This article deals with the study results of the research project titled "Developing Technical Approaches for the Master Plan of the Health Sector International Cooperation". The government project was supported by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare which was to be implemented for the duration of three years from 2002. The purpose of this research project was to determine the orientation of future DS in the health sectors by reviewing the studies experienced so far and by introducing various study methods and analytical methods for developing health policies and health planning techniques.
The substance of this article was presented by the author as the president discourse at the 19th Annual Meeting of Japan Association for International Health.
