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Establishment of the Global Health Policy Division

September 30, 2011
Japanese

1. On September 16, 2011, the Global Health Policy Division was established in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Cooperation Bureau.
   
   
2. While the international community continues to work towards achievement of the MDGs by 2015, progress has been particularly slow in the health sector (MDGs 4, 5, and 6).
   
   
3. At the 2010 UN MDGs summit, the Government of Japan announced "Japan's Global Health Policy" which provides 5.0 billion US dollars in global health assistance over five years beginning in 2011, focusing on
     (1) Maternal and newborn health;
     (2) Three major infectious diseases HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis; and
     (3) Response to international threats.
    The Government of Japan has been leading international efforts, by co-hosting the MDGs Follow-Up Meeting in Tokyo in June 2011, as well as organizing the MDGs Side Event during the 66th United Nations General Assembly, held in September in New York City.
   
   
4. Through the establishment of a Global Health Policy Division, Japan's ability to achieve the MDGs, in the health sector in particular, will be strengthened. In close collaboration with the international community, Japan will continue to actively address these global development challenges.

[Reference 1] MDGs: Millennium Development Goals
The MDGs form a common development framework agreed to by the entire international community and the world's leading development institutions. The MDGs are based on the "United Nations Millennium Declaration", which was adopted in September 2000. Eight major goals are identified, which include eradication of extreme poverty and hunger. Global health-related goals include MDG 4 (reducing child mortality), MDG 5 (improving maternal health) and MDG 6 (combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases).

[Reference 2] MDGs Side Event
The Government of Japan hosted a Side Event on the MDGs at the 66th UN General Assembly. Co-organizers included the UNDP, UNICEF, the World Bank, as well as the Governments of developing countries such as Bangladesh and Zambia.

• (*The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original press release in Japanese.)