LOOKING AHEAD
Despite recent breakthroughs in medicine and public health, the world continues to face various challenges, including reducing maternal and newborn mortality rates; ending the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria; lowering the number of deaths from noncommunicable illnesses like diabetes and cardiac disease; and growing the health care workforce in developing countries. To support these global health goals, Japan is taking full advantage of its experience and knowledge: The country with the longest life expectancy in the world, as well as the longest healthy life expectancy, Japan will continue to contribute to promoting health and well-being in both the developed and developing worlds.