[Activity Report] Health Policy Summit 2015 “Super-Aging Japan’s Turning Point: Leap ahead or linger behind?”
date : 2/23/2015
Tags: Global Health, Innovation and Sustainability, Other activities
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Date and Time
Saturday, February 21, 2015 10:00-16:50
Venue
Hotel New Otani (4-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Attendees
Approximately 120 individuals, including representatives of ruling and opposition parties, government officials, healthcare professionals, industry executives, health policy experts, and representatives of major media outlets.
Sponsored by
The University of Tokyo, Global Health Entrepreneurship Program
Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund)
With Support from
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Kiyoshi Kurokawa (Chairman, Health and Global Policy Institute)
10:10-12:00 Session 1
Population Aging and Health Care Sustainability
Three panelists discussed healthcare sustainability, direction of reform, and the healthcare payment system.
Panelists:
Motoshige Ito (Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo)
Takeo Sekihara (Managing Director, Japan Cancer Society)
Masafumi Nogimori (Chairman of the Board and Representative Director, Astellas Pharma Inc.)
Moderator:
Toshio Miyata (Executive Director, Health and Global Policy Institute)
12:00-12:50 Lunch Session
Report on Health and Global Policy Institute’s Activities
In this session, Kohei Onozaki looked back on HGPI’s 10 year history of activities.
Kohei Onozaki (President, Health and Global Policy Institute)
12:50-14:40 Session 2
Open Access Medicine, UHC and Innovative Health Care
In Session 2, discussions built upon Session 1 and focused on the national health insurance system, innovative health care, and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED).
Panelists:
Makoto Suematsu (Dean, School of Medicine, Keio University)
Toshihiko Takeda (Assistant Vice-Minister, Councillor for Health Insurance, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
Yoshitake Yokokura (President, Japan Medical Association)
Moderator:
Hikaru Ishiguro (Board Member, Health and Global Policy Institute)
14:50-16:40 Session 3
Securing the Future through International Engagement
Session 3 featured discussions on universal health coverage (UHC), global health funding strategies, and Japan’s international engagement.
Panelists:
Kenji Shibuya (Professor and Chair, Department of Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo; President, Japan Institute for Global Health (JIGH))
B.T. Slingsby (CEO and Executive Director, Global Health Innovative Technology Fund)
Keizo Takemi (Member of the House of Councillors)
Moderator:
Anne Smith (Senior Associate, Health and Global Policy Institute)
16:40-16:50 Closing Remarks
Kiyoshi Kurokawa (Chairman, Health and Global Policy Institute)
Exhibition date：2015-02-21
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