Medicine and Health Cluster

Vision / Mission

This cluster aims to address persistent national, regional and social disparities in access to quality medical and healthcare services and in opportunities and resources to maintain socio-economic wellbeing of people in Asia and Oceania amid the sweeping processes of globalization, urbanization and population ageing. This whole mission is pursued mainly through internationally collaborative, medical and social scientific research and education with specific emphasis on ICT-based preventive healthcare and welfare policymaking. Primary SDGs target areas include Good Health and Wellbeing (3); Quality Education (4); and Reduced Idealities (10).

Members

Telemedicine Module

Shuji Shimizu
(Professor, Hospital)

Seiko Kato, MD, Ph.D
(Professor, Faculty of Medical Sciences)

Masafumi Nakamura, MD, Ph.D.
(Professor, Faculty of Medical Sciences)

Seiji Nakamura, DDS, Ph.D.
(Professor, Faculty of Dental Science)

Kenji Hamase, Ph.D.
(Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Nobuko Hashiguchi , RN, Ph.D.
(Professor, Faculty of Medical Sciences)

Nobuyuki Shimono, MD, Ph.D.
(Associate Professor, Hospital)

Tomohiko Moriyama, MD, Ph.D.
(Associate Professor, Hospital)

Tomohiko Akahoshi, MD, Ph.D.
(Associate Professor, Hospital)

Naoshige Akita, Ph.D.
(Assistant Professor,Faculty of Design)

Kuriko Kudo, Ph.D.
(Assistant Professor, Hospital)

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PHC* Module *(Portable Health Clinic)

Mariko Nishikitani, Ph.D.
(Associate Professor, Institute of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society)

Fumihiko Yokota, Ph.D.
(Lecturer, Institute of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society)

Kimiyo Kikuchi, Ph.D.
(Lecturer, Institute of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society)

Yasunobu Nohara, Ph.D.
(Associate Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University)

Naoki Nakashima, MD, Ph.D.
(Professor, Medical Information Center, Kyushu University Hospital)

Islam Rafiqul, Ph.D.
(Associate Professor, Medical Information Center, Kyushu University Hospital)

Rieko Izukura, Ph.D.
(Assistant Professor, Medical Information Center, Kyushu University Hospital)

Ahmed Ashir, Ph.D.
(Associate Professor, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering)

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Module Ageing & Later Life (A.L.L.)

Masa Higo, Ph.D.
(Professor,The International Student Center)

Thomas R. Klassen, Ph.D.
(Professor, York University, Canada)

John B. Williamson, Ph.D.
(Professor Emeritus, Boston College, USA)

Tri Budi W. Rahardjo, Ph.D.
(Professor, University of Indonesia, Indonesia)

Irene D. Blackberry, Ph.D.
(Associate Professor, La Trobe University, Australia)

Nopraenue S. Dhirathiti, Ph.D.
(Associate Professor, Mahidol University, Thailand)

Monika Winarnita, Ph.D.
(Lecturer, La Trobe University, Australia)

Thelma Kay, Ph.D.
(Professor Emerita, National U. of Singapore)

Kate O’Loughlin, Ph.D.
(Associate Professor, University of Sydney, Australia)

Leng Leng Thang, Ph.D.
(Associate Professor, National U. of Singapore)

Fiona Alpass, Ph.D.
(Professor, Massey University, New Zealand)

Yunjeong Yang, Ph.D.
(Professor, Hankuk U. of Foreign Studies, Korea)

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