Roundtable with Japanese Diet Members on Sustaining Health Programs for Infectious Diseases in Africa
Ahead of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), FGFJ convened a roundtable with Japanese Diet members on “Fighting the Good Fight: Sustaining Health Programs for Infectious Diseases in Africa.” The meeting welcomed Bill Gates (Gates Foundation), Dr. Abdoulaye Djimdé (5th Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Laureate), Peter Sands (Global Fund), and others.
Asahi Shimbun Covers JCIE Statement on Reduced Japanese Government Funding to Fight Infectious Diseases
The Japan Center for International Exchange issued a statement on Japan’s major reduction in its contribution to the Global Fund, warning that the sudden drastic reduction “undermines Japan’s long-standing credibility in international cooperation.”
FGFJ TICAD9 Thematic Event | Sustainable Health Financing in Africa: From Commitments to Action
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)/Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) co-organized 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), held in Yokohama in August.
FGFJ Diet Task Force Visits Zambia
Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) took seven members of the FGFJ Diet Task Force on a site visit to Zambia from August 9-14, 2025, to witness the results of the Global Fund’s support firsthand.
FGFJ Presents Leadership Awards at Reception to Welcome Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands
Friends of the Global Fund, Japan hosted a reception on March 4, 2025, on the occasion of Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands’ first visit to Japan in two years. On this occasion, an awards ceremony was also held to honor Japan’s leadership in fighting the world’s three major infectious diseases, recognizing five individuals and organizations from various sectors.
FGFJ Infographic | The Global Fund’s Contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) has launched a series of thematic sheets on cross-cutting areas in relation to the work and impact of the Global Fund.
FGFJ Issue Brief | Strengthening the Financial Sustainability of Disease Programs
This Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) issue brief, prepared by Global Fund Health Financing Senior Advisor Emi Inaoka, examines the Global Fund’s approaches to supporting domestic resource mobilization and ensuring sustainable financing for infectious disease programs.
Leveraging Disease Funding to Advance Health for All: The Global Fund and Universal Health Coverage
This report is the result of work by a JCIE research team to examine those complementary efforts with the goal of providing examples of how disease-specific programs can create win-win situations in which they attain their specific goals while also contributing to UHC.
JCIE USA Hosts Meetings with Yasuhisa Shiozaki on Global Health and US-Japan Relations
JCIE USA hosted a series of events with Hon. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, chair of JCIE’s Executive Committee on Global Health & Human Security and Japan’s former Minister of Health, Labour & Welfare, to Washington DC and New York on the occasion of his visit during the 79th UN General Assembly.
Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands Meets with FGFJ Advisory Board During Visit to Japan
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.