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WHS Regional Meeting Asia – Kyoto and Fukushima 2015
April 17, 2015 — The WHS Regional Meeting Asia ended in Fukushima calling for implementation of substantial change in world health systems. On behalf of the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies, a statement will be released on April 22, 2015, via www.worldhealthsummit.org.
In particular, “responsiveness” and “resilience” will be emphasized as critical attributes of a health system facing multiple challenges, including natural disasters, emerging infections, economic crises, and rapid aging.
The WHS Regional Meeting attracted 600 participants on April 13–14 to the Kyoto International Conference Center. Several hundred students, faculty and local leaders attended a satellite symposium on April 17 at Fukushima Medical University. The focus on Fukushima stems from what is called the “triple disaster” of Fukushima in 2011: the earthquake, tsunami, and reactor meltdowns that continue to plague the region up to the present.
Three main topics permeated these meetings:
(1) Challenges in a rapidly ageing society,
(2) Preparedness for and resilience after disasters and
(3) Fostering new leadership in the global health community.
The spirit of these meetings will be carried forward to the next World Health Summit, to be held October 11–13, 2015, at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany.
The M8 Alliance serves as an academic foundation for the World Health Summit. It is formed from 17 leading international universities and research centres. This year’s WHS Regional Meeting was sponsored by Kyoto University, a founding member of the M8 Alliance, and Fukushima Medical University.
Further information:
• World Health Summit: www.worldhealthsummit.org
• M8 Alliance: www.worldhealthsummit.org/m8-alliance.html
• Kyoto University: www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en
• Fukushima Medical University: www.fmu.ac.jp/univ/en/
Press contacts
Kyoto:
David Kornhauser
+81 75 753 5160
david@kura.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Berlin:
Tobias Gerber
+49 30 450 572 114
communications@worldhealthsummit.org
http://www.worldhealthsummit.org
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