Department of International Health

The department of international health has as its focus, grasping the current status of health gaps in various countries. We conduct various research such as clarifying the causes of such gaps, tackling infectious diseases in various situations worldwide and mitigating the unintended malicious effects of a developing and changing would.

This approach would provide sustainable development based on field surveys and the laboratory research from the comprehensive perspective on health. We aim to develop health professionals with global scope who can contribute to comprehensive medical health care.

Division

Infectious Diseases

This field is complete with specialists in parasitology, bacteriology, and virology, and is an unparalleled and valuable field among universities related to healthcare in Japan. We conduct research into the testing and prophylaxis of pathogens using the latest techniques.

Teaching Staff Prof.: Tshiaki Shirakawa
Associate Prof.: Masanori Kameoka, Hideyuki Iriko

International Healthcare

Within this field, healthcare specialists and specialists already possessing practical experience study actual and practical problem-solving strategies based on the concepts of primary healthcare in relation to the health problems of modern society.

Teaching Staff Prof.: Hiroya Matsuo, Yoshitake Hayashi
Associate Prof.: Yuko Uesugi, Kazuhiro Izawa, Sayaka Kotera

International Development

Within this field, we research sustainable development and health, the primary target of the United Nations Post-Millennium Development Goal, from the viewpoint of human ecology and public health in addition to appropriate technology based on various environmental conditions and cultural characteristics.

Teaching Staff Prof.: Minato Nakazawa

Curriculum（Graduate Program)