(Registration closed)Global Expert Meeting on Japan’s Leadership and Outreach Strategy in Access to Medicine(November 24, 2016)

date : 11/7/2016

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)

Prospective participants:

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

*Free

Tentative Program:

12:30 Doors open

13:00-13:15 Welcoming Remarks

Kiyoshi Kurokawa

Chairman, HGPI

13:15-13:30 Keynote Address

“Global Health in Japanese Diplomacy”

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:

Behind the Figures”

Jayasree K. lyer

Executive Director, Access to Medicine

Foundation

14:45-16:15 Panel Discussion

“Japan’s Agenda and Next Strategy in

Access to Medicine”

Panel Members:

・Jayasree K. lyer

Executive Director, Access to Medicine

Foundation

・Hiroki Nakatani

Project Professor, Global Research Institute,

Keio University

・Daisuke Koga

Deputy Director, Office of Global Health

Cooperation, International Affairs

Division, Minister’s Secretariat, MHLW

・Haruhiko Hirate

Corporate Communications &

Public Affairs Officer, Takeda

Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd

16:15-16:30 Closing Address

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

Registration deadline: 2016-11-20

Exhibition date：2016-11-24

(Registration closed)Global Expert Meeting on Japan’s Leadership and Outreach Strategy in Access to Medicine(November 24, 2016)

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