In Bhutan, the difficulty of accessing basic medical care in mountainous areas, coupled with the increase in non-communicable diseases and the aging of the population, has led to concerns about the increasing burden of health care costs on government finances, and the Bhutanese government is fundamentally reviewing its approach to health care issues, including a shift to a focus on prevention. In particular, the Bhutanese government is reviewing its approach to healthcare issues, including a shift to a focus on prevention, and is developing a medical bank to manage the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), which contains medical, imaging, and laboratory data from medical institutions; a health bank to manage Personal Health Records (PHR) related to individual health; and a biobank to manage biological samples such as DNA, blood, cellular tissue, and genome information. The project aims to establish a “digital health platform” that integrally manages four databanks via national IDs: a medical bank that manages electronic medical records (EMRs), a health bank that manages personal health records (PHRs), and a house hold bank that manages data on social determinants of health such as residence and housing conditions, household income and expenditures. Through the utilization of this platform, the project aims not only to improve the health of the people and realize better healthcare policies, but also to foster medical and healthcare-related industries, promote new industries and create job opportunities through investments and loans from overseas, and so on.
What kind of value can biobanks from developing countries bring to the world and to whom? Bhutan is known for its Gross National Happiness (GNH) and its unique and rich natural environment and ecology.
#Biobank #Digital Health #Data Utilization #Medical Big Data #PHR #EMR/EHR #Drug Discovery #Genomic Medicine #Personalized Medicine #Preventive Medicine #Non-Communicable Diseases #Health Promotion & Behavior Change #Health Care Cost Reduction #EBPM #Meta Genome #Microbiome #Gut Microbiome #Biodiversity #Happiness #Biodiversity Wellbeing #Mindfulness #Maternal and child health #International cooperation
Organizer/Cooperator/Supporter
Organizers: Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Corporation (MURC), Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo)
Cooperation: Life Science Innovation Network Japan (LINK-J)
Supported by: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Date and Time
Monday, September 2, 2024, 14:00-17:00 (2 hours seminar, 1 hour networking)
How to hold an event
Hybrid event with on-site and Zoom delivery
venue
GLOBAL LIFESCIENCE HUB Conference Room
Nihonbashi Muromachi Mitsui Tower 7F, 3-2-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
*For access to the venue, please click here.
Program
Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation will be provided for both the venue and delivery.
14:00-14:05 Opening
14:05-14:10 Greeting
14:10 – 14:30 “Why Biobank in Bhutan?” MURC
14:30-14:50 “Digital Health Platform Initiative and Biobank” Bhutanese government officials
14:50-15:55 Panel Discussion
The Potential and Challenges of a Biobank from Bhutan and Japan’s Potential Contribution.
1 or 2 Bhutanese government officials
2~3 Japanese companies
Japan International Cooperation Agency (Independent Administrative Institution)
Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Corporation (Moderator)
15:55-16:00 Closing
16:00-17:00 Networking (venue only)
Affiliations of Bhutanese government officials scheduled to visit Japan in conjunction with this seminar
Ministry of Health, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment, Digital Governing Body, National Central Hospital, Royal Centers for Disease Control, Royal College of Medicine, National Biodiversity Center, private sector officials
How to apply
Please apply using the application form.
application deadline
September 1, 2024 (Sunday)
Handling of information
This seminar will be held as part of the “Information Gathering and Confirmation Survey for the Development of Future Medical and Health Care Businesses through Biobanks in Bhutan,” which MURC has been commissioned by JICA to conduct in collaboration with ToMMo. Therefore, the contents discussed in this seminar may be used as basic data for the research report to be compiled by the end of December 2024.
For inquiries, please contact
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co.
Economic and Fiscal Policy Department, Policy Research Division
Hasegawa, Kunimitsu, Morisawa
5-11-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8501, Japan
E-mail: bhutan-biobank@murc.jp
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