Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) is an initiative by the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) that mobilizes Japan’s support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [News](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/) - [Running to End Major Infectious Diseases – JCIE/FGFJ's Noriyuki Ishiyama ran in the Olympic Torch Relay](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/tokyo-olympic-torch-relay-2021/) - Noriyuki Ishiyama of the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) / Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) was selected as a torchbearer for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Noriyuki took part in the run on Saturday, May 1, in Okinawa Prefecture representing “The Global Fund – from Okinawa” team consisting of eight members from Japan - [2018 World Malaria Day: Traditional Japanese Kyogen Performance Features "Mosquito Sumo"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2018-world-malaria-day-traditional-japanese-kyogen-performance-features-mosquito-sumo/) - In honor of a visit to Japan by Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund, who was in Tokyo the day before World Malaria Day, a reception was arranged with a very special performance. The piece performed was Ka-zumo, or “mosquito sumo,” a Kyogen piece—Japan’s traditional comic theater—that was performed by Motonari Okura and his - [Promoting Global Health and Human Security during TICAD V](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2013-5-31_ticadv/) - The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) and its Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) initiative, organized a series of events during the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V). - [Friends of the Global Fund Joint Webinar Series Concludes With “The Global Fund in the COVID-19 Era: Supporting the Vital Role of Community Health Workers”](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/friends-of-the-global-fund-event-series-japan-2022/) - On April 27, 2022, FGFJ hosted the third webinar in a three-part series on the “Global Fund in the COVID-19 era,” in partnership with Friends of the Global Fight (US) and Friends of the Global Fund Europe. The event featured Motoko Seko as the moderator, and Ayo Ipinmoye, Anu Karunanithy, and Carol Nawina as guess speakers - [New FGFJ Documentary Explores the Dream Behind the Global Fund](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/new-fgfj-documentary-explores-the-dream-behind-the-global-fund/) - What is a dream?The 1990s HIV/AIDS crisis had a devastating impact on the world, and as the epidemic spread, that impact was significantly more severe in low income countries with limited funding for drugs and treatment. As a result, the world was confronted with the problem of “life inequality.” As he considered how to address - [Prime Minister Kishida Joins the Global Fund's 7th Replenishment Conference in New York](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/seventh-replenishment/) - On September 21, 2022, President Joseph Biden hosted the Global Fund's 7th Replenishment Conference in New York City, bringing together global leaders like Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Melinda Gates - [Friends of the Global Fund Organize "Global Fund's Reach in Fragile, Crisis Settings" Event on the Sidelines of the 7th Replenishment](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/joint-friends-event-global-fund-in-coes-2022/) - On September 18, 2022, FGFJ, Friends of the Global Fund Europe, and Friends of the Global Fight (US) jointly hosted a hybrid event at the Marriott Marquis near Times Square covering “The Global Fund’s Reach in Fragile, Crisis Settings: Defeating HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Everywhere.” This event featured speakers including Chris Collins (Friends of the Global Fight), - [Fifth Global Fund Replenishment Meeting Secures US$12.9 Billion in Pledges](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/fifth-replenishment/) - The Global Fund achieved its replenishment goal at the 5th Replenishment Meeting, held in Montreal, Canada, on September 17. The total pledged for the coming three years is US$12.9 billion, including US$800 million from Japan. - [With Its New Pledge to the Global Fund, Japan Continues to Show Leadership on Global Health](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/japan-pledge-to-global-fund-shows-leadership-2022/) - Prime Minister Fumio Kishida virtually attended the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development(TICAD8) in Tunisia, making a strong, positive impression for the government of Japan by announcing a substantial increase in its funding for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund). FGFJ congratulates Prime Minister Kishida and the Government - [Ahead of the 7th Replenishment, Diet Task Force Members Submit a Letter to the Japanese Government Asking for a Strong Global Fund Pledge](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/diet-task-force-letter-2022/) - On July 21, 2022, members of the FGFJ Diet Task Force met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to submit a letter requesting Japan’s contribution to the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment.Present at the meeting was Ichiro Aisawa (FGFJ Co-Chair and Chair of Japan-AU Parliamentary Friendship League), Keizo Takemi (former State Minister of Health, Chair of the - [Survey: Attitudes on Japan's International Cooperation for Infectious Diseases](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/perception-survey-2022/) - Purpose In February 2022, FGFJ conducted an online survey to assess and visualize changes in the Japanese general public’s understanding of infectious diseases upon experiencing the COVID-19 pandemics, as well as their awareness of infectious diseases in developing countries and Japan’s international cooperation in the field of healthcare. Results from this survey will be used - [Global Infectious Disease Forum: Building a Future Beyond COVID-19](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/global-infectious-disease-forum-building-a-future-beyond-covid-19/) - On March 24 (World Tuberculosis Day), FGFJ/JCIE co-sponsored an event, the “Global Infectious Disease Forum: Building a Future Beyond COVID-19.” This event brought together people from across the fields of government, academia, industry, and international organizations who have been involved in global infectious disease issues including COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria. During the forum, - [FGFJ Welcomes the Appointment of Shunsuke Mabuchi as the Global Fund's New Head of Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/global-fund_appointment_mabuchi_2022/) - FGFJ was pleased to learn of the Global Fund’s appointment of Shunsuke Mabuchi, a senior global health leader with extensive experience in health system strengthening and pandemic preparedness and response, to serve as the new head of resilient and sustainable systems for health from March 2022. Since September 2018, Mr. Mabuchi has worked at the - [29th FGFJ Diet Task Force Meeting on Climate Variation's Impact on Malaria](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/29th-fgfj-diet-tf-meeting-malaria/) - On March 10, the FGFJ Diet Task Force met with Dr. Noboru Minakawa of the Nagasaki University for Tropical Diseases and Dr. Shigeyuki Kano, director of the Department of Tropical Medicine and Malaria at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, to discuss the relationship between climate variation and malaria. The topic generated a high - [Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands Visits Japan for the First Time in Over Two Years](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/global-fund-peter-sands-japan-visit-2022/) - After a two-year absence due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Peter Sands, the executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund), paid a visit to Japan on April 20–21. During his trip, Mr. Sands engaged in dialogue around key global health issues and took part in several important - [Ahead of Global Fund Preparatory Meeting & Investment Case Launch, Dr. Osamu Kunii Speaks at Joint FGFJ Diet Task Force & Advisory Board Meeting](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/diet-task-force-ab-meeting-osamu-kunii-2022/) - On February 18, FGFJ held a joint Diet Task Force and Advisory Board meeting with 5 speakers, 6 Diet Task Force members, and 21 Advisory Board members. The featured speakers included the following: Masanori Kawasama (Global TB Project Leader, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association), Shun Mabuchi (New Head of Resilient and Sustainable Systems of Health, Global Fund), - [The World Beyond COVID-19: An FGFJ YouTube Lecture Series](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/youtube-lecture-series-2022/) - Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, society has become widely aware of the risks posed by the virus and ways to mitigate them, including by wearing PPE, social distancing, and quarantining. However, these COVID-19 safety measures have also restricted people from fulfilling important daily tasks and activities, and when people stop moving, growth and innovation - [The Global Fund Investment Case and Preparatory Meeting for 7th Replenishment](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/global-fund-investment-case-preparatory-meeting-2022/) - 2022 marks the Seventh Replenishment for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund), in which fundraising efforts occur for the Global Fund’s work during 2023-2025.Replenishment plans kicked off on February 23-24, 2022 with a preparatory meeting co-hosted by the presidents of: the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, and - [Peter Sands discusses the importance of supporting LMICs in response to the COVID variants.](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/petersands_asahiglobe/) - In conjunction with the launch of the Global Fund's new Results Report, which showcases the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands was featured in an interview by one of the top national newspapers in Japan, the Asahi Shimbun GLOBE (print) and GLOBE+ (online). - [Friends of the Global Fund Joint Webinar Series Continues with "The Global Fund in the Covid-19 Era: Strengthening the Role of Communities in Health Systems"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/friends-of-the-global-fund-event-series-europe-2022/) - On January 24, Friends of the Global Fund Europe hosted a webinar on the topic of “The Global Fund in the Covid-19 Era: Strengthening the Role of Communities in Health Systems” in coordination with Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Friends of the Global Fund Japan (FGFJ). This event featured - [Joint Statement by the Board Chairs of the Friends Network on the Global Fund’s 20th Anniversary](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/friends-jointstatement-20anniv/) - The Board Chairs of Friends of the Global Fund Europe, Japan, and the United States, as well as the President of the Board of the Fund for the Global Fund (FGF), unite across the globe to celebrate the unprecedented achievements of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on the occasion of its - [Featured Dialogue: The Global Fund & Japan—20 Years of Partnership](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/featured-dialogue-the-global-fund-japan-20-years-of-partnership/) - Jiji Medical online, one of Japan’s top medical online news websites run by Jiji Press, featured a discussion highlighting the 20 years of contributions made by the Global Fund (GF) and Japan to the advancement of global health and the GF’s unique role in future pandemic preparedness and response (PPR). The dialogue took place in - [Global Fund's Dr. Osamu Kunii Addresses the FGFJ Diet Task Force and Advisory Board in Joint Meeting](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/diet-task-force-osamu-kunii-2021/) - In September 2021, FGFJ organized a series of online and in-person meetings for Dr. Osamu (Sam) Kunii, Head of the Strategy, Investment and Impact for the Global Fund, who spoke with Diet members, ministry officials, researchers, and business and NGO leaders in Japan to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the AIDS, TB and malaria - [Friends of the Global Fund Joint Webinar Series Commences With “The Global Fund in the COVID-19 Era: Views from Local Civil Society”](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/friends-of-the-global-fund-event-series-us-2021/) - On December 9, 2021, Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria hosted a webinar in coordination with Friends of the Global Fund Europe and Friends of the Global Fund Japan (FGFJ) on “The Global Fund in the COVID-19 Era: Views from Local Civil Society.” The event featured Olivia Ngou (Impact Santé Afrique - [Visit Niger, Indonesia and Malawi in a New Documentary on the Global Fund's Impact](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/joint-friends-virtual-site-visit-2022/) - The “Friends of the Global Fund” network—organizations that work to deepen the understanding of and expand the support base for the Global Fund in Europe, the United States, and Japan—has come together to create a short documentary to showcase the most recent impact of the Global Fund up close by virtually visiting three countries, Niger, - ["Infectious Diseases Without Borders—Our Story,” An FGFJ x Asahi Shimbun GLOBE+ Collaborative Interview Series](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/asahiglobe_interview_series/) - The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ), in collaboration with the Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s leading national newspapers, has launched a series of interviews on the Asahi web media outlet GLOBE+. The series, titled “Infectious Diseases Without Borders—Our Story,” will feature personal accounts from people affected by, and/or involved in the fight against - [Dr. Osamu Kunii Describes the Global Fund’s COVID-19 Response at a Joint FGFJ Diet Task Force and Advisory Board Meeting](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/diet-tf-ab-meeting-osamu-kunii/) - On November 10, 2020, FGFJ held a combined session that represented the third meeting this year of FGFJ Diet Task Force and the first of the FGFJ Advisory Board. The two groups gathered to hear a presentation by Dr. Osamu Kunii, the Head of Strategy Investment and Impact of the Global Fund, and to - [FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interview Series: Leaving No One Behind—The Importance of Including People Living with HIV, Sex Workers, and Transgender People in the SDGs](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/asahiglobe_interview_yuki_takemoto/) - The latest installment of the "Infectious Diseases Without Borders–Our Story" interview series features Ms. Yuki Takemoto, country director for Pakistan and Afghanistan at the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Ms. Takemoto points out that support for people living with HIV and those at high risk of HIV infection are also important in the - [Prime Minister Kan Opens Access to Life Photo Exhibit](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2010-09-03_atlopening/) - On September 3, 2010, Prime Minister Naoto Kan opened a special launch event for the Tokyo exhibition of Access to Life, a joint photographic project by Magnum Photos and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. - [Access to Life Photo Exhibit Open to the Public](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2010-09-05_atl/) - In 2007, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria initiated a joint project with Magnum Photos to document the impact of antiretroviral treatment on the lives of people living with AIDS around the world. - [Access to Life Special Opening Event with Carol Nyirenda](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2010-09-05_nyirenda/) - Carol Nyirenda, national coordinator of Zambia's Community Initiative for Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Malaria (CITAM+), spoke at the first of a series of gallery talk sessions organized in parallel with the photo exhibition Access to Life. - [Takeda Pharmaceutical Pledges 1 Billion Yen to the Global Fund](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2010-03-08_takeda/) - On March 18, 2010, Takeda Pharmaceutical and the Global Fund announced an exciting new partnership in which Takeda will contribute JPY1 billion (approximately US$10 million) over ten years for the Global Fund's programs. - [Seminar on "Okinawa, Toyako, and Beyond: Progress on Health and Development"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2010-02-26_kazatchkine/) - On February 26, 2010, the FGFJ organized a public seminar featuring Dr. Michel Kazatchkine. - [Japan Consultation on Joint HSS Funding and Programming Platform with the Global Fund, GAVI, and World Bank](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2010-02-09_hssfunding/) - On February 9, 2010, close to 40 participants gathered to discuss the proposed new joint funding and programming platform for heath system strengthening (HSS) to be coordinated by the Global Fund, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), and the World Bank. - [Tokyo seminar on careers in the Global Fund](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2009-06-23_careerseminar/) - The FGFJ held a seminar in Tokyo on June 23, 2009, to increase understanding of the activities and role of the Global Fund, and to share information with Japanese professionals about career possibilities within the Global Fund. - [Japan Announces $194 Million Contribution to the Global Fund](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2009-03-21_contribution/) - The Japanese government announced on March 21, 2009, that it would contribute US$194.4 million to the Global Fund this year. - [Prime Minister Fukuda pledges $560 million to Global Fund at FGFJ symposium](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2008-05-23_contribution/) - On May 23, 2008, Prime Minister Fukuda announced Japan’s new financial commitment of US$560 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund). - [Symposium: "From Okinawa to Toyako: Dealing with Communicable Diseases as Global Human Security Threats"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2008-05-23_symp/) - On May 23-24, 2008, more than 150, NGO, business, and philanthropic leaders from around the world met in Tokyo for a major FGFJ conference to explore how the world can respond more effectively to the spread of communicable diseases in developing countries. - [Japan Announces 2008 Commitment of US $184 Million to the Global Fund](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2008-02-29_contribution/) - On February 29, 2008, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced Japan’s contribution of US$184 million to the Global Fund. - [Symposium: The Role of Business in the Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Learning from Successful Cases in Meeting Global Challenges](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2005-06-28_corpsymp/) - A number of corporations have launched innovative and effective programs to help combat these diseases, and their experiences were explored in a half-day symposium on June 28, 2005, that brought together leaders from the corporate, nonprofit, philanthropic, and governmental sectors in Japan and around the world. - [Prime Minister Koizumi announces US$500 million for the Global Fund at FGFJ conference](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2005-06-30_contribution/) - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi urged greater international cooperation in battling the spread of AIDS in Asia and announced that Japan is dramatically raising its commitment to the Global Fund to US$500 million. - [Friends of the Global Fund Africa Founder and CEO Dr. Akudo Anyanwu Ikemba visit to Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2007-11-04_ikemba/) - Dr. Akudo Anyanwu Ikemba visited Japan on November 5–10, 2007, to strengthen the ties between the FGFJ and Friends of the Global Fund Africa in the fight against communicable diseases. - [Inaugural Japan visit of new Global Fund Executive Director Dr. Michel Kazatchkine](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2007-07-26_kazatchkine/) - The FGFJ held a seminar in Tokyo on July 26, 2007, on the topic From Heiligendamm to Toyako—The Global Fund on the G8 Agenda, during which Dr. Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund, and Dr. Christoph Benn, the Global Fund’s director of external relations, offered the audience an overview of the Global Fund’s work and its results. - [Japan raises Global Fund contribution to US$186 million](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2007-03-02_contribution/) - On March 2, 2007, Japan announced that it would hike its annual contribution to the Global Fund to US$186 million. - [U2's Bono speaks with Japanese leaders on AIDS and Africa](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2006-12-01_bono/) - The FGFJ, in cooperation with DATA (Debt AIDS Trade Africa) and Hottokenai, Sekai no Mazushisa, arranged a number of meetings and events for Bono in Tokyo between November 28 and December 1, 2006. - [All Nippon Airlines publicizes the Global Fund on its flights](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2006-9-06_ana/) - The FGFJ arranged for All Nippon Airways (ANA), to air a video on the Global Fund on all of its domestic flights for three months, from September to December 2006. - [Beijing Conference: East Asian Regional Cooperation in the Fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2006-07-10_beijingconference/) - More than 100 government, business, NGO, and philanthropic leaders from around the world gathered in Beijing, China, for a major conference on July 10-11, 2006, which was jointly organized by the Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ), the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. - [Japanese nonprofits donate "whiteband" campaign proceeds to the Global Fund](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2005-11-08_whiteband/) - On November 8, a coalition of Japanese nonprofits participating in the Hottokenai, Sekai no Mazushisa anti-poverty campaign announced that it will contribute $250,000 of the proceeds from the sale of white wristbands to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. - [Publication of Fighting A Rising Tide: The Response to AIDS in East Asia](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2006-05-01_risingtide/) - The FGFJ brought together experts from around the region in a yearlong study to examine how governments, civil society, corporations, and the media are responding to the spread of HIV/AIDS. - [Diet members visit South African communities affected by AIDS](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2006-06-29_savisit/) - On June 29, 2006, FGFJ Diet Task Force Director Ichiro Aisawa and Hiroyuki Nagahama traveled to South Africa to visit communities ravaged by the AIDS epidemic. - [M·A·C AIDS Fund contributes to the FGFJ](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2006-05-26_mac/) - On May 26, 2008, M·A·C VIVA GLAM spokesperson Pamela Anderson presented a check for US$100,000 to the FGFJ on behalf of the M·A·C AIDS Fund to support the FGFJ's efforts to engage political leaders. - [Diet Delegation to Cambodia and Vietnam](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2008-07-22_dtfvisit/) - On July 22 to 25, 2008, six members of the FGFJ Diet Task Force visited Cambodia and Vietnam to speak with community leaders, aid workers and national policymakers working on AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. - [Journalist delegation to Cambodia and Vietnam](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2008-04-21_journalist/) - From April 21 to 25, 2008, the FGFJ and the Global Fund led a delegation of five Japanese journalists from major national newspapers to Cambodia and Vietnam. - [Roundtable on Global Health](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2007-08-06_roundtable/) - The FGFJ convened a roundtable in Tokyo on August 6, 2007, with Tachi Yamada, president of the Bill & Melinda Gate’s Foundation’s Global Health Program addressing ways the public and private sector can cooperate to address challenges in global health. - [Roundtable with Bill Gates](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2006-04-21_gates/) - On April 21, 2006, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, joined FGJF board members for a special briefing session on Japan's response to the spread of the major communicable diseases. - [Global Fund announces appointment of Osamu Kunii as new director of its Strategy, Investment and Impact Division](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2013-01-21_kunii/) - Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul announced the appointment of a Japanese expert on health and development policy, Osamu Kunii, as the new director of the fund's Strategy, Investment and Impact Division. - [World AIDS Day Symposium featuring former UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2012-11-29_piot/) - To celebrate World AIDS Day, which takes place every year on December 1, the FGFJ co-organized a seminar on the global fight against AIDS in collaboration with the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO). The main feature of the seminar was former head of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Peter Piot. - [FGFJ Welcomes the Announcement of Mark Dybul's Appointment as New Global Fund Executive Director](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2012-11-15_dybul/) - The Global Fund announced on November 15 the appointment of Mark Dybul as its new executive director. - [Global Fund General Manager Gabriel Jaramillo Visits Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2012-06-13_jaramillo/) - FGFJ organized a series of meetings in Tokyo for Mr. Gabriel Jaramillo and Christoph Benn. - [FGFJ Welcomes Highest-Ever Japanese Contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2012-03-13_contribution/) - The FGFJ welcomes Japan’s commitment of US$340 million to the Global Fund for 2012. - [Japan to Increase Global Fund Contribution](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2012-01-26_contribution/) - At a January 26 press conference, former Prime Minister Kan discussed the recent Japanese Cabinet decision to contribute approximately US$340 million to the Global Fund for 2012. - [New Partnership between Sony and the Global Fund](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2011-11-11_sony/) - Sony Corporation has joined the growing ranks of Japanese companies to enter into partnership with the Global Fund in an effort to stem the spread and impact of communicable diseases. - [James Chau akta Community Center Visit](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2011-10-25_chau/) - James Chau met with key AIDS activists at akta Community Center - [Japan Visit by the Global Fund Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2011-06-1_kazatchkine/) - The FGFJ organized a series of events with Prof. Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund, while he was in Japan to give a presentation at the MDGs Follow-up Meeting held in Tokyo on June 2 and 3, 2011. - [Site Visits to Global Fund–Supported Projects in Ethiopia and Senegal](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2011-04-26_africa_visits/) - The FGFJ and JCIE worked closely with the Global Fund to organize a study trip for several prominent Japanese global health experts and emerging scholars to Ethiopia and Senegal from April 26 to May 4, 2011. - [G20 Business Summit Calls for Corporate Action on Global Health](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2010-11-11_g20/) - At the G20 Business Summit held in Seoul this week, Takeda Pharmaceutical President and CEO Yasuchika Hasegawa and Anglo American Chief Executive Cynthia Carroll co-convened a working group meeting on access to healthcare. - [Japan pledges $800 million to Global Fund at UN MDG Summit](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2010-09-22_contribution/) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced Japan’s new financial commitment to the Global Fund, amounting to US$800 million. - [Access to Life Special Event with Miss Universe Riyo Mori](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2010-09-12_mori/) - Over 60 participants gathered on September 12, 2010, to hear a special guest talk by Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori. - [Access to Life Special Event: Sonim • Roma Tanaka • Dr. Miwako Honda](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2010-09-18_sonim/) - The this talk sessions was organized in collaboration with volunteer and student NGOS in support of Stand Up Take Action Japan at the Access to Life photo exhibition in Tokyo. - [Diet Members Visit US to Explore Cooperation on the Global Fund and Global Health Issues](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2014-04-27_diet/) - Six Diet members met with US leaders and experts to discuss US-Japan relations and ways to forge deeper cooperation on global health. - [2014 World Malaria Day Event—"POWER OF ONE"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2014-04-25_powerofone/) - JCIE/FGFJ co-organized a special lecture and concert event to draw attention to the ongoing battle against malaria. - [Japan Contributes $289 Million to the Global Fund](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2014-03-25_contribution/) - In 2014, the Japanese government provided US$289 million to the Global Fund, bringing its cumulative contributions to US$2.16 billion. - [First Lady Akie Abe Speaks at UNAIDS and Lancet Commission](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2014-02-13_firstlady_akieabe/) - Japan’s First Lady gave a moving speech about stigma and discrimination against people with HIV. - [Japan Visit by Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2014-10-14_dybul/) - Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul visited Japan, where he met with a range of government, corporate, media, and NGO leaders. - [New Global Fund Executive Director Makes First Visit to Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2013-3-11_dybul/) - Recently appointed Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul made his first visit to Japan to meet local partners and encourage them to maintain Japan's commitment to the fight against communicable diseases. - [High-Level Panel on "From Okinawa to Tomorrow: Accelerating the Global Fight against Infectious Diseases"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2013-6-2_ticadv-panel/) - JCIE and the FGFJ joined forces with the Global Fund, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, and UNAIDS to organize a high-level panel on recent progress that has been made in the fight against communicable diseases. - [Symposium on "Investing in Health: The Key to Economic Development in Africa"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2013-5-31_ticadv-symposium/) - JCIE and FGFJ teamed up with the Health and Global Policy Institute to organize a symposium on corporate engagement in global health. - [FGFJ contratulates Peter Piot on winning the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize awarded by the Japanese Government](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2013-3-13_piot-noguchi-prize/) - The FGFJ congratulates long-time friend Peter Piot on winning the second Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize in the medical research category for his work with diseases endemic to much of the African continent, including HIV, Ebola, chlamydia, tuberculosis, and gonorrhea. - [Global Fund Blog Post: The Global Fund Needs Japan Now More Than Ever](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2013-3-8_gfvoices/) - A piece from the Global Fund's blog "Voices" on Japan's role supporting the work of the Global Fund. - [Former UNAIDS Chief Peter Piot Participates in Meetings with Diet Members, Community Center in Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2014-10-30_piotmeetings/) - Former UNAIDS head Peter Piot met with members of Japan's Parliamentary Caucus on the Promotion of Human Security and visited a Tokyo community center focused on AIDS prevention. - [FGFJ Diet Task Force Roundtable](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2013-5-31_dtf/) - The FGFJ organized a Diet Task Force Roundtable featuring Senegalese Minister of Health Awa Marie Coll-Seck, former UNAIDS Executive Director and Hideo Noguchi Africa Prize Laureate Peter Piot, and Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul. - [The Fight against HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria at a Crossroads: Nikkei Business Interviews Mark Dybul](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2014-12-08_interview/) - A Nikkei Business Online interview with Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul. - [December 12 is UHC Day!](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2014-12-12_uhcday/) - December 12, 2014, was the first ever Universal Health Coverage Day, marking the two-year anniversary of a unanimous United Nations resolution endorsing universal health coverage (UHC). JCIE is proud to be a part of the global coalition of more than 500 organizations that launched this day, which is intended to be a call to action toward - [Global Fund's Patrick Silborn Discusses Private Sector Partnerships](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2015-01-26_silborn/) - How can the resources of the private sector be more effectively leveraged to help battle three of the world's most devastating communicable diseases? This was the topic on Monday when Patrik Silborn, the head of the Private Sector Engagement Department for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, joined in a roundtable discussion - [Major Global Fund Meeting to Be Held in Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2015-03-18_replenishment/) - Prime Minister Abe announces that Japan will host the Global Fund's Replenishment Preparatory Meeting in Tokyo on December 17, 2015, and emphasizes Japan's continued support for the fund. - [Seminar with Peter Piot Marks Launch of Japanese Edition of Memoir, "No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2015-04-17_piot_jbook/) - On April 17, a seminar was held in Tokyo to launch the Japanese translation of Peter Piot's memoir, No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses, which recounts his experience on the front lines of the fight against communicable diseases. - [MTV and Japan's First Lady Join Forces for AIDS Awareness Campaign](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2015-04-02_akieabe/) - Japan’s First Lady, Akie Abe, is collaborating with the MTV Staying Alive Foundation on the launch of an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign, which will begin with “Ask Akie Abe,” a Q&A with Mrs. Abe via Twitter. - [MTV Airs Public Service Announcement on HIV/AIDS with Japan's First Lady](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2015-04-09_mtv-akieabe-psa/) - A public service announcement (PSA) featuring Japan's First Lady Akie Abe speaking out on HIV/AIDS is being aired in Japan and across Asia. - [Peter Piot Interviewed on NHK World](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2015-04-16_piot/) - On Thursday, April 16, NHK World interviewed Peter Piot. - [Launch of Japan's First (RED) Product](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2015-05-21_red/) - Architect Tadao Ando has launched Japan’s first (RED) product—a limited-edition box set of photographs he has taken of his architecture. - [Journalists Visit Health Center in Kenya Supported by the Global Fund](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/150606_kenyapresstour/) - The Japan Center for International Exchange brought a delegation of Japanese journalist to a health center in Kenya supported by the Global Fund. - [Japan and the Global Fund Co-Host UNGA Side Event on Universal Health Coverage](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2015-09-28_unga_uhc_side_event/) - The government of Japan and the Global Fund co-organized a UNGA side event on "The Path Towards Universal Health Coverage: the promotion of equitable global health and human security in the post-2015 development era" along with the governments of France, Liberia, Senegal, Thailand, the WHO, and the World Bank. - [Dr. Osamu Kunii Speaks at Joint FGFJ Diet Task Force Advisory Board Meeting in Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2015-10-27_kuniivisit/) - Dr. Osamu Kunii speaks at a joint FGFJ Diet Task Force and Advisory Board Meeting during his visit to Japan in October 2015. - [JCIE Interview with Dr. Mark Dybul](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2015-12-18_interview-dybul/) - JCIE/USA Executive Director James Gannon interviews Dr. Mark Dybul on the sidelines of a December 16, 2015 JCIE conference on “Universal Health Coverage in the New Development Era.” - [Bill Gates meets with FGFJ Diet Task Force](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2015-12-17_fgfjdtf/) - Diet Task Force breakfast meeting with Bill Gates and Mark Dybul. - [Global Fund Vice Chair Aida Kurtovic Visits Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2016-03-03_kurtovic/) - Aida Kurtovic, vice chair of the Global Fund, visited Japan on February 3–6. This was her first visit to Japan since her appointment as vice chair. In addition to paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe along with other global health professionals, she visited State Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Kihara and had discussions - [Canada to Host Global Fund Replenishment](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2016-05-09_canada/) - Friends of the Global Fund Japan (FGFJ) welcomes the announcement by Canada to host the Fifth Replenishment Conference* of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Montreal on September 16, and applauds Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge of C$785 million to the Global Fund over the next three years, a 20 percent increase from - [Nikkei Op-ed on TB and UHC by UN Special Envoy Eric Goosby](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2016-05-15_goosby/) - In an op-ed published in the Nikkei Shimbun on May 15, UN Special Envoy on Tuberculosis Eric Goosby stresses the need for greater efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB), which the World Health Organization recently declared to be the deadliest infectious disease in the world. Due to the emergence of drug-resistant strains of TB and the - [Japan Pledges Increased Support for the Global Fund](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2016-05-20_pledge/) - On Friday, May 20, 2015, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a new pledge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in the amount of US$800 million. - [FGFJ Diet Task Force Visit to Indonesia and Timor-Leste](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/fgfj-diet-task-force-visit-to-indonesia-and-timor-leste/) - Four members of the Friends of the Global Fund Japan (FGFJ) Diet Task Force visited Indonesia and Timor-Leste from September 5­–11. The trip provided an opportunity for the participants to see first-hand how Japan’s support for the Global Fund is making an impact in the field and to grasp the challenges that government officials and communities continue to face. - [FGFJ Announces Public Seminar with Global Fund's Mark Dybul](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/ending-epidemics-by-2030/) - A public seminar will be held featuring Dr. Mark Dybul (Executive Director, Global Fund) on the Global Fund’s strategy to achieve the goal of ending the three epidemics by 2030 and Japan's role in that process. - [Report on Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul's October 2016 Visit to Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/report-on-global-fund-executive-director-mark-dybuls-october-2016-visit-to-japan/) - Mark Dybul, executive director of the Global Fund, visited Japan on October 24–26. It marked his fifth trip to Japan, where he paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Health, Welfare and Labour and State Ministers of Foreign Affairs, and met with members of the Japanese Diet, senior government officials, and members of the - [Japan's First Lady Akie Abe Speaks on Her Efforts to Fight HIV/AIDS and Stigma](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/japans-first-lady-akie-abe-speaks-on-her-efforts-to-fight-hivaids-and-stigma/) - A short interview video with Japan’s First Lady Akie Abe has been posted on the Global Fund’s website. The interview was filmed during the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in August, held in Nairobi, Kenya, which Mme. Abe attended with her husband. Noting that suffering from HIV/AIDS is most acute among - [Japanese Government Fulfills Commitment, Approves US$313 Million Contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Infectious Disease](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/japanese-government-fulfills-commitment-approves-us313-million-contribution-to-the-global-fund-to-fight-infectious-disease/) - Today, the Japanese Diet approved a contribution to the Global Fund as part of its regular budget for FY2017. Coupled with the contribution it approved in the FY2016 supplementary budget, that brings the total to US$313 million. This is the largest single contribution except for the year following the Great East Japan Earthquake. In announcing - [FGFJ Congratulates Dr. Tedros on Election as Director-General of WHO](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/fgfj-congratulates-dr-tedros-on-election-as-director-general-of-who/) - FGFJ congratulates Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on his election as the new Director-General of the WHO - [FGFJ Congratulates New Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/new-global-fund-executive-director-sands/) - The Global Fund announced today the appointment of Peter Sands as the fund's new Executive Director. - [Global Fund Interim Executive Director Marijke Wijnroks Visits Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/interim-ed-wijnroks-visits-japan/) - Global Fund Interim Executive Director Marijke Wijnroks visited Japan for meetings with Japanese officials and a press conference to stress the Global Fund's achievements and the importance of Japanese leadership in this field. - [Reaching the Underserved and Vulnerable: TB Responses as a Pathway to UHC](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/reaching-underserved-and-vulnerable/) - FGFJ/JCIE helped organize an official side event of the UHC Forum 2017,"Reaching the Underserved and Vulnerable: TB responses as a Pathway to UHC" in Tokyo. - [New Report: Leveraging Disease Funding to Advance Health for All—The Global Fund and Universal Health Coverage](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/leveraging-disease-funding-to-advance-health-for-all/) - This new report examines how funding from the Global Fund in Ethiopia, Rwanda, and elsewhere not only fights specific diseases but also supports broader health system strengthening. - [UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé Visits Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/sidibe-visit/) - UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé held meetings with FGFJ's Diet Task Force and Board of Adivors in Tokyo. - [FGFJ and IAS Announce Public Symposium with Global Fund’s Peter Sands: “Ending AIDS by 2030” [TOKYO]](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/fgfj-and-ias-announce-public-symposium-with-global-funds-peter-sands-ending-aids-by-2030-tokyo/) - “Ending AIDS by 2030: Science, Community, and Political Commitment” Symposium with new Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands Read Full Report of the Symposium In conjunction with the first official visit to Japan by Peter Sands, newly appointed executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a symposium will be - [New Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands Visits Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/new-global-fund-executive-director-peter-sands-visits-japan/) - Mr. Peter Sands paid his first official visit to Japan as the new executive director of the Global Fund, meeting with a wide range of policymakers and experts and joining in a symposium on eradicating AIDS by 2030. - [France to Host 2019 Global Fund Replenishment Conference](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/france-to-host-2019-global-fund-replenishment-conference/) - Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) welcomes the announcement by President Emmanuel Macron that France will host the 6th Global Fund Replenishment Conference in 2019. - [Report on Visit by Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands to Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/report-on-visit-by-global-fund-executive-director-peter-sands-to-japan/) - A report on the key messages conveyed by Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands during his first official visit to Japan since assuming his post. - [Media Roundtable in the Lead-Up to the UNHLM on TB](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/media-roundtable-in-the-lead-up-to-the-unhlm-on-tb/) - Taking advantage of an Interactive Hearing for UN High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis (UNHLM on TB) on June 4, 2018, JCIE/FGFJ worked with the United Nations Foundation and Results US to hold a media roundtable the following day. - [FGFJ Update (December 2018): Indonesia press tour & other updates from Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/fgfj-update-december-2018-indonesia-press-tour-other-updates-from-japan/) - The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) conducted a press tour to Indonesia on November 25-30 that brought four journalists from major Japanese newspapers to two cities in Indonesia for site visits of the Global Fund supported activities. - [FGFJ 15th Anniversary Event "Our Fight, Our Global Fund, Our Replenishment—Japan and the Global Fund"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/fgfjs-15th-anniversary-event-stepping-up-partnerships-in-the-fight-against-aids-tuberculosis-and-malaria-3-20/) - The event convenes leading policymakers and experts—including Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands—along with those on the frontlines of the battle with the three deadly diseases, to reflect on the impact that the Global Fund has had, what is unique about its approach, and what now needs to be done to take the next steps to combat these killer diseases. - [Report: FGFJ 15th Anniversary Event](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/report-fgfj-15th-anniversary-event/) - FGFJ welcomed more than 130 people at its 15th Anniversary Event," Our Fight, Our Global Fund, Our Replenishment—Japan and the Global Fund," which offered an opportunity to look back on the course of the fight with those who have been integrally involved, evaluate where we are now, and what steps we should be taking as we look ahead toward the 6th replenishment of the Global Fund this October. - [Japan Disburses US$339.3 Million toward the Fulfillment of its Pledge for the 5th Replenishment](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/japan_disburses_for_the_5th_replenishment/) - The Japanese government disbursed US$339.3 million to the Global Fund from its supplementary budget, which almost completes the US$800 pledge made around G7 Ise-Shima Summit in May 2016. - [Takeda Announces Renewed Commitment to Global Fund's Sixth Replenishment](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/takeda-announces-renewed-commitment-to-global-funds-sixth-replenishment/) - Takeda Pharmaceutical announced its renewed investment in the Global Fund, making it the first private sector company to announce a financial commitment to the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment cycle. - [Japan's New Pledge to Global Fund Will Save 1 Million Lives](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/japans-new-pledge-to-global-fund-will-save-1-million-lives/) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Japan’s renewed commitment to the Global Fund—a commitment that will save 1 million lives and avert 14.3 million new infections through programs supported by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. - [SwitchPoint Shibuya, a TICAD7 Partner Program](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/switchpoint-shibuya/) - SwitchPoint, an annual conference focused on global health innovation, arrived in Japan for the first time on August 31st as SwitchPoint Shibuya: The Crossroads of Health and Innovation in Africa. The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)/Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ), together with IntraHealth International and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, - [FGFJ Diet Task Force and Advisory Board meet with Peter Sands and Donald Kaberuka](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2019-08-28-fgfjdtf/) - On August 28, 2019, Global Fund Board Chair Donald Kaberuka and Executive Director Peter Sands met with nine members of the FGFJ Diet Task Force to discuss Japan’s leadership role in the fight against the three diseases. The meeting also convened members of FGFJ’s advisory board as well as Osamu Kunii, head of strategy, investment, - [Global Fund Raises $14 Billion at Replenishment Conference, Largest Amount Ever by an International Health Organization](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/global-fund-raises-14-billion-at-replenishment-conference-largest-amount-ever-by-an-international-health-organization/) - World governments, private sector, civil society, and affected communities came together this past week to invest the US$14 billion needed for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) to help bring an end to the AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria epidemics by 2030, the largest amount ever raised by an international health - [JCIE’s Noriyuki Ishiyama Chosen to Run in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay!](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2020-2-18_tokyo2020torchrelay/) - UPDATE: Due to the postponement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games until 2021, the Olympic Torch Relay has also been moved to Spring 2021. FGFJ and JCIE fully support the decision at this time as a crucial step to protect everyone's health and safety. We look forward to bringing together "The Global Fund—From Okinawa” team early next year. Noriyuki Ishiyama of the Japan Center - [TV Celebrity JOY Joins FGFJ for a World Tuberculosis Day Special Interview](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/joy-fgfj-worldtbday/) - For World Tuberculosis Day, the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)/Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) released a special interview with TV personality JOY, who contracted tuberculosis in 2011. He suffered from the disease for several months before fully recovering and was later appointed as the "Stop TB Volunteer Ambassador." TB is one of the top - [Japan Appropriates $476 Million for the Global Fund](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/japan-contribution-gf-2020/) - With a March 27 vote, the Diet approved US$476 million in contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. This included $72.7 million in the FY2020 regular budget, which was approved on March 27, plus $403.6 million from the FY2019 supplementary budget that was approved in January 2020. This is Japan’s largest annual - [Global Fund's Osamu Kunii receives the 7th Zero Malaria Award for World Malaria Day](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/24-4-7th-zero-malaria-award/) - On April 25th, World Malaria Day, the 7th Zero Malaria Award will be presented to Dr. Osamu Kunii, the Head of Strategy Investment and Impact of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Dr. Kunii has played an active role in the fight against the infectious diseases through his duties at the Global Fund, - [Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Participates in the Coronavirus Global Response Pledging Conference](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/pm-shinzo-abe-covid-pledging-conference/) - On May 4, the European Union, France, Germany, Japan, and other partners hosted a Coronavirus Global Response international pledging conference to start the process of raising funds for the international fight against COVID-19. The virtual pledging conference stressed the necessity of cross-border solidarity and cooperation in battling the pandemic. Participating countries pledged support to a - [Peter Sands Stresses “Knock-On Impact” of COVID-19 on the Three Diseases in 1st Virtual FGFJ Diet Task Force Meeting](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/peter-sands-emphasizes-knock-on-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-three-diseases-in-1st-virtual-fgfj-diet-task-force/) - The Global Fund’s Executive Director Peter Sands joined the first virtual FGFJ Diet Task Force meeting to discuss the current impact of COVID-19 on AIDS, TB, and malaria and the essential role of the Global Fund in the fight against the pandemic. He underscored the importance of testing as a measure to protect low-resource settings, - [FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interview Series: A Transgender Woman and HIV Activist Who Realized Her Dreams](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/asahiglobe_interview_erika_castellanos/) - Erika speaks about the role of transgender people in Global Fund decision-making process at an international conference, Peru, 2019. Behind the news about infectious diseases, where numbers and statistics tend to fly about, there are many human stories that tell the struggles of individuals. The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) and Asahi GLOBE+ - [FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interview Series: Surviving TB & COVID - What a South African Doctor Has to Tell the World](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/asahiglobe_interview_zolelwa_sifumba/) - The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) and Asahi GLOBE+ are pleased to introduce Dr. Zolelwa Sifumba, a young physician from South Africa, in the second installment of our interview series, “Infectious Diseases Without Borders–Our Story.” - [FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interview Series: From Hopelessness to Hopefulness—Three Decades of Leading the Fight against HIV/AIDS](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/asahiglobe_interview_mark_dybul/) - Mark Dybul discusses the Global Fund's work on controlling the three major infectious diseases at the FGFJ Diet Task Force breakfast meeting. ©FGFJ 2015 This installment of the "Infectious Diseases Without Borders–Our Story" features Ambassador Mark Dybul, who decided to pursue a medical career to fight HIV/AIDS and ended up leading the American effort —and - [The 32nd Diet Task Force Meeting Dives into the Global Fund's Role in the ACT-Accelerator](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/diet-tf-meeting-peter-sands-2021/) - FGFJ’s 32nd Diet Task Force meeting featured Peter Sands, the executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), as a guest speaker. He spoke to more than 30 Diet Task Force members, outlining how the Global Fund’s investments in health and community systems, laboratories, and supply chains laid critical - [The Biden-Suga Summit: Cooperation to Enhance Support for the ACT Accelerator](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/biden-suga-summit-support-for-act-accelerator/) - On April 16, 2021, President Joseph Biden of the United States and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan held a meeting in Washington DC. This was the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since the Biden administration took office, and the two exchanged opinions on important issues between the United States and Japan, including - [FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interview Series: Rising from a Grim HIV Prognosis to Stand Up for Young Women/Girls in Kenya and Join an Olympic Torch Relay Team](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/asahiglobe_interview_maurine_murenga/) - Maurine Murenga speaking as a Panelist at a Global Fund Resource Mobilization Meeting in Germany for the 5th Replenishment. In this latest issue of the “Infectious Diseases Without Borders–Our Story” series, Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) and Asahi GLOBE+ are pleased to feature Maurine Murenga, a woman from Kenya who is living with HIV - [FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interview Series: 20 Years of HIV Prevention in Shinjuku’s Ni-Chome District—The Power of Community Outreach & Mobilization](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/asahiglobe_interview_kohta_iwahashi/) - Members of akta. Second from the right is Kohta Iwahashi. Photo courtesy of akta. In recognition of this week’s convening of the 2021 United Nations High-Level Meetings on HIV/AIDS, the Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) is pleased to introduce our interview with Kohta Iwahashi (president of akta) in the latest installment of our - [FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interview Series: Protecting Human Rights in the Fight Against COVID-19 – Learning from Experiences in Fighting HIV & TB](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/asahiglobe_interview_jeffry_acaba/) - Jeffry Acaba (second from right, sitting down) attending a Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS meeting, 2017. The latest installment of the "Infectious Diseases Without Borders–Our Story" interview series features Jeffry Acaba, who began working on HIV prevention initiatives when he was a university student in the Philippines. When he himself found out that he - [FGFJ Issue Brief | Launching a Pandemic Financing Facility: Three Proposals & Their Implications for the Global Fund](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/issue-brief-ppr-august-2021/) - "Over the past three months, three different commissions issued reports proposing major reforms of the global health architecture to improve pandemic preparedness and response (PPR). Each recommends the creation of a new institution for financing PPR, along with a bevy of other reforms, and all rely heavily on preexisting global health organizations such as the - [FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interview Series: Running Out of Oxygen & Having to Turn Away Patients – A TB Doctor Combating COVID-19 in Indonesia](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/asahiglobe_interview_erlina_burhan/) - Dr Erlina Burhan, head pulmonologist at the Persahabatan Hospital. ©The Global Fund The latest installment of the "Infectious Diseases Without Borders–Our Story" interview series features Dr. Erlina Burhan, who has been at the forefront of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) for more than 30 years in Indonesia, which has the second highest TB prevalence in - [FGFJ Co-organizes the Global Fund Procurement Forum in Tokyo](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/fgfj-co-organizes-global-fund-procurement-forum-2026/) - On June 24—25, 2026, the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)/Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), organized the Global Fund Procurement Forum in Tokyo. Comprised of a seminar, networking reception, and one-on-one consultation sessions, the forum - [Visit to Tokyo by the Chair of the Global Fund Board to Strengthen the Partnership with Japan](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/visit-tokyo-chair-global-fund-board-2026/) - Lady Roslyn Morauta (Lady Ros), Chair of the Global Fund Board, visited Tokyo on June 17–19 to attend the Asia-Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference (APACC). During her visit, FGFJ coordinated a series of high-level meetings and dialogue sessions with key stakeholders in Japan, including government officials, parliamentarians, and civil society representatives. The visit served as a - [World Malaria Day 2026 | Toward a World Without Malaria: The Story of Japan and Malaria](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/world-malaria-day-2026-story-of-japan-and-malaria/) - Malaria is one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, claiming 597,000 lives worldwide in 2023. For many people living in Japan today, it may feel like a distant, foreign disease, but Japan itself once struggled to eradicate this terrible illness. In the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture during World War II, forced evacuations—ordered by the - [Five Survivors & Experts Discuss Tuberculosis in New FGFJ Video for World TB Day 2026](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/world-tb-day-2026-video-survivors-and-experts-discuss-tuberculosis/) - On March 24th, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, it is essential to remember that tuberculosis is not a disease of the past. Tuberculosis continues to be the leading infectious disease killer worldwide. In 2024, approximately 1.2 million people lost their lives to tuberculosis. Yet tuberculosis is a preventable—and curable—disease. Stigma and discrimination, unequal access to healthcare, - [FGFJ Convenes Joint Diet Task Force & Advisory Board Meeting](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/diet-task-force-advisory-board-meeting-2026/) - FGFJ jointly convened the 40th meeting of the Diet Task Force and the 32nd meeting of the Advisory Board to review the 8th Replenishment of the Global Fund. The meeting explored the potential for additional commitments from Japan toward Grant Cycle 8 through new financial resources and mechanisms. The pledge announced by the Government of Japan - [Pre-TICAD Roundtable with Japanese Diet Members on Sustaining Health Programs for Infectious Diseases in Africa](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/pre-ticad-roundtable-diet-members-2025/) - Ahead of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), FGFJ convened a pre-TICAD roundtable with Japanese Diet members on August 19 titled “Fighting the Good Fight: Sustaining Health Programs for Infectious Diseases in Africa.” The meeting welcomed Mr. Bill Gates, Chair and Trustee of the Gates Foundation, and Dr. Abdoulaye Djimdé, 5th Hideyo - [FGFJ Diet Task Force Visit to Zambia](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/fgfj-diet-task-force-visit-zambia-2025/) - Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) took seven members of the FGFJ Diet Task Force on a site visit to Zambia on August 9-14, 2025, to witness the results of the Global Fund’s support firsthand. They also observed activities aimed at ensuring the sustainability of infectious disease control, collaboration with partners, including Japan’s bilateral support, - [FGFJ Issue Brief | "Supply Chains Supported by the Global Fund: Current Challenges and Future Prospects"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/fgfj-issue-brief-supply-chains-2025/) - Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) is pleased to announce the publication of the third issue of the FGFJ Issue Brief series: “Supply Chains Supported by the Global Fund: Current Challenges and Future Prospects”To effectively utilize limited funds and maximize the cost-effectiveness of infectious disease countermeasures (particularly the cost-effectiveness of funds allocated to healthcare - [TICAD9 Thematic Event—“Sustainable Health Financing in Africa: from Commitments to Action"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/ticad9-sustainable-health-financing-africa-2025/) - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)/Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) will co-organize a thematic event titled “Sustainable Health Financing in Africa: from Commitments to Action” on the occasion of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), to be held - [Takeda Announces Renewed Commitment to Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/takeda-announces-renewed-commitment-to-global-funds-eighth-replenishment-2025/) - FGFJ welcomes Takeda Pharmaceutical’s renewed partnership with The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in announcing the first corporate pledge to the Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment. The new pledge, consisting of ¥350 million over two years, builds on the company’s previous contribution to the Global Fund, making it the longest standing supporter since - [FGFJ Leadership Awards Ceremony Held at the Reception to Welcome Global Fund's Executive Director Peter Sands](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/awards-ceremony-welcome-peter-sands-2025/) - FGFJ hosted a reception to welcome Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund, who was visiting Japan for the first time in two years. Over 100 people from various fields, including government, civil society, the private sector, and academia, gathered at the event.The event also featured the inaugural presentation of FGFJ’s “Leadership Awards” to - [FGFJ Launches Infographic Series on the Global Fund's Impact](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/thematic-sheets/) - The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) has launched a series of thematic sheets to visually convey information on cross-cutting areas related to the work and impact of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) and the global infectious disease fight.Please explore our collection of thematic sheets in English - [Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands Presents the 8th Replenishment Investment Case to FGFJ's Advisory Board](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/peter-sands-investment-case-advisory-board-2025/) - On March 4, 2025, Peter Sands, Executive Director of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund), met with FGFJ’s Advisory Board to present the Investment Case for the Global Fund’s 8th Replenishment. The Investment Case outlines how a fully funded Global Fund could save an additional 23 million lives between - [[World TB Day] Reflecting on Japan's Successful Tuberculosis Response Almost 75 years Later](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/world-tb-day-japans-tuberculosis-response-2025/) - World TB Day is an opportunity to raise public awareness about the devastating consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease. Even though it is preventable and curable, tuberculosis continues to be the number one infectious killer and among the top 10 leading causes of all deaths worldwide. According to The Global Fund, - [FGFJ Documentary Series | Mothers Living with HIV Connect Lives and Hopes for the Future of Nigeria](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/documentary-series-global-fund-dream-nigeria-2022/) - The Global Fund was born out of the dreams of many, and it has saved lives, changed lives, and enabled millions to live on and pursue their own dreams. Behind this institution that has saved 44 million lives are the stories of countless people.FGFJ has created a documentary series in the 20th anniversary year of - [FGFJ Documentary Series | A Survivor and Fighter Becomes a Representative for Others and Offers Hope for Vietnam](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/documentary-series-global-fund-dream-vietnam-2022/) - The Global Fund was born out of the dreams of many, and it has saved lives, changed lives, and enabled millions to live on and pursue their own dreams. Behind this institution that has saved 44 million lives are the stories of countless people.FGFJ has created a documentary series in the 20th anniversary year of - [FGFJ Documentary Series | A Dream Come True for El Salvador: Becoming Malaria Free](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/documentary-series-global-fund-dream-malaria-2022/) - The Global Fund was born out of the dreams of many, and it has saved lives, changed lives, and enabled millions to live on and pursue their own dreams. Behind this institution that has saved 44 million lives are the stories of countless people.FGFJ has created a documentary series in the 20th anniversary year of - [FGFJ Commemorates World AIDS Day in Joint Diet Task Force and Advisory Board Meeting](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/diet-task-force-advisory-board-meeting-dec-2024/) - The FGFJ Diet Task Force & Advisory Board met to commemorate World Aids Day and discuss the latest prevention & treatment tools that could end AIDS in Japan and low & middle income countries. - [FGFJ Issue Brief | "Strengthening the Financial Sustainability of Disease Programs"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/fgfj-issue-brief-sustainable-health-financing-2024/) - Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) is pleased to announce the publication of the second issue of the FGFJ Issue Brief series: “Strengthening the Financial Sustainability of Disease Programs: Health Finance Approach of the Global Fund.” In this issue, the Global Fund‘s Health Financing Senior Advisor Emi Inaoka examines the Global Fund’s strategic approach to supporting - [FGFJ Issue Brief | "The Lusaka Agenda and the Challenges of Global Aid Coordination"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/issue-brief-lusaka-agenda-2024/) - Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of the FGFJ Issue Brief series: “The Lusaka Agenda and the Challenges of Global Aid Coordination” The first issue features commentary by Dr. Ryuichi Komatsu, Visiting Professor at Nagasaki University, on the latest developments in aid effectiveness surrounding Global Health - [FGFJ Arranges Meeting on AMR with Former Japanese Health Minister Shiozaki and the Global Fund](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2024-unga-amr-meeting-shiozaki-sands/) - JCIE and FGFJ hosted Japan’s former Minister of Health, Labour & Welfare and representative of the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (GLG on AMR), Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, on the occasion of his participation in the 79th UN General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on AMR on September 26. On the sidelines of the high-level meeting, FGFJ - [Dr. Salim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim, recipients of the Fourth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, meet with FGFJ Diet Task Force and Advisory Board](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/diet-task-force-advisory-board-meeting-karims-2023/) - For World AIDS Day 2023, Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) invited Professor Salim S. Abdool Karim and Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim from Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) in South Africa to Tokyo, Japan. On November 30th, FGFJ invited Dr. Abdool Karims to a joint Diet Task Force and - [[World AIDS Day Event] Reflecting on 40 Years of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Celebrating the Japanese Production of "The Inheritance"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/40years-pandemic-event-2023/) - 2023 marks 40 years since the discovery of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Over the last four decades, AIDS has spread throughout the world and remains a pandemic to this day.Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) is collaborating with a public theatre in Tokyo to put on a Japanese production of the Broadway - [FGFJ Diet Task Force Visits Global Fund-Supported Sites in Vietnam](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/diet-task-force-site-visit-vietnam-2023/) - Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) took four members of the FGFJ Diet Task Force on a site visit to Vietnam from September 5 to 9, 2023. The visit happened to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Vietnamese-Japanese diplomatic relationship, thus under a heightened interest in appreciating and promoting the bilateral tie. During - [Health Minister of Malawi Speaks to FGFJ's Diet Task Force on Climate and Health](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/diet-task-force-meeting-chiponda-april-2024/) - On April 18, FGFJ held its 38th Diet Task Force meeting, which featured a discussion with H.E. Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, the Minister of Health of Malawi. The meeting was attended by 12 Diet members, joined by representatives from Malaria No More US and Malaria No More Japan who had invited the Health Minister for their - [UNGA78 Side Event | Inclusive Health Systems: Key to PPR, UHC, and TB Response](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/friends-unhlm-side-event-2023/) - In September 2023, three health-related UN General Assembly High-Level Meetings were held, focusing on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPR), Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and Tuberculosis (TB). Capitalizing on that timing, the Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) and its partners co-hosted a public event in New York to highlight inclusive health systems as - [FGFJ Participates in the Tokyo Premiere of "The Inheritance"](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/tokyo-premiere-the-inheritance-feb-2024/) - Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) supported the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (TMT) in the Japanese production of the Tony-award-winning play, “The Inheritance,” to raise awareness on the issue of HIV/AIDS, marginalized populations, and the role of the Global Fund. On February - [Preparatory Meeting of the Global Fund 5th Replenishment](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2015-12-17_prereplenishment5/) - The Preparatory Meeting of the Global Fund’s 5th Replenishment was held on December 17 in Tokyo, and was hosted by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was the first time that such a meeting had been held in Asia.Bill Gates was among the roughly 150 individuals in attendance representing national governments, civil society organizations, - [Puccini's La Bohème/Abanxaxhi by Isango Ensemble](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2013-12-19_isango/) - The Japan Center for International Exchange/Friends of the Global Fund, Japan—in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre—is pleased to bring the famed Isango Ensemble's La Bohème/Abanxaxhi to Japan for its Asian premiere. - [Diet Members Visit Community Organization in Ho Chi Minh City](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/diet-members-visit-ho-chi-minh-city/) - Vuot Song is a community-based organization located in the heart of downtown Ho Chi Minh City where a large population of MSM and IDUs live. A visit to this site provided a unique opportunity for a small group of Japanese Diet members to learn firsthand how funds from the Global Fund trickle down to the - [The Global Fund Recognized in G7 Communiques Following G7 Summit in Hiroshima](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/2023-hiroshima-g7-communique/) - Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) commends the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) for recognizing the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) during both the May 13–14 G7 Health Ministers’ meeting in Nagasaki and the May 19–21 G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima.The G7 Health Ministers’ communique emphasized - [The Global Fund's Shunsuke Mabuchi Meets with FGFJ Diet Task Force](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/shunsuke-mabuchi-visits-japan-dtf-meeting-2023/) - On April 11, FGFJ invited Dr. Shunsuke Mabuchi, the Global Fund’s Head of Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health and Pandemic Preparedness and Response, to speak at the 36th meeting of the FGFJ Diet Task Force. Dr. Mabuchi addressed the role of the Global Fund in promoting future pandemic prevention, preparedness and response in low- and middle-income - [Public Seminar | Game Changers—Japanese Innovations in Combatting Infectious Diseases](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/public-seminar-game-changers-japanese-innovations-2023/) - The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ), in collaboration with the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund), will hold a public seminar, “Game Changers—Japanese Innovation in Combatting Infectious Diseases” on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The seminar will convene on the occasion of a visit to Japan by Mr. Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. - [Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands Visits Japan ahead of the G7 Summit](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/global-fund-executive-director-peter-sands-visits-japan-2023/) - The Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund), Peter Sands, visited Japan on March 1-2, 2023, and met with global health experts as well as made a trip to the internationally renowned Research Institute of Tuberculosis to learn the history of Japan’s fight against tuberculosis and achievement of - [Prime Minister Kishida Comments on Japan's Global Health Priorities Ahead of the G7 Hiroshima Summit](https://fgfj-en.jcie.or.jp/news/pm-kishida-japan-global-health-priorities-lancet-2023/) - This year, Japan will host the G7 Summit in Hiroshima from May 19–21, 2023. 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