JCIE Publications | Health and Human Security
This report summarizes discussions and recommendations of the fourth meeting in the “Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia’s Tomorrow” conference. It also contains presentations by Dr. Surin Pitsuwan and Dr. Keizo Takemi.
LBO Focus: Japan’s Aging Population Burnishes Health Deals
The Japanese government realizes the country lacks a sufficient capacity of nursing homes and senior-care facilities. For the past five years, the government has worked to incentivize the private sector to take on the task of building nursing homes and other such health-care facilities. To attract this kind of development, the government has provided subsidies for the construction costs of new facilities as well as discounts on property taxes.
EVENT | Investing in Nutrition—The Role of Catalytic Financing
The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE), joined by the Ministry of Finance of Japan, the World Bank, and the *Global Finance Facility for Women, Children, and Adolescents (GFF), held an official Nutrition for Growth 2021 Summit event: “Investing in Nutrition—The Role of Catalytic Financing.”
SYMPOSIUM | Restructuring Post-COVID Global Health Governance through Global Solidarity: The Role of G7 & G20
Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) and the Tokyo University Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI) are conducting a research project on “The International Order and Japan’s Role in the COVID and Post-COVID Era” sponsored by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Japan. The research group aims to produce policy recommendations to MOFA at the end of March on Japan’s future strategy on global health as Japan prepares to host the G7 meeting in 2023.
JCIE Launches ACT-A Watch Japanese-Language Website and Twitter Feed
JCIE is proud to announce the launch of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) Watch website and Twitter feed, providing Japanese audiences with greater access to the latest information on the global COVID-19 response and ACT-Accelerator activities in Japanese. VISIT THE SITE FOLLOW THE TWITTER ACCOUNT
Fourth Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia’s Tomorrow
The Fourth Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia’s Tomorrow was held on March 16–17, 2002, in Kisarazu, Japan, on the theme of “Health and Human Security: Moving from Concept to Action.” It had been stressed at previous meetings that in order to further advance the international debate on human security, more practical policy discussions were required and that this could best be accomplished by examining in-depth case studies of effective responses to specific human security threats.
FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interview Series | Protecting Human Rights in the Fight Against COVID-19 – Learning from Experiences in Fighting HIV & TB
This interview features Jeffry Acaba, who began working on HIV prevention initiatives when he was a university student in the Philippines. In it, he gives valuable insight on how we can apply the experiences and lessons learned from combatting HIV, TB, and social injustice to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
WEBINAR | GFF’s Role in Protecting the Nutrition and Health of Women, Children, and Adolescents in the Time of COVID-19
Leading up to the Nutrition for Growth 2021 Summit, the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) hosted a high-level webinar that brought together Diet members and key figures in discussions on advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and how the Global Finance Facility for Women, Children, and Adolescents (GFF) plays a vital role in building a “no one left behind” healthcare system worldwide.
JCIE Publications | East Asian Regional Cooperation in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
This report on the Beijing Conference, recorded discussions on how indispensable regional and cross-border cooperation is in the fight against communicable diseases such as AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
1st US-Japan Global Health Dialogue | Strengthening Partnership on Global Health
More than 30 policy experts and senior officials from nine US and Japanese government agencies gathered for a high-level dialogue to identify areas where we can deepen cooperation on global health under the Trump administration and Abe government.