Global Issues & ODA
Health
June 26, 2025
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What’s New
- The meeting of Gavi’s fourth replenishment (June 26, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on Minister for Foreign Affairs IWAYA from Prof. Takemi, member of the House of Councillors, and HIV/AIDS Experts (June 12, 2025)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s attendance at the “Pre-TICAD Summit on Infectious Diseases and UHC in Africa” (March 7, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs MIYAJI by Dr Sania Nishtar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (November 29, 2024)
- Ambassador Dr. Nakamura attended the UN General Assembly N4G Side Event: Together for Nutrition (September 24, 2024)
- Prime Minister Kishida attended the “Quad Cancer Moonshot” launch event on the sidelines of the Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (QUAD) Leaders’ Meeting (September 21, 2024)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Hosaka’s Paritipation in TICAD Ministerial Meeting Thematic Event "Global Health Financing to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Africa: Promoting Partnership to Maximize Impacts" (Summary) (August 26, 2024)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Fukasawa’s Participation in TICAD Ministerial Meeting Thematic Event "‘New Partnership for Health Equity in Africa: Accelerating universal health coverage (UHC) with Innovations toward 2030" (Summary) (August 24, 2024)
- EZOE Satoshi, Director of Global Health Strategy, International Cooperation Bureau, to Speak at the 3rd Global Health Security Conference (June 21, 2024)
- Courtesy Call on Mr. HOSAKA, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs by Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine (November 14, 2023)
- Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio’s participation in the G7 Health Follow-up Side Event “Toward More Resilient, Equitable, and Sustainable Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030 - Equitable Access to Medical Countermeasures (MCMs) and Impact Investment Initiative (Triple I) for Global Health -” (September 21, 2023)
- Minister for Foreign Affairs KAMIKAWA Yoko’s participation in the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPR) (September 20, 2023)
- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Receives the 2023 Global Goalkeeper Award (September 20, 2023)
- Message by Prime Minister Kishida at Global Vaccine Impact Conference, Gavi’s 2023 Mid-Term Review (June 14, 2023)
- Keynote Speech by Prime Minister Kishida at the Global Conference of Parliamentarians in Population and Development (GCPPD) 2023 in the lead-up to the G7 Hiroshima Summit (April 25, 2023)
- The COVID-19 Global Action Plan (GAP) Foreign Ministerial Meeting (February 8, 2023)
- COVID-19 Global Action Plan (GAP) Foreign Ministerial Meeting (September 23, 2022)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. SUZUKI Takako, by Dr. Tenu Avafia, Deputy Executive Director, Unitaid (July 26, 2022)
- The COVID-19 Global Action Plan Foreign Ministerial Meeting co-hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Secretary of State of the United States (July 19, 2022)
- Joint Japan/United States COVID-19 Global Action Plan Foreign Ministerial Meeting (July 15, 2022)
- Telephone Talk between Foreign Minister HAYASHI and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates (June 22, 2022)
- Signing of “the Kigali Declaration on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)” by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs MIYAKE Shingo (June 17, 2022)
- Telephone Talk between Prime Minister Kishida and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom (May 20, 2022)
- Support for economic and social revitalization and resumption of cross-border Travel for Developing Countries (May 16, 2022)
- The Second Global COVID-19 Summit (May 13, 2022)
- Prime Minister Kishida's attendance at the Second Global COVID-19 Summit (May 10, 2022)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa by Mr. Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund (April 21, 2022)
- Vaccine Donation to Cambodia by Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) (April 12, 2022)
- The Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) Summit 2022 (April 8, 2022)
- Prime Minister Kishida to attend the Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment Summit 2022(April 7, 2022)
- Courtesy Call on State Foreign Minister SUZUKI Takako by Dr. Seth Berkley, Chief Executive Officer, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Marh 28, 2022)
- Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu co-hosted the High-Level Side Event on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) on the Margins of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly (September 30, 2021)
- Video message by Prime Minister SUGA at the Global Covid-19 Summit (September 23, 2021)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom (July 23, 2021)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide by Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) (July 22, 2021)
- Emergency Grant Aid for logistical support including transportation of the vaccines manufactured in Japan to be donated through the COVAX facility (July 16, 2021)
- Hosting the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021 (June 30, 2021)
- Outcome of the COVAX AMC Summit (June 3, 2021)
- The COVAX AMC Summit to be held on June 2 (May 31, 2021)
- Video Message by the Prime Minister SUGA at the Global Health Summit Virtual Meeting (May 21, 2021)
- Decision on the Date of the COVAX AMC Summit (May 11, 2021)
- Video message by Minister for Foreign Affairs MOTEGI at the Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) One World Protected Event (April 16, 2021)
- Joint Statement on the WHO-Convened COVID-19 Origins Study (March 31, 2021)
- Video message by Minister for Foreign Affairs MOTEGI At the ACT Accelerator 4th Facilitation Council (February 9, 2021)
- Telephone Talk between Prime Minister SUGA Yoshihide and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates (January 12, 2021)
Global Health Policy of Japan
- Message by Prime Minister Kishida at Global Vaccine Impact Conference, Gavi’s 2023 Mid-Term Review (June 14, 2023)
- The article by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the Lancet. Japan's vision for a peaceful and healthier world. (December 11, 2015)
- Approval of Basic Design for Peace and Health (Global Cooperation) (September 11, 2015)
- Disseminating Japan's Strategy on Global Health Diplomacy at TICAD V (June 2013)
G7 Hiroshima Summit: Health Outcomes
Avian and Pandemic Influenza
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM)
- Remarks by Foreign Minister Kishida at the 5th Replenishment Preparatory Meeting of the Global Fund (December 17, 2015)
- Foreign Minister Kishida to Attend 5th Replenishment Preparatory Meeting of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Press Releases) (December 11, 2015)
- Additional Contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (October 2010)
Infectious Diseases
Other Resources
- Nomination of a candidate for the next Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) (April 20, 2018)
- Princess of Africa Foundation President Chaka Chaka Pays a Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Abe (March 3, 2017)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida by Heads of International Organizations (December 17, 2015)
- The 70th UN General Assembly Side Event: "The Path towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC)" (September 29, 2015)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Noda by Co-chair Bill Gates (November, 2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Adoption of the Resolution on Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy and their Family Members at the Third Committee of the 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (November, 2010)