Profile Overview

Asuka Nagatani
Former Senior Policy Officer of HealthcareProfile
Expertise
Asuka Nagatani was the Senior Policy Officer of Healthcare and Long-Term Care Policy at ERIA and handles contributions for healthcare and social welfare agendas in ASEAN and East Asia, such as Universal Health Coverage, Ageing, Access and Delivery, and other region-wide project until August 2024.
Prior to joining ERIA, she served as an official of JETRO, the Japan External Trade Organisation, to support Japanese start-ups and small- to middle-sized enterprises to export overseas and to help nurture industries in developing countries. From 2017 to 2021, she was engaged in support for Japanese medical device companies, bio start-ups, and related healthcare industries to create collaborations with initiatives from Asia, the US, and Europe.
Education
Asuka Nagatani holds a Master of International Public Policy from Osaka University.
Experience
| 2020-2021 | Project Manager Digital platform team (BtoB), JETRO HQ |
| 2017 - 2021 | Project Manager Healthcare team, JETRO HQ |
| 2017 | Director Astana Expo team, Kazakhstan, JETRO |
| 2016 - 2017 | Assistant Director Tashkent Office, Uzbekistan, JETRO |
| 2013 - 2016 | Trade Fair Department, JETRO HQ |
ERIA Publications
- Strengthening the Health System for Older Persons
- Current Status and Issues of Healthcare Policies for Persons with Developmental Disorders in Southeast Asia
- Development of a Coaching-based Guidebook to Enhance the Quality of Life of Parents of Persons with Developmental Disorders in Southeast Asia
- Health Economic Alternatives for Future Pandemic Travel
- Resilient Long-term Care under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia, Japan, and Thailand
- Human Resource Development, Employment, and International Migration of Nurses and Caregivers in Asia and the Pacific Region
- Towards Progress in Population Health and Health Equality in the Asian Region