The Global Fund and Japan
Establishment of the Global Fund: Japan's Perspective
Japan has been a strong supporter of the Global Fund for its entire history and helped pave the way for its inception. The need for a multilateral fund to combat ongoing pandemics was first raised at the G8 Kyushu-Okinawa Summit, hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori in 2000, during which Japan introduced infectious diseases to the agenda. The country’s leadership in global health was fundamental to the paving the way for the creation the Global Fund in 2002, and in rallying world leaders to combat the deadliest infectious diseases of our times: AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Japan's Support of the Global Fund
Since the establishment of the Global Fund following the Kyushu-Okinawa summit, Japan has been a vital partner in supporting the Global Fund, and is currently the fifth largest public donor to the Global Fund.
The Global Fund relies on a public-private-partnership funding model, and the replenishment periods take place in three-year funding cycles. In 2022, Japan reaffirmed its support during the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment, pledging up to US$1.08 billion, bringing its total commitments to the fund since the original G8 Summit to a total of US$4.31 billion, which exemplifies Japan’s firm commitment to ending the three major infectious diseases
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In making Japan’s pledge, Prime Minister Kishida emphasized Japan’s dedication to not only ending the three diseases, but to promoting Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and building more Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH). These are key items for the Global Fund, which is the largest multilateral provider of grants for strengthening systems for health.
Why Tackling AIDS, TB, and Malaria Matters to Japan
The Global Fund works towards ending the three pandemics of AIDS, TB, and Malaria, which helps the world continue towards achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All.
While the Global Fund works most in low- to-middle income countries to tackle AlDS, TB, and malaria, Japan is no stranger to these three diseases. In order to help people around the world, including Japan, it’s necessary to improve global disease monitoring, prevention, and control around the world.
In 2021, the cumulative total of persons affected by HIV and AIDS in Japan was 18,420 and 8,340, respectively.
Data from https://www.niid.go.jp/niid/en/
While endemic malaria was eradicated in 1967, the disease is still imported into the country from abroad.
Data from https://www.niid.go.jp/niid/en/
