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[Interview Series] Interviews on the NCD Alliance Japan website – Ms. Yoshiko Arai “Connecting Efforts to Build a Nanbyo-Friendly Society to Efforts for Building a Society That Is Friendlier to Everyone” (December 8,2020)

[Interview Series] Interviews on the NCD Alliance Japan website – Ms. Yoshiko Arai “Connecting Efforts to Build a Nanbyo-Friendly Society to Efforts for Building a Society That Is Friendlier to Everyone” (December 8,2020)

The mission of NCD Alliance Japan* is to achieve the creation of a system for NCD policy that is centered on the involvement of people receiving healthcare and other parties most affected by NCDs. To achieve this, it educates and supports leaders from among those most affected by NCDs so they can actively participate in policy creation, such as by serving on national committees and councils.

Please access the links below for the interview:

■ Ms. Yoshiko Arai  NEW
Representative, Nanbyo Café Omusubi
“Connecting Efforts to Build a Nanbyo-Friendly Society to Efforts for Building a Society That Is Friendlier to Everyone”

■ Mr. Hiroyuki Kawakatsu
The Vice Chairman, The Japan Stroke Association
“A Stroke Survivor’s Efforts to Share the Voices of Stroke Survivors and Their Families and Raise Awareness for Stroke Prevention”

■ Ms. Yukiko Nishimura
President, Advocacy Service for Rare and Intractable Diseases (NPO ASrid)
“Bringing Multi-Stakeholders Together as Equals in the Field of Rare and Intractable Diseases”

■ Mr. Hiroki Takeda
Chief Knowledge Officer, PPeCC (Power to the People with Chronic Conditions)
Executive Director, Japan Chronic Disease Self-Management Association
“Supporting the Activities of People Living with NCDs to Build an NCD-Friendly Society”

■ Mr. Shinsuke Amano
Chair, The Japan Federation of Cancer Patient Groups
CEO, Group Nexus Japan
“Collaborating across NCDs to achieve “societies in which even people affected by cancer can live with peace of mind””

■ Mr. Takeshi Shukunobe
President and CEO, PPeCC
President and CEO, Patienthood
“Creating a better healthcare environment through a collaborative platform involving people with NCDs and other people most affected”

*NCD Alliance Japan is a collaborative platform for civil society organizations in the NCD community, steered by the Health and Global Policy Institute, aiming to further promote comprehensive, cross-cutting NCD policies.

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