Abstract
Even in the anarchic nature of global politics, “global health governance” has existed, and “global health actors” have been committed to the function of the global health governance over decades. The key global health actors can be regarded as components of “global health architecture” in the global health system. This chapter sheds light on Japan and the global health architecture in reference to “special drawing rights” (SDRs) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as an example of one of the significant actors of the global health architecture in the post-COVID-19 pandemic world. Finally, this concluding chapter summarizes the key arguments and findings of previous chapters by reconfirming Japan’s contributions to global health security and the implications for enhancing the global health architecture.
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Akimoto, D. (2024). Conclusion: Japan, Global Health Actors, and the Global Health Architecture. In: Japan and Global Health. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0972-4_12
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