Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) is pleased to announce that from January 2024, HGPI will be one of the executive members of the Japan CSO Network for Global Health, a network representing the NGO side in the “Open Regular Dialogues of MOFA/NGO on GII/IDI”, a framework for regular official dialogue between NGOs/NPOs involved in global health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Japan. As a bridge between government agencies and NGOs/NPOs, our Institute will continue to provide a platform for the exchange of information and opinions, and contribute to strengthening cooperation in solving global health and medical care issues.

This initiative aims to contribute to improving health and well-being worldwide by leveraging our years of experience and expertise, with a focus on providing comprehensive and practical policy recommendations for both domestic health policy issues and global health challenges. Through this new role, we will collaborate with domestic and international organizations to enhance our contribution to solving health challenges on a global scale.

■About Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI):
Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) is a Tokyo-based independent and non-profit health policy think tank, established in 2004. Since its establishment, HGPI has been working to help citizens shape health policies by generating policy options, and to bring stakeholders together as a non-partisan think-tank. HGPI’s mission is to improve the civic mind and the well-being of individuals, and to foster sustainable, healthy communities by shaping ideas and values, reaching out on global needs, and influencing society. HGPI is committed to activities that bring together relevant players in different fields, in order to provide innovative and practical solutions, and to help interested citizens understand policy options from a global, broad, and long-term perspective.

■About Japan CSO Network for Global Health:
The Japan CSO Network for Global Health was established to exchange information and views on a wide range of health assistance policies , including population, AIDS, infectious disease control, universal health coverage (UHC), maternal and child health, and nutrition improvement, and currently has around 30 member organizations. The CSO Network regularly exchanges views with the MOFA and coordinate government efforts from a civil society perspective on the implementation of the 2022 Cabinet Decision on the Global Health Strategy, and other related policies. For an overview of the Open Regular Dialogues of MOFA/NGO on GII/IDI (commonly known as the “GII/IDI Dialogues”), please click here (Japanese only).