As part of the World Health Summit 2022, over 50 Japanese and German global health experts, politicians, and policy experts came together on October 19 for a hybrid event hosted at the Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB) to discuss key global health issues. This dialogue highlighted the lessons learned from Germany’s G7 presidency as well as the opportunities for bilateral cooperation as the baton is passed to Japan to host the G7 in 2023.
The event, titled “The Roles of Germany and Japan in Global Health,” was the fourth in its series, and was co-hosted by JCIE and JDZB in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Health of Germany and the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan as well as supported by the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), the Tokyo Institute for Global Health Policy Research (iGHP), and the Hiroshima G7 Global Health Task Force.
Greetings
Dr. Julia MÜNCH (Secretary General, JDZB)
Welcome Remarks
H.E. Hidenao YANAGI (Ambassador, Embassy of Japan in Germany)
Dr. Thomas STEFFEN (State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health)
Introduction of Main Organizers
Introduction of moderators by Prof. Dr. Ilona KICKBUSCH (Council Chair, WHS) and Mr. Akio OKAWARA (President & CEO, JCIE)
Introduction of Hiroshima G7 Global Health Task Force by Prof. Keizo TAKEMI (Member, House of Councillors; Senior Fellow, JCIE)
Achievements and Remaining Challenges of G7 2022
Chair: Prof. Dr. Ilona KICKBUSCH
Short presentation Paul ZUBEIL (Deputy Director General for European and International Health Politics / Head of G7 Global Health Taskforce, Federal Ministry of Health
Discussion
Draft Pillars of the Recommendations by the Hiroshima G7 Global Health Task Force
Chair: Mr. Akio OKAWARA
Short presentation by Task Force Director Prof. Hideaki SHIROYAMA (Professor, University of Tokyo), supplemented by thematic group leads, Dr. Osamu KUNII (Executive Director and CEO, GHIT Fund) and Dr. Chieko IKEDA (Director General, Bureau of International Health Cooperation, NCGM)
Discussion
How to Take These Agendas Forward
Chair: Prof. Dr. Ilona KICKBUSCH
Short presentation by Dr. Satoshi EZOE (Director, Global Health Strategy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Open discussion and proposals by participants
Closing Session
Chair: Mr. Akio OKAWARA
Closing remarks by
Minister Katsunobu KATO (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan) by video message
Minister Prof. Dr. Karl LAUTERBACH (Federal Ministry of Health, Germany)
