Interim Summary of the2016 Kyoto Global Conference for Rising Public Health Researchers“Universal Health Coverage and Health Economics”
By Public Health unit, JGP project, Kyoto University

Held on December 14-15, 2016, by the Kyoto University School of Public Health(KUSPH), the conference counted with 12 speakers, who are leading public healthresearchers from National Taiwan University College of Public Health (Taiwan), Mahidol
University Faculty of Public Health (Thailand), Chulalongkorn University College of Public
Health Sciences (Thailand), University of Malaya Faculty of Medicine (Malaysia) and London
School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (UK), and Kyoto University School of Public Health(Japan). The 2016 KGC was also honoured to host 2 distinguished Public Health experts for
keynote speeches; Anne Mills, the Deputy Director and Provost of London School ofHygiene & Tropical Medicine, who is a world’s renowned health economist and healthsystem specialist with her extensive work in low and middle income countries and Alex Ross,
Director of the WHO Centre for Health Development in Kobe, Japan (WKC), a public healthpolicy expert with specialization in health systems, who has served as executive panels invarious units and projects of the WHO headquarter Geneva, led the development of WHO’s
partnership policy, initiated numerous well-known global health financing approaches
including the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, etc.

The conference’s main focus was “Universal Health Coverage and Health Economics”
enabling participants from different countries to share lesson learned, challenges andsuccesses of each country’s health system. Another objective of the conference is also toserve as a platform to encourage ‘young people’ (Rising Researchers), from researchers tostudents, to create a network for future collaboration both in research and education
between different institutions from various regions.

At least 135 people (98 registered, 37 walk-in) participated in the conference that included
11 international speakers, 21 international students from KUSPH’s partner universities, 7international faculty from KUSPH’s partner universities, 17 KUSPH faculty, 26 KUSPHstudents, 3 WHO Kobe Centre members, 2 faculty from Nagasaki University School of1

Tropical Medicine and Global Health, 26 students or faculty from other Faculty and Graduate
Schools of Kyoto University.

2The conference also invited special guests from Takatsuki Junior and Senior High School(Osaka); 7 high school students and 3 high school teachers. This is a continuous effort ofKyoto University School of Public Health to promote University-High school partnership tonurture young generations of Japanese as Global Leaders to equip them with profoundawareness of the significance of global health issues.

Many ideas and opinions were exchanged during these two days, as well as informative andstimulating oral and poster presentations. The Poster presentation session was held for 2days, consisting of 36 posters including 15 from KUSPH and 21 from invited internationalstudents. Student posters were voted for the Best Poster Presentation Awards and 5winners were selected. Winners received the award and the certificate from the Dean ofKUSPH. The list of the winners is as follows:NameUniversity

Poster title
Physician Geographic

Koji Hara

Kyoto University School of
Public HealthDistribution in Japan: Is it
Improving or Worsening
when Healthcare Demand is
Adjusted

Nurul Syafika Amir Hamzah

Double degree program

Psychological Stress Among3

Ratchaya Jirapong

Po-wei Chu

Kyoto University School ofSoutheast Asian

Public Health – University ofInternational Students inMalaya Faculty of Medicine

Japan: A Qualitative Study

Mahidol Universtiy Faculty ofPublic Health

Job Stress Among Thai
Police Officers in Prachinburi
Province

National Taiwan University

Tuberculosis Disease Risk

College of Public HealthManagement in DM patients
Gender Disparities inRaymond Seow

University of Malaya Faculty

Prevalence of Overweightof Medicine

and Obesity among
University Students

4The conference also offered a fruitful opportunity for Kyoto University School of Public
Health to discuss the possibility of a Join Degree PhD Program development with London
School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Nagasaki University School of Tropical Medicine
and Global Health. Discussions started at an executive lunch meeting on December 14 th,with core working members from the three universities, laying the base work forrequirements and expectations from each side. Ideas were very well received, with positive
feedbacks from all members.
For more info please visit:2016 KGC Info and Abstract book: http://sph.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/news/3421/
Photos:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xbkir7fdfj1hq9m/AABvovHNLUsZrSW3njXT4Hgna?dl=05