The QMM 2026 organized by the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, has been completed. A total of 19 participants attended, coming from the following countries (in no particular order): Papua New Guinea, Egypt, Honduras, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Myanmar, Mozambique, India, Laos, Kenya, the Netherlands, Cuba, South Korea, Ethiopia, Zambia, Benin, and Canada.
After two weeks of theoretical learning and preparatory work for the field study, participants formed teams under three themes: “pluralistic health-seeking behavior,” “healthcare-seeking among foreign residents,” and “healthy ageing.” They took part in an intensive interview practicum and worked on synthesizing and presenting their findings. Data collection activities in Nagasaki were reviewed and approved by the TMGH Ethics Committee (NU_TMGH_2025_373_1).
In conducting the fieldwork, we relied greatly on the kindness and goodwill of many residents of Nagasaki Prefecture. In particular, we were able to carry out the program thanks to the exceptional support of Ms. Chiaki Sugiyama (Shitsu Norakusha), Mr. Tokuro Watanabe (NPO Ambanne), and The Light of Eternal Agape (TLEA) Nagasaki Jerusalem Church. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of them.
QMM Support Team in Nagasaki
- Dr. Taeko Moriyasu (Nagasaki University, Office for Global Relations)
- Dr. Mami Hitachi (Nagasaki University, Institute of Tropical Medicine)
- Mr. Jing Liu (Nagasaki University, Graduate School of Global Humanities and Social Sciences)
- Ms. Hagar Mohamed (University of Nagasaki)
- Ms. Hana Suzuki (Nagasaki University, School of Global Humanities and Social Sciences)
- Ms. Yurika Kawazoe (Nagasaki University Hospital)
- Ms. Siti Mariam (Nagasaki University, School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health)
- Ms. Akiko Sato
- Ms. Minori Miyazaki (Miyazaki Enterprise)
Coordination Core
- Ms. Junko Kurihara (Nagasaki University, School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health)
- Ms. Megumi Kihara (Nagasaki University, School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health)
- Dr. Ken Masuda (Nagasaki University, School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health)
