Toward TICAD 8

DECEMBER 22, 2021

ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN ECONOMY & DEVELOPMENT1

About AFRECO
AFRECO:
Association of African Economy & Development was established in 1970 by former PM Nobusuke KISHI andsocially prominent people. The current president is Tetsuro YANO (Mr), former Senior Vice-Minister of Foreign
Affairs.

Aims:
To promote closer economic and cultural exchanges and contribute to Japan and African countries’ friendship andmutual prosperity
To cooperate in economic activities and formulate projects that bring economic benefits to the Japanese
government and companies.
Key Activities:
1. Research and support programs to strengthen economic and cultural exchanges with African countries
2. Organizing events, lectures, round-table talks, study groups, and exchange meetings
3. Publication for publicity and enlightenment
4. Supporting cooperation with related organizations and groups in Japan and African countries2Medical Engineer Training
Objective:
To make Higher Institute of Medical Technologies of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar (ISTMT) a hub for subSahara Africa, especially French-speaking countries, in the field of medical engineering (ME)
Development:
2019
Prof. Hedi TRABELSI from ISTMT had a vision and experiences of triangular projects.
MOU b/w ISTMT and AFRECO
2020
Introducing Tomotaka NARAMURA, C.E., PhD from Clinical Engineering Global Promotion Foundation
Opening the Medical Engineer course at ISTMT
2021
MOU b/w ISTMT and Morinomiya Univ. of Medical Sciences for ME course
MOU b/w ISTMT and JICA for triangular cooperation projects
Future Plan:• Enhancement of ME course• Showcase of medical equipment maintenance at TICAD8INOUE BALLOON Introduction
Objective:
To make Tunisia a hub for sub-Sahara Africa to introduce Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy(PTMC) Treatment using INOUE BALLOON to resolve rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
Development:
2020Kanji INOUE M.D. asked AFRECO to submit PTMC treatment more in Africa.
Habib GAMRA M.D. from Fattouma Bourguiba Univ. Hospital kindly became a partner on this project.
2021
Dr Gamra invited Dr Inoue to the 22nd PanAfrican Course on Interventional Cardiology (PAFCIC 2021)
Future Plan:• Demonstration of PTMC treatment by Dr Inoue at TICAD8 inviting doctors in the continent
INOUE BALLOON (Toray Medical Co., Ltd.)
Rheumatic heart disease is still prevalent in Africa, and many young patients suffer from heart failure.
Approx. 60% of them are patients with mitral stenosis, which PTMC could save.

Inter-university Exchange
through Product Making
Objective:
Japanese and Tunisian universities collaborate to create products with an eye
on student entrepreneurship.
Development:
2020 Ryuen HIRAMATSU, PhD from Dept. of Total Beauty, University of East Asia
(UEA) started to communicate with Mohamed HACHANA, PhD fromHigh School of Health Science and Techniques of Monastir.
2021 MOU b/w University of Monastir and UEA
The two universities have started a joint class for students to make nature-friendly
soaps using Tunisian ingredients and Japanese packaging supported by Reinatural
Inc., a cosmetics company in Tokyo.
Future Plan:• Selling the soaps to the general public. Using some % of the profit, delivering them to refugee camps.
• This project will continue after TICAD 8 to provide entrepreneurship education and start a business in Tunisia.

Plant to Manufacture
Infectious Disease Test Kits
Objective:
To transfer technology of manufacturing infectious disease test kits and provide them to all over Africa

Partner Wanted!
• G Cube Co., Ltd., Osaka, is now providing SARS-CoV-2 Test Service for COVID-19 in Japan, which contains:① Antigen Self-test kit② PCR kit
③ Antibody Kit④ Antibody Quantitative Test
• G Cube is interested in setting up a plant to manufacture these test kits in Africa.
• As a first step, G Cube can deliver the parts of the kits, and the plan in Africa can assemble the parts.
• Later, G Cube can transfer all the technology to manufacture the kits from scratch.
• Now G cube thinks the kits for COVID-19 but can apply the same technology for other infectious diseasesin the future

AI Support SystemIntroduction
Objective:
To introduce an AI Support system for chest X-ray imaging diagnosis to support doctors

Partner Wanted!
• NTT DATA Corp. and its consulting company, Qunie Corp., are looking for a partner in Africa. They believe thissystem could be a solution because it can:① instantly diagnose more than 17 diseases such as COVID-19, tuberculosis and pneumonia.
② Automatically generate a clinical radiology report.
③ be used as an education tool for young doctors and technicians.
④ provide the screening programs of MOH and hospitals in case of outbreaks.
• This system is on a pay-as-you-go basis (a few dollars per image) and is plug-and-play, requiring only a PC and adigital X-ray system. The initial cost can be thus reduced.
• This uses a cloud system which needs a minimum communication speed of about 3 Mbps.
• Once the diagnostic imaging equipment and communication environment are in place, the system can beinstalled in one week, including software installation and training for medical personnel.
7Survey on Japan’s Cooperationin the Health Sector in Africa
AFRECO conducted the Survey on Japan’s Cooperation in the Health Sector in Africa (mainly sub-Sahara Africa)
this summer commissioned by Japan’s Ministry of Finance. The theme is HEALTH X FINANCE.
AFRECO recommended the following 6 points to Japan’s government in the report after this survey:
1. Keep in mind that previous charters, strategies or plans may not have been followed.
2. Pursue the possibility of funding the medical and health care through the government’s general account
3. Promote PPPs in the medical and health care sector
4. Proceed PPPs mainly with DFIs
5. Use MSMEs especially in the introduction of new technologies and services
6. Facilitate DFI fundraising and resource mobilization
Catalogue:(URL) http://afreco.jp/2021/12/07/healthcare-projects-catalogue/
AFRECO plans to increase the number of technologies in this catalogue. Some are introduced in this presentation
by QR codes. Should you be interested in any of them, feel free to contact AFRECO.
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Thank you！
Contact:

Kyoko HASEGAWA （Ms）
Secretary-General, AFRECO
Email: project@afreco.jp
URL: www.afreco.jp
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