Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the passing of Dr. Hiroshi Nakajima, Director General Emeritus of the World Health Organization (WHO)

January 29, 2013
Japanese

On behalf of the Japanese Government, I offer our respectful condolences to the family of Dr. Hiroshi Nakajima, Director General Emeritus of the World Health Organization (WHO), upon hearing of his passing.
Director General Emeritus Nakajima made great efforts for global public health during his ten years as WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific (1978-1988) and ten years as Director General of the WHO (1988-1998). His achievements related to countermeasures for infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and polio are still being used for the policies of the WHO.
I pray for the repose of soul of Director General Emeritus Nakajima from the bottom of my heart. I hope to continue to carry out his wishes and make further efforts for the improvement of global health.

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

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