Watch the video “Introduction to Health Innovation” and read “‘ME-BYO:’ The New Concept of Health Innovation” below.

Then, write essays following each question.

1. Write your understanding of the concept of ‘ME-BYO,’ and critically discuss its strengths and limitations. (Not more than 300 words.)
2. As indicated in the materials, there are numerous issues related to public health, healthcare, and medical care. Select one of the issues to address in your community based on your priority criteria, describe its background and current situation, and explain why it should be prioritized over other issues. Here, “community” does not only mean a country or prefecture, but also refers to a company, school or any other group which you define as a community. (Not more than 300 words.)
3. Based on the issue you identified above, write your own idea for policies and/or technologies to solve that issue. Explain why that issue requires such policies and/or technologies, discuss the potential benefits, risks, and implementation challenges of your proposed ideas, and describe what role you would like to play in realizing health innovation. (Not more than 400 words.)