Abstract
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University in 1992, the international symposium entitled “Present situation and future prospects of institutions of tropical medicine in advanced countries” was held. The symposium was organized by the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University and the Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine, and supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan.
The current and future topics of “tropical medicine” including present situation, problems, future prospects and educational programs with special emphasis on challenges for the future were discussed at the meeting.
