FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interview Series | A Transgender Woman and HIV Activist Who Realized Her Dreams
This interview tells the story of Erika Castellanos, a transgender woman living with HIV who has struggled for survival and acceptance, and now works as an advocate for trans, gender diverse and intersex people on the international stage. It features her life, learning, and message to all of us in the COVID age.
30th FGFJ Diet Task Force Meeting | Global Fund ED Peter Sands Discusses COVID-19 Impact on Three Major Diseases
The FGFJ Diet Task Force held an online roundtable with Peter Sands, who briefed 14 Diet members on the expansion of COVID-19 in lower- and middle-income countries (LMIC), the impact that is having on the fights against HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, and the Global Fund’s role in assisting these countries.
29th FGFJ Diet Task Force Meeting on Climate Variation’s Impact on Malaria
On March 10, the JCIE/FGFJ Diet Task Force met with Dr. Noboru Minakawa and Dr. Shigeyuki Kano to discuss the relationship between climate variation and malaria. The topic generated a high level of interest among Task Force members, with 11 Diet members participating in productive discussions that will be highlighted in an upcoming report.
TV Celebrity JOY Joins FGFJ for a World Tuberculosis Day Special Interview
For World Tuberculosis Day, the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)/Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) released a special interview with TV personality JOY, who contracted tuberculosis in 2011. He suffered from the disease for several months before fully recovering and was later appointed as the “Stop TB Volunteer Ambassador.”
FGFJ | SwitchPoint Shibuya, a TICAD7 Partner Program
SwitchPoint Shibuya was a networking event that sought to foster innovative partnerships and approaches to tackling some of the world’s greatest humanitarian issues around health challenges in Africa by bringing together a younger generation of leaders in support of public healthcare workers and inventive approaches to service delivery.
FGFJ Diet Task Force and Advisory Board Meeting with Peter Sands and Donald Kaberuka
Global Fund Board Chair Donald Kaberuka and Executive Director Peter Sands met with nine members of the FGFJ Diet Task Force to discuss Japan’s leadership role in the fight against the three diseases.
Takeda Makes First Private Sector Pledge for Global Fund Replenishment
An overview of the partnership between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and The Global Fund; the renewal of this partnership was facilitated by Friends of the Global Fund, Japan, operated by JCIE.
Friends of the Global Fund, Japan Commemorates 15th Anniversary
The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) welcomed more than 150 participants at its 15th Anniversary Event, which was held at The Classic House, Akasaka Prince, in Tokyo. The participants included parliamentarians from various parties, parliamentarians, government officials, the health sector and other non-health areas of the private sector, academia, NGOs, media, and students.
FGFJ | Indonesia Press Tour
JCIE’s Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) conducted a press tour that brought four journalists from major Japanese newspapers to two cities in Indonesia for site visits of Global Fund–supported activities.
FGFJ | Media Roundtable on the Sidelines of a UN High-Level Meeting on TB
JCIE/FGFJ worked with the United Nations Foundation and Results US to hold a media roundtable titled, “Press briefing on tuberculosis: Why 2018 is a historic year in the fight against this deadly, forgotten disease.” Speakers talked about the current status and efforts to combat tuberculosis, the process leading up to the UNHLM, and take-aways from the hearing the previous day, highlighting the current needs and how much investment it will take to accelerate the fight.