[Event Report] The 12th Session of Health Policy Academy, Lecture 2 – Health Policy and Ethics (September 14, 2023)
date : 9/21/2023
Tags: Health Policy Academy
Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) held the second lecture of the 12th session of Health Policy Academy (HPA).
At the second lecture, Shintaro Tamate, Professor, Faculty of Law Department of Political Studies, Gakushuin University, provided entitled “Health Policy and Ethics”.
In the first half of the lecture focused on the connection between health policy and ethics and the ethical examination of health policy.
In the second half, participants examined the health policies ethically and actively engaged in meaningful discussions with group members using the knowledge they had learned.
The HPA has been renewed, and the 12th session will be called “HPA Advance.” This curriculum will cover the theory, themes, and analysis of health policies and will be conducted over the next six months. Its objective is to offer participants opportunities to learn about essential concepts required for the actual policy-making process. This includes fostering coordination and agreement among various ideas through discussions and the development of recommendations with students from diverse backgrounds.
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