Next Steps on UHC—Moving Forward from the G20 and HLM-UHC
JCIE, in cooperation with the UN Foundation, convened a small, high-level roundtable of global health experts and policymakers on the morning after the UN High-Level Meeting on UHC to discuss what the next steps should be to turn the commitments in recent forums into concrete action, maintain momentum in advancing UHC in low- and middle-income countries, and encourage Japan and other countries to continue to lead on the UHC agenda.
Global Health and Human Security | Press Tour to Myanmar
On June 29 to July 5, 2014, JCIE organized a press tour that brought a delegation of journalists from Japan to several locations in Myanmar to examine the country’s development through the lens of the country’s healthcare system as part of JCIE’s Global Health and Human Security Program.
JCIE Publication | A UHC Approach to Harmonizing Asian Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Regulations
The recommendations of JCIE’s Task Force for Promoting Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Regulatory Harmonization in Asia examines specific areas Japan should tackle in order to promote regulatory harmonization and establish infrastructure for clinical development in Asia.
JCIE Publication | Report from Special Commission on Development Assistance for Health Calls for New ODA Approach
A report from a high-level commission organized by JCIE calls for the Japanese government to better coordinate and strategize its health ODA by creating a centralized “control tower” and to double funding for global health.
Seminar on Health and Human Security
On May 14, 2010, more than 130 UN officials, health experts, NGO leaders, and policy analysts took part in a major seminar in New York exploring human security approaches to global health.
2nd GFF Seminar | The Global Financing Facility in the COVID-19 Crisis
JCIE launched the GFF Seminar series in 2020 as part of its efforts to deepen understanding of how the Japanese government, NGOs, and others can coordinate more effectively with the GFF in order to strengthen maternal and child health and expand universal health coverage in the world’s most vulnerable countries.
FGFJ Publications | Global Fund Contributions to Universal Health Coverage (2014–2016)
FGFJ has conducted research on several examples of positive contributions that Global Fund support has made to UHC in Ethiopia, Myanmar, and Rwanda and developed these three case studies and policy briefs based on the research.
Survey of Japanese Legislators: Attitudes on ODA and Global Health
A JCIE survey of Japanese legislators finds that 80 percent of the 92 respondents favor steps to increase Japan’s official development assistance (ODA), with most prioritizing funding for health programs and education, followed by water & sanitation projects and humanitarian assistance.
The GFF and Prospects for Maternal and Child Health Services in Africa during the COVID-19 Crisis
The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) organized a special roundtable in conjunction with International Universal Health Coverage Day (on December 12) to highlight the work of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in advancing universal health care (UHC) and how developments such as the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting the push for UHC and the GFF’s work.
2nd US-Japan Global Health Dialogue | Strengthening Partnership on Global Health
JCIE continued its US-Japan Global Health Dialogue series to explore how the two countries can strengthen bilateral cooperation on health security under the Trump and Abe administrations. This second meeting convened more than 40 high-level government officials and policy experts from the United States and Japan.