Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) Manager Mr. Shunichiro Kurita presented at a workshop on social medicine at Akita University Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine as a guest lecturer.

In his lecture titled, “Dementia Policy Today and The Role of Think Tanks,” Mr. Kurita explained how issues surrounding dementia are perceived in relation to welfare state theory and, from a public administration perspective, described the roles of think tanks in addressing policy issues and their day-to-day activities while introducing case studies.