AMR Alliance Japan (Secretariat: Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI)) held the Eighth Meeting of the AMR Consortium of the Nikkei FT Communicable Diseases Conference Asia Africa Medical Innovation Consortium (AMIC). Participants discussed the promotion of countermeasures against antimicrobial drug resistance at the G7 Hiroshima Summit, expectations for the Antimicrobial Drug Securement Project and the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) 2023-2027.

In light of the situation with COVID-19, this meeting was carried out primarily online. On-site participants were encouraged to keep sufficient physical distance from each other.

■Overview
Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
Organizer: AMR Alliance Japan (Secretariat: Health and Global Policy Institute)

[Program]

Greetings and Opening Remarks

Kazuhiro Tateda (Professor, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Toho University)

Introduction

• International Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat, the Ministry of Health
• Global Health Strategy Division, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Office for COVID-19 and Other Emerging Infectious Disease Control, Cabinet Secretariat
• Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association

Yasunori Tawaragi (International Affairs Committee, Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association)
Akira Yuasa (International Affairs Committee, Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association)

Discussion

Chair:
Kazuhiro Tateda (Professor, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Toho University)

Facilitator:
Yui Kohno (AMR Alliance Japan Secretariat / Manager, Health and Global Policy Institute)

Comments on Next Steps and Closing Remarks

Ryoji Noritake (AMR Alliance Japan Secretariat / CEO, Board Member, Health and Global Policy Institute)

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March 24, 2020 The First Meeting of Working Group 2 Under the Sub-committee on AMR of the Nikkei Asia Africa Conference on Communicable Diseases – Asia Africa Medical Innovation Consortium (AMIC)
April 27, 2020 The Second Sub-committee on AMR of the Nikkei Asia Africa Conference on Communicable Diseases – Asia Africa Medical Innovation Consortium (AMIC)
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October 7, 2020 The Fifth Meeting of Working Group 1 Under the Sub-committee on AMR of the Nikkei Asia Africa Conference on Communicable Diseases – Asia Africa Medical Innovation Consortium (AMIC)
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