TICAD9 Event | Africa-Japan Common Vision on Health

On August 21, 2025, JCIE convened globally renowned leaders in health, science, policy, and business from Africa and Japan to introduce and deepen discussions on a Common Vision calling for cooperation on co-creating health security and sustainable growth. The event delivered a compelling message focusing on health as a driver of economic growth and mutual benefit.

Available Now | Africa-Japan Common Vision on Health

In preparation for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), JCIE launched a working group comprised of Japanese and African experts on health and development to define the future direction of Africa-Japan partnership in the health sector toward and beyond 2030. The group has produced a “Common Vision”—a set of recommendations and key principles for multi-sectoral collaboration to co-create health security and sustainable growth in Africa and Japan.

Global Health and Human Security

JCIE’s Global Health and Human Security Program offers a comprehensive, multistakeholder approach to promoting greater understanding, awareness, and support of global health and human security, and explores ways in which Japan and other countries can turn commitments into actions.

Global Health Multistakeholder Dialogue: From Hiroshima to Puglia

JCIE has organized the “Global Health Multistakeholder Dialogue: From Hiroshima to Puglia” n order to deepen discussions on the Hiroshima G7 commitments, offer advice on key topics to be addressed, and build momentum toward the implementation of those commitments,

Africa-Japan Common Vision on Health—Recommendations for TICAD9

Toward the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) to be held in Yokohama in August 2025, JCIE launched a project to define the future direction of Africa-Japan partnership in the health sector beyond 2030, and propose a common vision which can be shared among public and private stakeholders in Africa and Japan.

Building Understanding of and Support for the GFF

In 2015, the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children, and Adolescents (GFF) was established to help close the gap in financing that is needed to eliminate preventable deaths among women, children, and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. The GFF supports government-led, multi-stakeholder platforms to develop and implement a national, prioritized health plan that aims to help mobilize sustainable financing for health and nutrition.

Roundtable Discussion with Hiroshima G7 Global Health Taskforce Director in Washington DC

In 2023, Japan will host the G7 Summit in Hiroshima. JCIE has established a Hiroshima G7 Global Health Task Force to make recommendations to the Japanese government on the G7 agenda for global health. This roundtable was an opportunity for leading US policymakers and experts to hear from and offer feedback to the director of the Task Force, Dr. Hideaki Shiroyama.

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.