Health Workforce Investment as a Driver of UHC and Economic Development

On the sidelines of TICAD7, JCIE partnered with IntraHealth International to organize this side event. Over 120 participants took part in a discussion on the wide-ranging benefits of health workforce investments not only for furthering health goals but also goals in interrelated fields such as education, gender equity, and inclusive economic growth.

Global Health Working Group Lancet Article | Protecting Human Security: Proposals for the G7 Ise-Shima Summit in Japan

This article shares policy recommendations to develop: global structures that enable effective preparedness for health emergencies, knowledge-sharing platforms for health system resilience and sustainability, and research, development, and system innovations for global health security.

JCIE Publications | Health, Resilience, and Human Security: Moving Toward Health for All

This report identifies seven principles of human security and key features of successful human security approaches, in order to explain to health and development field experts what a human security approach is and its appropriate application.

Health, Resilience, and the Added Value of the Human Security Approach: Achieving the SDGs

As part of the Global Health and Human Security Program, JCIE and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) have collaborated on a project to analyze case studies of how the human security approach is being implemented on the ground and how it can contribute to broader goals of health, resilience, and development.

JCIE Global Health Special Series | Viewing UHC through a Human Security Lens

The second blog post in the JCIE Global Health Special Series, considers how questions of human security should play a role in the implementation of Universal Health Coverage.

Health, Resilience, and the Added Value of the Human Security Approach

As part of the Global Health and Human Security Program, JCIE and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) have collaborated on a project to analyze case studies of how the human security approach is being implemented on the ground and how it can contribute to broader goals of health, resilience, and development.

Health and Human Security in the Americas

On September 6-7, 2012, JCIE organized a public seminar and workshop on “Health and Human Security in the Americas” in Lima, Peru, in partnership with the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO). The meetings build on the discussions at JCIE’s “Health and Human Security in Africa” seminar and follow PAHO’s 2010 resolution to integrate the human security concept into member countries’ national health plans.

Satellite Seminar of the The Third TICAD Ministerial Follow–up Meeting: Health and Human Security in Africa

On May 2–3, 2011, JCIE organized a symposium and roundtable on “Health and Human Security in Africa” in Dakar, Senegal. The events were organized in conjunction with the Third Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Follow-Up Meeting.

Global Governance and Human Security Seminar

On September 29, JCIE organized a lecture on “Global Governance and Human Security” with Ambassador Yukio Takasu, who most recently served as permanent representative of Japan to the UN (2007–2010). About 80 participants from domestic and international NGOs, academia, the media, and the public sector attended the lecture.

Seminar on Health and Human Security

On May 14, 2010, more than 130 UN officials, health experts, NGO leaders, and policy analysts took part in a major seminar in New York exploring human security approaches to global health.