2: Banglades
- New Policy Directions
4. The Future of Japan's Health System: Sustaining Good Health with Equity at Low Cost
- UHC in Japan: Introduction
- Understanding Health System Performance
- Population Health
- UHC in Japan: Achievements and Challenges
- Cost Containment
- Service Quality
- Population Aging
- Future Directions
