International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 5, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 457-460

Defining and acting on global health: The case of Japan and the refugee crisis (Article) (Open Access)

Leppold C.* , Ozaki A. , Shimada Y. , Morita T. , Tanimoto T.
  • a Department of Research, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
  • b Department of Surgery, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
  • c Department of Neurosurgery, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
  • d Department of Internal Medicine, Soma Central Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
  • e Department of Internal Medicine, Jōban Hospital, Tokiwa Foundation, Fukushima, Japan

Abstract

What counts as global health? There has been limited discourse to date on the ways in which country-level contexts may shape positioning in global health agendas. By reviewing Japan’s response to the refugee crisis, we demonstrate a clash between rhetoric and action on global responsibility, and suggest that cultural and historical factors may be related to the ways of perceiving and acting upon global health. © 2016 by Kerman University of Medical Sciences.

Author Keywords

Global health Japan Refugees displacement

Index Keywords

global health cultural anthropology social behavior Culture Japan Emigration and Immigration refugee Delivery of Health Care social discrimination Social Responsibility human Humans Refugees migration health care delivery
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85002170680&doi=10.15171%2fijhpm.2016.68&partnerID=40&md5=da466191865025b69574f6170a4b40eb
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2016.68
ISSN: 23225939
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English