Health and Medical Care
Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs MIYAJI by Dr Sania Nishtar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
November 29, 2024
On November 29th, commencing at 1:30 p.m., for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. MIYAJI Takuma, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, received a courtesy call by Dr Sania Nishtar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The overview of the meeting is as follows.
- At the outset, Mr. Miyaji, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, welcomed Dr. Nishtar's visit to Japan and stated that Japan considers the global health as one of the pillars of its diplomacy and emphasizes efforts to strengthen health systems in order to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). State Minister Miyaji stated also that the Gavi's immunization support for low-income countries is effective to improving international health standards. He highly appreciated that the Gavi’s assistance is in line with Japan's efforts.
- In response, Dr Nishtar congratulated State Minister Miyaji on his appointment and stated that the Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has been making efforts to support immunization in low-income countries together with donors including Japan, and that she would like to further develop the relationship with Japan in the field of global health.
- They shared the view to continue to deepen the cooperation as important partners in the field of global health.