FGFJ Presents Leadership Awards at Reception to Welcome Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands

Friends of the Global Fund, Japan hosted a reception on March 4, 2025, on the occasion of Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands’ first visit to Japan in two years. On this occasion, an awards ceremony was also held to honor Japan’s leadership in fighting the world’s three major infectious diseases, recognizing five individuals and organizations from various sectors.

Award Ceremony for 4th Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation (HAPI)

The winners of the 4th Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation were celebrated at a ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand.

US-Japan Legislative Exchanges with the Mt. Fuji Dialogue Delegation

Charles E. Morrison, former president of the East-West Center, a member of the JCIE USA Board of Trustees, and a collaborator on various research and dialogue programs with JCIE for more than four decades, was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, for his contributions to promoting academic exchanges and mutual understanding between Japan and the United States.

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.

2025 Women Leaders Delegation to Japan

The US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue brought a bipartisan duo of state legislators to Japan for briefings and roundtables on US-Japan trade and security ties and on women’s empowerment in politics and business in Japan.

Members of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) Visit Japan

JCIE hosted members of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) to Japan under our Democracy for the Future Program for meetings with Japanese legislators, Civil Society groups and the Media.

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.

AHWIN Papers No. 3: The Path to Community-Based Integrated Care

The third publication in the “AHWIN Papers” series covers Japan’s transition to community-based integrated care to address the challenges of its older population.

Research Team Trialogue: The Spread of COVID-19 and Its Impact on Global Democracy

This transcription shares a conversation between three JCIE research team members from the project on Expanding Support for Democratic Governance on their assessments of the current state of democracy in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leveraging Technology for the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing: Experiences of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea

This report is on the utilization of technology and effective policy interventions to support older persons in China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. It was published by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), with contributions from JCIE staff.