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Japan is the first country that introduced the global health strategy in Asia,and has successfully for-mulated four global health related strategies.This study aims at introducing the background of Japan,s Global Health Strategies in the field of social economic, health development, and health diplomacy, and makes a description and comparison of the health strategies at different stages developed by the Japanese government,focusing mainly on the strategic goals,priority areas,assistance measures and organizational structures.The study summarizes the five char-acteristics of Japan,s global health strategies as:The strategic goals and priority areas are influenced by international and domestic environments;the Japan,s global health strategy is a continuous and dynamic process;The Japan,s glob-al health strategy formulation benefited significantly from international conferences;The strategies emphasized multi-stakeholder partnerships;Global health human resources are a prerequisite for the implementation of strategies.The article also put forward the reference for development and implementation of China,s global health strategy in future.
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Objective: To understand the cognition and needs of medical personnel for the Horizon Scanning System(HSS)for emerging health technology based on the survey conducted in two provinces(municipalities)in some general public hospitals in eastern and western China,to provide a reference for establishing a proper,new HSS for emerging health technology in China.Methods:A total of 10 general public hospitals in Shanghai and Gansu were selected by convenience sampling method.The self-designed anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted on medi-cal staff.Results:There were 837 respondents,59.95%of which considered it of great necessity to establish a HSS for emerging health technology in China and 91.53%of which would use this system.The most expected functions of the HSS were identifying innovations in the field of health technology,and providing reference for decision-making of the introduction/distribution/use of the technology.The most expected feature of the HSS was involving clinicians and technical experts,and maintaining independence and justice.Conclusions:Medical personnel had a great demand for the HSS.The HSS was expected to identify new technologies efficiently and timely,and provide relevant information for decision makers.