Deadline: 15 April 2011
Japan—a Call for Research Papers
Japan achieved universal health insurance coverage in 1961 and now has the longest life expectancy in the world.1 Japan's strengths are, however, now becoming its weaknesses. Universal coverage is not the end but the beginning of new challenges—a rapidly ageing population, escalating health-care expenditures, and sustainability of universal coverage—that all countries will have to face in the future.2 How can Japan reinvigorate its health system to be more sustainable and equitable?
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Japan's universal coverage, The Lancet is producing a special Series on Japan's health and health system in September, 2011.
This Series is the first country Series from a developed nation, and aims to stimulate scientific debate around the issue of health-systems reform while using experiences in Japan to provide national, regional, and global lessons.
We seek submissions of original research from Japan or from research teams working on Japan, to publish in the Series. We are particularly interested in research that analyses key questions of health status, health policy, and health systems, both within Japan and within the Asia—Pacific region. The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2011, via The Lancet's EES online submission system. Please state in your covering letter that the submission is in response to this call for papers.
References
1 WHO. World health statistics 2010. http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/EN_WHS10_Full.pdf. (accessed Oct 1, 2010).
2 Horton R. Japan: a mirror for our future. Lancet 2010; 376: 858. Full Text | PDF(135KB) | CrossRef | PubMed
a University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
b China Medical Board, Cambridge, MA, USA
c Japan Centre for International Exchange, Tokyo, Japan
d The Lancet, London, UK
More information here.
Japan—a Call for Research Papers
Japan achieved universal health insurance coverage in 1961 and now has the longest life expectancy in the world.1 Japan's strengths are, however, now becoming its weaknesses. Universal coverage is not the end but the beginning of new challenges—a rapidly ageing population, escalating health-care expenditures, and sustainability of universal coverage—that all countries will have to face in the future.2 How can Japan reinvigorate its health system to be more sustainable and equitable?
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Japan's universal coverage, The Lancet is producing a special Series on Japan's health and health system in September, 2011.
This Series is the first country Series from a developed nation, and aims to stimulate scientific debate around the issue of health-systems reform while using experiences in Japan to provide national, regional, and global lessons.
We seek submissions of original research from Japan or from research teams working on Japan, to publish in the Series. We are particularly interested in research that analyses key questions of health status, health policy, and health systems, both within Japan and within the Asia—Pacific region. The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2011, via The Lancet's EES online submission system. Please state in your covering letter that the submission is in response to this call for papers.
References
1 WHO. World health statistics 2010. http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/EN_WHS10_Full.pdf. (accessed Oct 1, 2010).
2 Horton R. Japan: a mirror for our future. Lancet 2010; 376: 858. Full Text | PDF(135KB) | CrossRef | PubMed
a University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
b China Medical Board, Cambridge, MA, USA
c Japan Centre for International Exchange, Tokyo, Japan
d The Lancet, London, UK
More information here.
