On March 18, 2025, Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) held an Advisory Board meeting titled “Challenges and Solutions in Ensuring Continuity from Health Checkups to Medical Care from the Perspective of Patients and Those Affected by Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).”

A study using data from a health insurance society revealed that even when renal anomalies in kidney function are identified during health checkups, approximately 95% of individuals do not follow up by visiting a medical institution for thorough evaluation. To counter this issue, it is crucial to improve this situation so that individuals can be properly connected to medical care following health check-ups, and to establish mechanisms that facilitate smooth transitions from health screening to healthcare services.
In FY2024, HGPI conducted two surveys based on the patients’ perspective and individuals affected by CKD to identify relevant issues: a quantitative survey on behavioral challenges in seeking medical care, and a qualitative survey involving interviews with patients regarding the transition from health checkups to medical care. Based on the findings from these surveys, HGPI organized this Advisory Board meeting on March 18, 2025, convening experts from industry, government, academia, and civil society to discuss challenges and potential solutions related to the continuity of care from checkups to treatment.

*Based on the discussions from this meeting, a set of policy recommendations will be published around May 2025.

[Event Overview]

• Date & Time: Tuesday, March 18, 2025; 16:00-18:00 JST
• Format: Hybrid
  *This meeting was held as a closed session.
• Language: Japanese
• Organizer: Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI)

■Advisory board members (title omitted; in Japanese syllabary order)

Nobuki Ando (Former Chairman, Japan Health Insurance Association)
Rei Goto (Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University)
Seitaro Dohi (CEO, MOANA-Dohi Industrial Physician Office, Inc./Professor of Industrial Hygiene, University of Occupational and Environmental Health/Visiting Professor, Tokyo University of Technology)
Takeo Nakayama (Professor, Department of Health Informatics, School of Public Health, Kyoto University)
Tsuguru Hatta (President, Hatta Medical Clinic)
Akira Fukui (Lecturer, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine)
Shingo Fukuma (Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences/ Professor, Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine)
Yuji Furui (Project Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo/ Visiting Professor, Jichi Medical University)

Moderator
Eri Yoshimura (Senior Manager, Health and Global Policy Institute)