We are pleased to invite you to the Global Expert Meeting on Japan’s Leadership and Outreach Strategy in Access to Medicine, convened by Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI). This meeting will be held in Tokyo on Thursday, 24 November, 2016, jointly with Access to Medicine Foundation from the Netherlands.

 

“Access to medicine” is a fundamental social right that guarantees essential medications and quality healthcare services  to those in need. However, there are more than 2 billion people around the world who live beyond the reach of adequate and affordable medicine. In this context, urgent actions at international levels through public private partnerships are imperative, and the world’s expectation for Japan’s contribution is high. Building up the momentum, Japan has recently conveyed further commitment in global health at the G7 Kobe Health Minsters’ Meeting and the 6th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI).

While Japan’s leadership in global heath is steadily gaining appreciation, their efforts from public, private and academic sectors are yet to be fully recognized by the international community. There are still ongoing discussions within Japan on how to take leadership to contribute to global health, and increase its presence through outreach strategy.

 

In this global expert meeting, we hope to provide a platform for multi-stakeholder discussion, with experts from public, private and academic sectors in Japan and around the world, on Japan’s leadership role in improving access to medicine and better practice for outreach strategy. In cooperation with  Access to Medicine Foundation, which ranks the world’s 20 largest research-based pharmaceutical companies according to their practice in improving access to medicine, this meeting will be an opportunity to delve into the prospects of Japan’s role and policy agendas as a leader in global health.

Time: 13:00-16:30

Date: Thursday, 24 November, 2016

Venue: Auditorium, Roppongi Academy hills, Tokyo

Organizer: Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI)

Approx. 100 individuals, including health policy makers, healthcare experts, legislators, ministry officials, and healthcare executives.

*Free

                       Kiyoshi Kurokawa

                       Chairman, HGPI

                       Naoko Yamamoto

                       Assistant Minister for Global Health, 

                       Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare 

                       (MHLW)

13:30-14:30   Keynote Presentation 

                    “2016 Access to Medicine Index: 

                       Jayasree K. lyer

                       Executive Director, Access to Medicine 

                       Foundation

14:45-16:15   Panel Discussion 

                    “Japan’s Agenda and Next Strategy in 

                       Panel Members:

                       ・Jayasree K. lyer

                         Executive Director, Access to Medicine 

                         Foundation

                       ・Hiroki Nakatani

                         Project Professor, Global Research Institute,

                         Keio University

                       ・Haruhiko Hirate

                         Corporate Communications & 

                         Public Affairs Officer, Takeda 

                         Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd

                         Eiji Hinoshita

                         Director of Global Health Policy

                         Division, Senior Coordinator of 

                         Global Issues Cooperation

                         Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

                         (MOFA)

* Details subject to change/Title omitted.

**Simultaneous translation will be available throughout the event