2017 [1st] Training for Medical Staff and Assistants in Diagnosing Occupational Diseases (Posted on March 8, 2017)
UOEH hosted the JICA country focused training program for Iraq entitled "Training for Medical Staff and Assistants in Diagnosing Occupational Diseases" from February 16 to 28, 2017. Nine participants from Iraq and Kurdistan region attended the lectures regarding occupational health including tours within and outside of UOEH.
Courtesy visit to President Higashi Lecture 1
Lecture 2 Lecture 3
Visit to a health checkup institution Successful completion of the program
2017 [2nd] Volunteership Program at the WHO Kobe Center (Posted on Mar. 15, 2017)
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Based on an agreement between the WHO Kobe Center (WHO Center for Health Development) and UOEH, the International Center initiated a volunteership program and sent its third participant, Dr. Shinichi Tomioka of the Department of Public Health to the WHO Kobe Center from January 30th to March 3rd, 2017.
Dr. Tomioka, together with colleagues at the WHO Kobe Center, conducted research on the characteristics and main features of primary care systems in five developed countries by case studies and reviewed scientific literature in order to address the specific needs of aging populations.
2017 [3rd] Attendance to the Japan-China Symposium on Occupational Safety and Health (Posted on March 15, 2017)

