28th group from left to right: Luzma Gonzalez (Visiting Scientist), Solomon Chen, Rie Sakai, Amy Levin (Program Coordinator), Michael Reich (Director), Hee-Kyung Joh, Mehlika Toy, Raul Mendoza Sassi. Not in photo: Prerna Banati, Minah Kang Kim, Yoon Kim).
- Governance gaps in the new global aid architecture: challenges and opportunities for health
Prerna Banati, PhD, MPH *Departed February, 2012
India
Senior Technical Specialist, Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB & Malaria, Geneva - Cost-effectiveness of immunization strategies: Reappraisal of current strategies for Hepatitis A and B in Taiwan
Solomon Chen, PhD, MPH
Taiwan
Assistant Professor, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan - Socioeconomic status in relation to self-perception of obesity in Korean adults
Hee-Kyung Joh, MD, MPH
S. Korea
Assistant Professor, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea - Priority setting methods for health care resource allocation: political, analytical and institutional perspectives and Measuring the Sociodemographics and quality of life of elders in South Korea
Minah Kang Kim, M.A., MPP, PhD *Departed February, 2012
Visiting Scientist and Takemi Fellow
S. Korea
Associate Professor, Ewha Womans University - Contribution of hospital quality variations to socioeconomic disparities in in-hospital mortality
Yoon Kim, MD, PhD, MS *Departed mid January, 2012
S. Korea
Associate Prof, Seoul Nat’l Univ College of Medicine; Chair of the Dept of Health Policy and Mgt, SNU; Director, Center for interoperable HER, MoHW; Senior Consultant, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service - Socioeconomic factors, health services utilization and the Health Family Strategy in Brazil: What can we conclude after 10 years of implementation?
Raúl Andrés Mendoza Sassi, PhD, MSc
Brazil
Professor, Universidade do Rio Grande
2000-2001 Takemi Fellow - Geographic maldistribution of pediatricians in Japan
Rie Sakai, PhD, MPH
Japan
Assistant Professor, Juntendo University School of Medicine - Social capital and health: Exploring psychological mechanisms
Kokoro Shirai, PhD, MA, MSc
Japan
Associate Professor, University of the Ryukyus - The burden of chronic Hepatitis B in mainland China: modeling costs and effects of universal vaccination, early detection and treatment
Mehlika Toy, MPH, DRPH, PhD
The Netherlands
Post Doctoral Researcher, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Department of Public Health
Visiting Scientists:
- Health Reform in Mexico
Luz María González-Robledo, PhD, MSc
Mexico
Professor-Researcher, Autonomous University of the State of Morelos
Takemi Program Associates:
- Politics and Economics of Universal Health Coverage: Three studies of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme
Nathan J. Blanchet, MA
USA
Candidate for Doctor of Science, Dept. of Global Health and Population, HSPH - Pharmaceutical Policy and Behavior Change of Healthcare Providers in South Korea
Seemoon Choi, MPH
S. Korea
Candidate for Doctor of Science, Dept. of Global Health and Population, HSPH - Rights, Health Laws, and Health Outcomes
Hiroaki Matsuura, MA, MS
Japan
Candidate for Doctor of Science, Dept. of Global Health and Population, HSPH - Matt Price
USA
Candidate for Master’s Degree, Dept. of Global Health and Population, HSPH