History and timeline of WHO Kobe Centre

Publication of WKC’s 25^th Anniversary Brochure

First online WKC High School Forum

Publication of six country studies on “How will population ageing affect health expenditure trends?” in collaboration with the EURO Observatory and WPRO

First online WKC Forum honors nurses as part of WHO’s Year of the Nurse campaign

Tribute to first WKC Director

First online lecture to high school students during COVID-19

WKC starts implementing teleworking to protect the health of its staff and of the community

1^st core group meeting of WHO Thematic Platform for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Research Network (H-EDRM RN) and WKC Forum on “Accelerating International Research Collaboration for Health-EDRM”

Two new studies in collaboration with the EURO Observatory highlight impact of population ageing on revenues and expenditures for health, with implications for revenue raising and for health expenditures

Report on Successful Local Case Models for Health Systems Management of Dementia

New WKC-OECD Study released on price setting and price regulation in health care

WKC Research Contributes to UK Government Enquiry on Funding Challenges for Sustainable Long-Term Care in England

New publication: the Kobe Expert Meeting on Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management

WKC Forum: "To achieve Sustainable Development Goals" High School Students discuss global agendas

WKC Forum “Japan to the world- Achieving sustainable UHC for older people”

WHO Kobe Centre New Research Forum

WKC Launched New Research Initiative for UHC and Ageing Populations - Lessons learned from Japan to the World

Capacity Building to Establish a National Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities in Japan

Consultation on community-based social innovations for healthy ageing (CBSI)

WKC Forum: “Role of Assistive Technology in Rapid Ageing in Asia and the World”

ASEAN-Japan Research Initiative UHC and Ageing

Appointment of Dr Sarah Louise Barber as the Director

G7 Health Ministers Meeting was held in Kobe

New WHO-Kobe University Research Collaboration

WKC Forum: Global Health Issues: Improving health and health security for the world From Ise Shima Summit to the G7 Health Ministers Meeting in Kobe

Memorandum of Understanding to extend the work of the WHO Kobe Centre a further 10 years from 2016-2025 signed by representatives of WHO and Japanese authorities