Division of Research Programs Research Program on the challenges of Global Health issues

This program promotes research related to global-scale public health issues (infectious disease control, maternal and child health, emergency measures to control new strains of influenza, aging populations, lifestyle-related diseases, etc.) in areas including identifying disease etiologies, investigating methods of prevention, and standardizing methods of disease diagnosis and treatment. It aims to contribute to the global health by taking advantage of advanced science and technology, and knowledge and experiences which have been accumulated in our country. It also aims to enhance the global cooperation in research for health, especially with a focus on the Asian region. Achievements and findings of this program are expected to be an instrumental for international organizations in developing a global policy and principle.

For details, please see the Japanese web page.

Title of research and Development	Duration (※1)	Representative Institutions	Principle Investigator
日本の保健医療体制における震災対応及び復興スキームの技術移転に関する研究（※2）	-2015	National Disaster Medical Center	KOIDO Yuichi
保健分野のポスト国連ミレニアム開発目標に向けた指標開発に関する研究（※2）	-2015	National Institute of Public Health	Osawa Eri
Feasibility study of the monitoring framework for lifestyle related diseases in developing countries.	2014-2016	National Center for Global Health and Medicine	MATSUSHITA Yumi
Feasibility of monitoring frameworks for global health issues	2014-2016	National Institute of Public Health	SONE Satoshi/td>
Research and Development of the process to determine evidence-based indicators and their verification for global monitoring framework	2014-2016	National Center for Child Health and Development	MORI Rintaro
Promotion of an integrated continuum of care: Disease control and prevention strategies for health related agenda of post MDGs	2015-2017	The university of Tokyo	JINBA Masamine
International comparative study on the health and economic burden of the obesity. Scientific research on the development of effective framework for NCD prevention and control-	2015-2017	National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center	NAKAO Yoko
Research on non-communicable diseases (NCD) as a post MDG global health issue- multi-disciplinary study for promoting NCD control in Oceania, South Asia, and Africa	2015-2017	Nagoya University	AOYAMA Atsuko
Study on the optimization of health care services, by using Japanese advanced information science and technology, to achieve UHC	2015-2016	National Center for Global Health and Medicine	MATSUSHITA Yumi
Study on the mental health and psychosocial support by using mobile communication technology in time of disaster.	2015-2016	National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry	KIM Yoshiharu
Exploratory study of contribute to the social implementation of the mental health measure in low- and middle-income countries	2016	National Center for Global Health and Medicine	HAYAKAWA Tatsuro
Development of a mHealth-based package targeting women at reproductive age for prevention of NCDs	2018	National Center for Child Health and Development	MORI Rintaro→　GAI Ruoyan
Study of nutritional intervention using nutritional guidance software to prevent the progression of lifestyle-related diseases in Vietnam	2018	Kyoto University	INAGAKI Nobuya
ミャンマー農村部における高血圧の予防・診断・治療の段階的介入パッケージの実装研究（※2）	2018	Niigata University	SHOBUGAWA Yugo
Development of health equity assessment tool based on social epidemiological survey for older adults in Myanmar and Malaysia	2017-2019	Niigata University	SHOBUGAWA Yugo
Mental health promotion at workplace in low- and middle-income countries in Asia	2017-2019	The University of Tokyo	KAWAKAMI Norito
Study on strengthening core capacity at PoE in Ghana	2017-2019	Mie National Hospital	TANIGUCHI Kiyosu
A Study on Rights-based Self-learning Tools to Promote Mental Health, Well-　being & Resilience after Disasters	2019	National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry	KIM Yoshiharu
Clinical utility of serologic testing for COVID-19 diagnosis	2020-2021	Osaka City University	NAKAGAMA Yu
Study　to　evaluate　the　utility　of　extracellular　matrix　for　the　diagnosis　and　prediction　of　hepatocellular carcinoma in Vietnam	2020-2021	Kanazawa University	KANEKO Shuichi
Establishment of effective infection control using a new disinfectant	2020-2021	Osaka University	TOMONO Kazunori
Community mHealth Integrated Care (ComHIC) to manage hypertension/diabetes in Tanzania’s overburdened health system	2019-2022	Tokyo Medical and Dental University	NAKAMURA Keiko
Community-based lifestyle intervention for diabetes management in rural Nepal	2019-2022	Tokyo Women’s Medical University	SUGISHITA Tomohiko →　SAKAMOTO Haruka

（※1）Duration of project is refered in Japanese fiscal year.
（※2）The project has no English title.

PS (Program Supervisor)

• ENDO Hiroyoshi, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, St. Luke's International University

PO (Program Officer)

• AKASHI Hidechika, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., DTMH, Visiting Researcher, National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM)