The 5th Conference on Human Development in Asia is a small, two-day, peer-reviewed international conference held from December 20-21, 2017 alongside the 5th Asian Symposium on Healthcare Without Borders and the 4th International Conference on Advancing the Life Sciences and Public Health Awareness. 

COHDA was also held this past spring in Hiroshima and preceded the Golden Week period. Due to the inability of many participants to attend last April due to the peak season travel, we are holding COHDA this December again in Hiroshima. 

In addition to the symposium, participants will have an opportunity to enjoy a free, guided tour in English of Hiroshima Peace Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

The theme of COHDA 2017 is Challenges and Opportunities for Asia, which focuses on the issues of an increasingly globalized Asia that have resulted over the course of the past century. Asia has been a major site of colonialism and decolonization; global warfare; political upheaval and regime change; the rise of new nations; ongoing ethnic and religious conflict; economic boom and recession; population explosion; cultural diasporas; viral epidemics; technological advancement; and severe environmental pollution and disasters.