FGFJ Diet Task Force
A multi-party task force of Diet members has been created to examine ways to broaden Japan’s international role in combating the global threats of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other communicable diseases.
The FGFJ Diet Task Force convenes several times a year with leaders from around the world. In addition to meeting with representatives of the Global Fund when they are visiting Japan, the Diet Task Force has met with such prominent global health and foreign policy actors as George Soros, founder of the Open Society Institute; Surin Pitsuwan, former secretary-general of ASEAN and former foreign minister of Thailand; Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Richard Feachem, former Global Fund executive director; and Tommy S. Thompson, chair emeritus of the Global Fund and former US secretary of health and human services.
The Diet Task Force also took part in a site visit to Vietnam in September 2023, where they met with various stakeholders engaged in health issues in Vietnam and gained a better understanding of the achievements made to date and the impact of the Global Fund’s support. Most recently, in April 2024, FGFJ held its 38th Diet Task Force meeting, which featured a discussion about climate and health with H.E. Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, the Minister of Health of Malawi.
Task Force of Diet Members
| Co-Chairs | |
| Ichiro AISAWA | Member, House of Representative (Liberal Democratic Party) |
| Motohisa FURUKAWA | Member, House of Representative (Democratic Party for the People) |
| Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) | |
| Toshiko ABE | Member, House of Representatives |
| Gaku HASHIMOTO | Member, House of Representatives |
| Yoshimasa HAYASHI | Member, House of Representatives |
| Masahiro ISHIDA | Member, House of Councillors |
| Seiji KIHARA | Member, House of Representatives |
| Hitoshi KIKAWADA | Member, House of Representatives |
| Fumio KISHIDA | Member, House of Representatives |
| Ayano KUNIMITSU | Member, House of Representatives |
| Karen MAKISHIMA | Member, House of Representatives |
| Tamayo MARUKAWA | Member, House of Councillors |
| Hirokazu MATSUNO | Member, House of Representatives |
| Yasutoshi NISHIMURA | Member, House of Representatives |
| Yuko OBUCHI | Member, House of Representatives |
| Masaki OGUSHI | Member, House of Representatives |
| Itsunori ONODERA | Member, House of Representatives |
| Ken SAITO | Member, House of Representatives |
| Keisuke SUZUKI | Member, House of Representatives |
| Norikazu SUZUKI | Member, House of Representatives |
| Takako SUZUKI | Member, House of Representatives |
| Keizo TAKEMI | Member, House of Councillors |
| Norihisa TAMURA | Member, House of Representatives |
| Rio TOMONOH | Member, House of Councillors |
| Tsuyoshi YAMAGUCHI | Member, House of Representatives |
| Komeito | |
| Kozo AKINO | Member, House of Councillors |
| Noriko FURUYA | Member, House of Representatives |
| Shinichi ISA | Member, House of Representatives |
| Mitsunari OKAMOTO | Member, House of Representatives |
| Mitsuo TAKAHASHI | Member, House of Councillors |
| Masaaki TANIAI | Member, House of Councillors |
| Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) | |
| Yukio EDANO | Member, House of Representatives |
| Tetsuro FUKUYAMA | Member, House of Councillors |
| Ryuhei KAWADA | Member, House of Councillors |
| Makiko KIKUTA | Member, House of Representatives |
| Hiroyuki NAGAHAMA | Member, House of Councillors |
| Shinji OGUMA | Member, House of Representatives |
| Chinami NISHIMURA | Member, House of Representatives |
| Mari TAKAGI | Member, House of Councillors |
| Japan Innovation Party (JIP) | |
| Hitoshi AOYAGI | Member, House of Representatives |
| Mitsuko ISHII | Member, House of Councillors |
| Satoshi UMEMURA | Member, House of Councillors |
| Democratic Party for the People (DPP) | |
| Kohei OHTSUKA | Member, House of Councillors |
| Yuichiro TAMAKI | Member, House of Representatives |
| Mami TAMURA | Member, House of Councillors |
Latest News on the Diet Task Force:
Health Minister of Malawi Speaks to FGFJ’s Diet Task Force on Climate and Health
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
Dr. Salim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim, recipients of the Fourth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, meet with FGFJ Diet Task Force and Advisory Board
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
FGFJ Diet Task Force Visits Global Fund-Supported Sites in Vietnam
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
The Global Fund’s Shunsuke Mabuchi Meets with FGFJ Diet Task Force
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
Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands Visits Japan ahead of the G7 Summit
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
Ahead of the 7th Replenishment, Diet Task Force Members Submit a Letter to the Japanese Government Asking for a Strong Global Fund Pledge
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
Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands Visits Japan for the First Time in Over Two Years
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
Ahead of Global Fund Preparatory Meeting & Investment Case Launch, Dr. Osamu Kunii Speaks at Joint FGFJ Diet Task Force & Advisory Board Meeting
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
Global Fund’s Dr. Osamu Kunii Addresses the FGFJ Diet Task Force and Advisory Board in Joint Meeting
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
Joint Statement by the Board Chairs of the Friends Network on the Global Fund’s 20th Anniversary
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
