2022 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue | Tokyo Meetings
A roundtable on recent developments in women’s issues was held, taking advantage of a visit to Japan by Dialogue Co-chair Rep. Diana DeDegette (D-CO). This was followed by a smaller lunch meeting that brought her together with her fellow Co-chair, Minister Seiko Noda, and others.
WEBINAR | Older People Associations (OPAs) Development in Asia
JCIE is collaborating with HelpAge International, Vietnam in hosting a side event on the promotion and development of older people’s associations
Trilateral Commission | 2022 Plenary Meeting
The Trilateral Commission held its 2022 meeting in Washington DC—the first in-person plenary since the pandemic began—drawing hundreds of leaders from around the globe to promote dialogue on key issues facing the international community.
Global Health Diet Roundtable | Vaccine Diplomacy and Japan: What Is Needed Now?
On April 5, JCIE hosted its 6th Global Health Diet Roundtable, which was held online and attended by seven Diet members across multiple parties. Speakers discussed the current status of COVID-19 vaccine development around the world, background information on the vaccine development delays in Japan, and issues in the global COVID-19 response that Japan should address.
Global Health Diet Roundtable | Update on the Regional COVID-19 Situation
On April 21, JCIE held its Fifth Global Health Diet Roundtable where more than a dozen Diet members were briefed on the current global COVID-19 situation by World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Regional Director, Takeshi Kasai. Dr. Kasai highlighted the importance of more well-thought-out testing strategies as well as the need for international cooperation on the global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Briefing on the ACT-Accelerator at the Special Session of the Executive Committee on Global Health and Human Security
On May 19th, ten leaders of the global health organizations that comprise the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, as well as Ambassador Carl Bildt, WHO Special Envoy for ACT-Accelerator, joined the Special Session of the Executive Committee to explain how this unprecedented global health partnership is helping develop and equitably distribute critical COVID-19 tools.
Bringing the GFF to the 34th Executive Committee Meeting
As a part of the 34th meeting of the Executive Committee on Global Health and Human Security, Dr. Muhammad Pate, Director of the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) spoke to over 50 meeting participants, including legislators, senior government officials, academia, private companies, and civil society organizations in Japan. He explained the critical […]
JCIE’s Noriyuki Ishiyama Ran in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay!
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 and ran in the Torch Relay on Saturday, May 1, in Okinawa Prefecture as one of eight members of “The Global Fund – from Okinawa” team.
Japan’s Global Health Strategy in the Post–COVID-19 Era Vol. 14 | Essential Medical Products during a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
This article considers such questions as why the global disparity in access has occurred, whether international efforts to close those gaps have been successful, and what is needed for a fundamental solution to the problem.
Japan’s Global Health Strategy in the Post–COVID-19 Era Vol. 10 | Synergies between Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Health Security
This brief outlines the PPR and health systems that many countries considered to be the gold standard that they should be aiming for, and how they turned out to be completely powerless in the face of this unprecedented pandemic.