The Global Health Education Program (G-HEP) held its fifth lecture of the Global Health Academy on June 9th, welcoming the Chair and Representative Director of the Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund and Former Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Hiroki Nakatani. The lecture focused on the theme Global Health in Post-COVID-19 Era—Architecture and People.

Dr. Nakatani explained the concept of global health and described how economic development around the world has led to improvements in health, but also brought new problems such as ageing populations. He pointed out that the spread of COVID-19, mainly in high-income countries, has exposed the inadequacies of previous infectious disease control measures, and that the spread of infectious diseases is changing the global health agenda. He also introduced the background, structure, and policy making process of the World Health Organization (WHO) and gave advice on how to build a career in the global health field.

The next lecture on Migrant Health will take place on July 14th.

■ Program Lectures
1) Thailand’s Health System and COVID-19 (complete)
2) Japan’s Health System and COVID-19 (complete)
3) Community Health (complete)
4) Health Technology (complete)
5) Global Health (complete)
6) Migrant Health
7) Quantitative and Qualitative Research
8) Policy Recommendations and Advocacy

The Global Health Education Program (G-HEP) is a joint program organized by the Health and Global Policy Institute and Mahidol University, Faculty of Public Health in Thailand.

■About Mahidol University
Mahidol University is the number one university in Thailand for medical education and the first public health academic institution in Thailand.

Vision:
 Be a leader in promoting population health through being a health literate faculty in ASEAN countries by 2021.
Mission:
 1. To offer an outcome based public health education through being a health literate faculty.
 2. To be visible as a leader in public health education, integrative and innovative research, professional academic services on the basis of good governance to promote health and longevity and the betterment of mankind.