Health Policy Academy by HGPI

The Health Policy Academy (HPA) is now accepting applications for its 14th session. The Academy has been held by the Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI), a non-profit, independent, private think tank, since 2015, and more than 400 people have attended the Academy so far. Sustaina Health representative Onozaki has been involved in setting up […]

Children love it: the joy of making and eating their own food!

The Egonoki Club, which Sustaina Health supports, held a harvest event. The first harvest of the year was potatoes. The seed potatoes that the children planted with their fathers and mothers in March grew quickly and were ready for harvest. They seemed to be looking forward to it very much and were full of energy […]

Press Conference (Patient-Centered Care Study Group)

On March 7, 2022, a press conference was held at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) (MHLW Press Association) regarding the "Study Group for Realization of Patient-Centered Care" report released last year. Reporters asked many questions, and a lively question-and-answer session was held. Presenters Dr. Kazunari Ichinohe Dr. Hiroshi Ohashi Dr. Makoto Tamura […]

Balamaki, pork-barreling is truly "Disrespectful" to the Next Generation

In the run-up to the House of Representatives elections, the usual battle of the pork-barreling has begun. "The headlines read, "Ruling and opposition parties all claim to be 'distributing' economic aid, aware of lower house election" (Jiji Press). It's a shame, but the pre-election campaign of "pork-barreling" is a common occurrence, and it's getting worse. […]

Next Generation of Global Health Leaders

The video of "Thinking about Producing the Next Generation of Global Health Leaders" held in September 2021 is now available for a limited time (by March 10, 2022). Please take a look if you are interested. The lectures and panel discussions by Shunsuke Mabuchi (Senior Advisor, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), Hiroshi Naka (Professor, Future […]

Preparing for "Loss of Covid"

Vaccinations are accelerating in Japan, and we feel that we are somehow returning to our before-Covid-19. What kind of life will be waiting for us after the corona is over? I suppose that we will see a phenomenon called "Loss of Covid". - Oh, another train commute, another in-person meeting, another drinking party I don't […]

Recent Activities of Founder/Representative

●Japan Medical Association/AdvaMed/AMDD Joint Symposium (Keynote Speech) Kohei Onozaki delivered a keynote speech at a symposium titled "A Vibrant Nation: Creating Motivation for Life: The Role of Medical Technology in Strengthening Support for Patients, Doctors, and Nurses, held in Tokyo on December 9, 2020. 　The symposium was attended by the President of the Japan Medical […]

【Media】BSTV Tokyo "Nikkei Plus 10" (Feb. 1, 2021)

Kohei Onozaki made a live appearance on BSTV Tokyo's news program "Nikkei Plus 10" in a special feature titled "Corona Economic Impact: The Vaccination Barrier" Kohei talked about the logistical and operational challenges of securing supplies and manpower for the Corona vaccination, which can be called the largest operation in history, as well as the […]

Traffic safety as an important area of public health practice

Our activities for 2021 have begun and we're already running at full speed! We have started many projects such as policy research, human resource development, and sports promotion in the community. One of our new initiatives is traffic safety. You may think that this has nothing to do with us. However, this is one of […]

"Bocchi" of peanuts - Chiba's fall traditional

It is the season of "Bocchi", one of Chiba's most popular fall traditional. Bocchi is a pile of peanuts after the harvest, and can be seen in peanut-growing areas from October to November. Recently, the number of farmers who cover their Bocchi with blue plastic sheet is increasing, but from the point of view of […]

Autumn - harvest season

It has cooled down from the days of intense heat. We've finished harvesting the rice in the neighboring fields, and now it's time to harvest the sweet potatoes and peanuts. The Anno sweet potatoes and silk sweet potatoes we tried digging, and the "Omashiri" for boiled peanuts, all delicious! We are looking forward to the […]

Classes in a very hot day

It was hot and humid to speak for three hours straight, but I realized how wonderful it is to talk face-to-face with students.