FGFJ | U2’s Bono speaks with Japanese Leaders on AIDS and Africa
The FGFJ, in cooperation with DATA (Debt AIDS Trade Africa) and Hottokenai, Sekai no Mazushisa, arranged a number of meetings and events for Bono in Tokyo between November 28 and December 1, 2006. The renowned musician and dedicated advocate for the fight against communicable diseases and extreme poverty met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and urged him to provide more support for Africa and the fight against AIDS.
FGFJ | Tokyo Seminar on Careers in the Global Fund
The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) / Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) held a seminar in Tokyo on June 23, 2009, to increase understanding of the activities and role of the Global Fund, and to share information with Japanese professionals about career possibilities within the Global Fund. The public seminar targeted young and mid-career professionals interested in working for international organizations.
FGFJ | Symposium on the Role of Business in the Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
A number of corporations have launched innovative and effective programs to help combat these diseases, and their experiences were explored in a half-day symposium on June 28, 2005, that brought together leaders from the corporate, nonprofit, philanthropic, and governmental sectors in Japan and around the world.
FGFJ | Seminar on “Okinawa, Toyako, and Beyond: Progress on Health and Development”
On February 26, 2010, the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) / Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) organized a public seminar featuring Dr. Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund. Dr. Kazatchkine remarked on the close relationship between the Global Fund and Japan, and expressed appreciation for the strong support given by Japan to the creation and subsequent activities of the Global Fund.
FGFJ | Roundtable with Bill Gates
On April 21, 2006, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, joined a small group of JCIE/FGFJ board members representing various sectors of Japanese society for a special briefing session on Japan’s response to the spread of the major communicable diseases.
FGFJ | Roundtable on Global Health
JCIE / FGFJ convened a roundtable in Tokyo on August 6, 2007, with Tachi Yamada, president of the Bill & Melinda Gate’s Foundation’s Global Health Program, titled Addressing Challenges in Global Health: How the Public and Private Sectors Can Work Together. Approximately 50 representatives from civil society, businesses, academia, the government, and the media attended the event.
FGFJ | Japan Visit by the Global Fund Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine
The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) / FGFJ organized a series of events with Prof. Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund, while he was in Japan to give a presentation at the MDGs Follow-up Meeting held in Tokyo on June 2 and 3, 2011.
FGFJ | Japan Consultation on Joint HSS Funding and Programming Platform with the Global Fund, GAVI, and World Bank
On February 9, 2010, close to 40 participants gathered to discuss the proposed new joint funding and programming platform for heath system strengthening (HSS) to be coordinated by the Global Fund, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), and the World Bank.
FGFJ | Global Fund General Manager Gabriel Jaramillo Visits Japan
The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) / Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) organized a series of meetings in Tokyo for Mr. Gabriel Jaramillo, general manager of the Global Fund, and Dr. Christoph Benn, the fund’s director of resource mobilization and donor relations.
FGFJ | Diet Members Visit South African Communities Affected by AIDS
From June 29 to July 4, 2006, JCIE/FGFJ Diet Task Force Director Ichiro Aisawa (Member, House of Representatives, Liberal Democratic Party) and Hiroyuki Nagahama (Member, House of Representatives, Democratic Party of Japan) traveled to South Africa to visit communities ravaged by the AIDS epidemic.