Greetings from the Centre for the Study of Global Japan (CSGJ) at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto! We would like to share and invite you to our upcoming webinar. Please find more information and registration details below. Thank you!

*Title: *Changing Global Health Governance and Japan's Role

*Date and Time: *November 17^th , 7pm - 8:30pm (EST) / November 18^th , 9am - 10:30am (JST)

*Speakers: *Kayo Takuma, Tokyo Metropolitan University; Tana Johnson, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Yves Tiberghien, University of British Columbia; Phillip Lipscy, University of Toronto

*Description: *The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a public health emergency but a more complex phenomenon closely linked to various social factors. Its remarkable feature is that, unlike other recent outbreaks such as Ebola and MERS, it spread worldwide simultaneously, and almost all countries have been scrambling for access to vaccines, medical equipment, and medicines. As a result, the gap between the haves and the have-nots is increasing. It is estimated that by the end of 2021, rich countries will have 1.2 billion surplus vaccine doses, whereas only around 3% of Africa's population is fully vaccinated at present. Under such circumstances, most countries have realized how unreliable the global health governance system is, especially during a crisis, and they are attempting to strengthen their preparedness and response capacity at the national and regional levels. In this regard, both the European Union and African Union have strengthened their regional health cooperative system, and the Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue)--comprising Australia, India, Japan, and the U.S.--has announced its own vaccine partnership. This, however, gives rise to the possibility that the post-COVID-19 global health governance system will be more fragile and lack of leadership.

The ongoing pandemic is not going to be the last, and we should prepare for the future based on the lessons learned from it. How can we achieve efficient global health governance, and what role is Japan expected to play? Or, is it possible for the World Health Organization to regain its leadership position? This speech will examine the problems plaguing the current global health governance and propose some solutions.

Registration Link <https://munkschool-utoronto-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NiIRWrFVRSCnHyJkv8LZNQ>

More information <https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/csgj/event/31120/>

Thank you!

Best Regards,

Mio

*Mio Otsuka */(She/her)/**
Events and Program Coordinator
Centre for the Study of Global Japan
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