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.
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.
The Global Fund announced on November 15 the appointment of Mark Dybul as its new executive director.
FGFJ organized a series of meetings in Tokyo for Mr. Gabriel Jaramillo and Christoph Benn.
The FGFJ welcomes Japan’s commitment of US$340 million to the Global Fund for 2012.
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.
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 met with key AIDS activists at akta Community Center
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.
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.
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.
Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced Japan’s new financial commitment to the Global Fund, amounting to US$800 million.
