UHC Forum 2017 Side Event"The Future of Health Systems: The Role of data healthin the era of the next-generation UHC"
Institute for Global Health Policy Research (iGHP) is delighted to announce theupcoming UHC Forum 2017 side event, “The Future of Health Systems: The Role ofdata health in the era of the next-generation UHC”. Experts from various countries
and global partnerships will be sharing their experiences and having open dialogues
on how utilization of ICT and health data could enable better monitoring andevaluation of health system performance and contribute to a significant progresstowards UHC.

Date & Time

Tuesday, December 12, 2017, 15:00-17:30

Topic“The Future of Health Systems: The Role of data health in the eraof the next-generation UHC”

Venue

Golden Cup Room, 3rd Floor, Tokyo Prince Hotel

Accesshttp://www.princehotels.com/tokyo/map-direction/

Language

English only (No Japanese interpretation will be provided)

Participation

Free of charge and open to general public. Advance registration isrequired.

UHC Forum 2017 in Tokyo: http://universalhealthcoverageday.org/forum/Provisional agenda
15:00⎯15:10

Opening Remarks (Norihiro Kokudo, President, National Center forGlobal Health and Medicine)

15:10⎯15:20

Welcome Remarks (Senior official, MHLW Japan)

15:20⎯15:30

Preamble: Why do we need a change from conventional UHC tonext-generation UHC? (Yohsuke Takasaki, Chief Advisor,
GLO+UHC)

15:30⎯15:45

Keynote Address 1: Thailand’s efforts to achieve a peoplecentered health information system (Netnapis Suchonwanich,
MOPH and former Deputy Secretary-General, NHSO)

15:45⎯16:00

Keynote Address 2: PeOPLe for UHC (Hiroaki Miyata, Director,
Department of Global Health Systems and Innovation, iGHP,NCGM)

16:00⎯17:20

Panel Discussion: How do we make the utilization of ICT andhealth data realistic approach in health system performanceassessment for UHC?
Facilitator:
Kenji Shibuya, Director, iGHP, NCGM
Panelists:-Mickey Chopra, Global Lead in Service Delivery, World Bank
-Hee Jin Kang, Research Fellow, National Health Insurance Service(NHIS), Korea-Netnapis Suchonwanich, NHSO
-Hiroaki Miyata, iGHP, NCGM
-Speaker from international organization (TBD)

17:20⎯17:30

Closing remarks Kozo Watanabe, Deputy Director General andGroup Director for Health Group 2, Human Development
Department, JICA

Objectives
To present and discuss how the utilization of ICT and health data contributes toassess health system performance and identity and correct bottlenecks forachieving UHC.

Organizing partners & Co-sponsor
Institute for Global Health Policy Research (iGHP), the Bureau of International
Health Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), Japanand “The Partnership Project for Global Health and Universal Health Coverage(GLO+UHC)” (Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), National Health Security
Office (NHSO) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA))*Other partners will be confirmed.
(Co-Sponsor by the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW))

Report on the UHC Forum 2017 Side Event"The Future of Health Systems: The Role of Data Health in the Era of the NextGeneration UHC"(December 12, 2017)

On December 12, 2017, Institute for Global Health Policy Research (iGHP) had anhonor to organize a side event as a part of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Forum2017 that was held in Tokyo between December 12 and December 15, 2017.
The topic of our side event was "The Future of Health Systems: The Role of Data
Health in the Era of the Next-Generation UHC". The event was co-organized by
iGHP and “The Partnership Project for Global Health and Universal Health Coverage(GLO+UHC)” (Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), National Health Security
Office (NHSO) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)). The Japan
Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) supported the event as a cosponsor.
Ms. Netnapis Suchonwanich, Former Deputy Secretary-General, NHSO, gave apresentation on Thailand’s efforts to achieve a people-centered health informationsystem. She also made mention of a people-centered and cloud-based healthprofiles of Thailand for which Japan and Thailand are currently striving tocollaborate and create a roadmap. Professor Hiroaki Miyata, Director of theDepartment of Global Health Systems and Innovation at iGHP, explained challenges
and prospects of the next-generation UHC as well as the concept of a Personcentered Open Platform for wellbeing (PeOPLe). The experts from various countries
and global partners shared their experiences and expertise, and had a forum on
several issues; how we could make the best use of available data, what kind ofinnovative approaches are possible, and how ICT utilization can contribute toidentifying the bottlenecks of the current health systems and also to integrating
health services for UHC.
This event was well-received by more than one hundred participants that consistedof ministry officials, developing partners, academia, private sectors and civilsocieties from various countries.

Speakers:
Norihiro Kokudo, President, NCGM National Center for Global Health and Medicine(NCGM)
Yasuhiro Suzuki, Chief Medical and Global Health Officer, Vice Minister for Health,MHLW, Japan
Yohsuke Takasaki, Chief Advisor, GLO+UHC
Netnapis Suchonwanich, Former Deputy Secretary-General, NHSO
Hiroaki Miyata, Director, Department of Global Health Systems and Innovation,iGHP, NCGM
Kozo Watanabe, Deputy Director General and Group Director for Health Group 2,
Human Development Department, JICA

Panelists:Kenji Shibuya, Director, iGHP, NCGM (Moderator)
Mickey Chopra, Lead Health Specialist, the World Bank
Dana Hovig, Director, Integrated Delivery, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Hee Jin Kang, Research Fellow, National Health Insurance Service (NHIS), Korea
Netnapis Suchonwanich, NHSO
Hiroaki Miyata, iGHP, NCGM