- Oct 25, 2020
Health of refugees
Author: Karim Moutchou Institution: Medical Student, Fez Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Editors: Akihiko Ozaki M.D., Yasuhiro Kotera., Yuki Senoo Geographically, Morocco is the closest African country to Europe. In fact, two Spanish cities—Ceuta and Melilla—are in Africa, in the northern region of Morocco, yet they are a part of European Union territory. Heavily guarded walls separate the 2 cities from Morocco. Additionally, the distance between the mainland and the far sou
- Oct 22, 2020
How educators and policy makers think differently about research
Authors: Jennifer Lawlor, Kathryn McAlindon, Kristen Mills, Jennifer Neal and Zachary Neal This post was originally published by the Evidence & Policy blog on 19 August 2020. We have re-issued the article that has already been published by the Evidence & Policy blog. We would like to express gratitude to the kind offer of the editorial board of the Evidence & Policy blog. Policy makers are working hard to promote the use of research in education. But, does ‘research’ mean the
- Oct 18, 2020
A View for COVID-19 in Japan
Author: Nobuo Handa Affiliation: Handa Clinic Editors: Tetsuya Tanimoto MD., Akihiko Ozaki MD., PhD., Yuki Senoo Introduction: My name is Nobuo Handa, MD. I have 40 years of experience in clinical practice, operating my clinic in Japan for over twenty years in a front-line setting for infectious diseases such as the recent swine flu pandemic. I would like to offer my observations and opinion on Japanese policy regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Japanese Stra
- Oct 14, 2020
Beyond ‘context matters’: Learning from the African evidence community
Authors: Ruth E. Levine This post was originally published by the Evidence & Policy blog on 5 August 2020. We have re-issued the article that has already been published by the Evidence & Policy blog. We would like to express gratitude to the kind offer of the editorial board of the Evidence & Policy blog. ‘Wouldn’t it be great if the evidence-to-policy work we’re seeing on the rise in Africa could be visible to a wider audience?’ That was the question my colleagues at the Wil
- Oct 12, 2020
Dr. Tsubokura's Radiation Lecture Vol.111
Author: Masaharu Tsubokura PhD. Editors: Akihiko Ozaki M.D.,PhD., Yuki Senoo 221. Radiation exposure in preceding generations has not caused any harms to their descendants. There have been persistent public concerns that additional radiation exposure caused by the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident will inflict adverse health effects on our future generations. However, considering the current circumstances, radiation exposure caused by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accid
- Oct 9, 2020
Implementation during a time of crisis: The critical role of trusting relationships
Authors: Allison Metz, Director, National Implementation Research Network This post was originally published by the Evidence & Policy blog on 6 July 2020. We have re-issued the article that has already been published by the Evidence & Policy blog. We would like to express gratitude to the kind offer of the editorial board of the Evidence & Policy blog. Are there lessons we can learn from the current response of service systems which have galvanized into action to meet the nee
- Oct 8, 2020
Opening the doors of the Machine Room
Author:Dr Sarah Carr, Senior Fellow in Mental Health Policy, University of Birmingham, UK. This post was originally published by the Evidence & Policy blog on 15 June 2020. We have re-issued the article that has already been published by the Evidence & Policy blog. We would like to express gratitude to the kind offer of the editorial board of the Evidence & Policy blog. This blog post is the forth in a series of posts linked to the Evidence & Policy special issue (Volume 16,
