FGFJ | MTV Public Service Announcement on HIV/AIDS with Japan’s First Lady
A public service announcement (PSA) featuring Japan’s First Lady Akie Abe speaking out on HIV/AIDS has just been released online and is being aired on MTV channels in Japan and across Asia. In collaboration with the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, Mrs. Abe is appealing to young people to “join us in breaking the silence” in order to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Asia, which has the second largest AIDS-related death toll after sub-Saharan Africa.
FGFJ | JCIE Interview with the Global Fund’s Dr. Mark Dybul
Dr. Mark Dybul, head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, talks with JCIE about how funding for AIDS and TB initiatives is also strengthening health systems in the poorest countries.
FGFJ | Japan Visit by Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul
Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul met with a range of government, corporate, media, and NGO leaders, all of which were arranged by JCIE’s Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ).
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 | Global Fund Interim Executive Director Marijke Wijnroks Visits Japan
The Global Fund Interim Executive Director Marijke Wijnroks met with the FGFJ Advisory Board and senior government officials to advocate for Japan’s continued support for the Global Fund.
FGFJ | Diet Members Visit Community Organization in Ho Chi Minh City
Vuot Song is a community-based organization located in an area of Ho Chi Minh City where a large population of MSM and IDUs live. A visit to this site provided a unique opportunity for a small group of Japanese Diet members to learn how funds from the Global Fund trickle down to the grassroots level to reach key populations in need.
FGFJ | 2018 World Malaria Day Event—Kyogen Performance of “Mosquito Sumo”
In honor of a visit by Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund, a reception was arranged the day before World Malaria Day with a very special performance of Ka-zumo, or “mosquito sumo,” a Kyogen piece.
FGFJ | 2014 World Malaria Day Event—”POWER OF ONE”
The global health community in Tokyo commemorated World Malaria Day by emphasizing the power one person has to make a difference and by focusing on Japan’s efforts to combat malaria, a disease that continues to claim more than 600,000 lives each year.
Dr. Osamu Kunii Speaks at Joint FGFJ Diet Task Force & Advisory Board Meeting in Japan
During a visit to Japan by Global Fund Director for Strategy, Investment, and Impact Dr. Osamu Kunii, JCIE/FGFJ organized a joint meeting of its Diet Task Force and Advisory Board.
Bill Gates Meeting with FGFJ Diet Task Force
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, met with 14 Diet members of the Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ), Diet Task Force to discuss the latest accomplishments of the Global Fund and how Japan can play an even greater leadership role in the battle against the three deadly diseases. They were joined by 11 members of the FGFJ Board of Advisors, as well as Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul, and other global health leaders.