The Project for Promotion of Women’s Health by Health and Global Policy Institute held an international symposium titled “Promotion of Menopausal Women’s Health as a Social Issue to be Considered by Industry, Government, Academia and the Private Sector” on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

The keynote speech was given by Ms. Diane Danzebrink (CEO, Menopause Support) from the U.K. In the panel discussion that followed, experts from Japan and abroad were invited to discuss issues based on international comparisons and deepen the discussion on the healthcare delivery system and support measures in industrial healthcare and companies for women experiencing menopause.

[Event Overview]

• Date & Time: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 15:00-18:00 JST
• Venue: Global Business Hub Tokyo Field
  (Grand Cube 3F, Otemachi Financial City, 1-9-2, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN 100-0004)
• Format: In-person (no virtual attendance available)
• Language: Japanese and English, with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation Fee: Free
• Capacity: 100
• Hosted by: Health and Global Policy Institute
  
• Sponsor (in Japanese syllabary order):
  Astellas Pharma Inc.
  National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) Global Health Innovation Policy Program (GHIPP)
  Fuji Pharma Co., Ltd.

[Programme] (titles omitted; in Japanese alphabetical order)

15:00-15:15	Explanatory introduction, HGPI Survey Report 2023 on Domestic and International Approaches to Menopausal Symptoms
	Nana Moriguchi (Associate, Health and Global Policy Institute)
15:15-15:30	Opening Remarks “Women’s health issues in Japan and further policy promotion in the future”
	Seiko Noda (Member, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, House of Representatives)
15:30-15:45	Keynote Lecture “Making Menopause Matter”
	Diane Danzebrink (CEO, Menopause Support) *At online
– Break (10 minutes) –
16:00-17:00	Panel Discussion 1 “The health care delivery system and continuity of care required for menopausal symptoms”
	Panelists Machiko Inoue (Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine) Koichi Terauchi (Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) Mitsuko Nishimura (The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Tottori Prefectural Assembly Member) Masuko Hashimoto (Midwife/Certified Infertility Nurse, Tottori Central Hospital, Patient Support Center) Moderator Haruka Sakamoto (Senior Manager, Health and Global Policy Institute)
17:00-18:00	Panel Discussion 2 “Corporate health support in the context of international trends in menopause policy”
	Panelists Takae Ito (Member, Democratic Party For the People, House of Councilors) Megumi Kawashima (CEO / Occupational health physician, Keep Health, Inc.) Eri Shinsa (Manager, Business Development Department, ASANOSEIHANJYO Co., Ltd) Helen Tomlinson (UK & Ireland Head of Talent and Menopause Employment Champion, The Adecco Group) Moderator Eri Yoshimura (Senior Manager, Health and Global Policy Institute)
18:00-18:30	Networking Session

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