Nagayo Sensai, Father of Public Health in Japan: Some Lessons for Managing COVID-19
The historical legacy of Nagayo Sensai and the Japanese hygienic practice and mentality of “eisei” illustrates the importance of non-pharmaceutical interventions and the necessity of establishing a strong local public health infrastructure for managing COVID-19, writes Eimi Watanabe, former Assistant Secretary General and Director of the UNDP’s Bureau for Development Policy.