Public healthemergency
preparedness andresponse

Disease control

5 Priority Areas
for Achieving UHC under SDGs

Access & Delivery

Health for vulnerable
populations (VPs)

Our AimTo prepare for and respond to health emergencies, including
infectious disease outbreaks in Japan and overseas

Our AimTo promote effective disease prevention and control ofcommunicable diseases and noncommunicable diseases,
considering the diversity of target populations and local settingsfor each disease
Our Actions
1. Providing technical assistance through field projects
2. Generating evidence through research projects
3. Disseminating our findings to global networks such as the World
Health Organization (WHO) and Global FundOur Actions
Upon the request of the government, dispatching
medical experts around the world in response
to natural disasters, conflicts, and outbreaks ofinfectious diseases

In collaboration with the Japanese government
and WHO Global Outbreak Alert Response
Network (GOARN), staff members aredispatched to the field to address public healthconcerns in pandemic prevention, preparedness,and response.

Our AimTo deliver high-quality health technologies and products to lowand middle-income countries in the appropriate form to improve
people’s health in the country.
We comprehensively cover the following seven steps: Situation
Analysis, Research/Development, Regulatory Authorization,Selection/Prioritization, Public Procurement, Distribution/Storage,and Health Service Delivery.

Our Actions
1. Conducting studies to share our experience andfindings with partners in domestic and global
societies
2. Organizing seminars/lectures as opportunities
for our partners in the public and private sectors,
particularly for Japanese manufacturers, to obtain up-todate information and knowledge related to access anddelivery
3. Providing information in a way that enhances people’s
understanding of domestic/global trends.

Our AimTo integrate VPs into national and sub-national plans andthe implementation of PPRR* for health security and publichealth emergencies, in order to “Build Forward Better” after
the COVID-19 pandemic, from the following five viewpoints:
Understanding VP communities/Disseminating information/
Promoting Community Engagement/ Ensuring access to health& social protection services/Creating a supportive environment.

Our Actions
Since 2020, activities include developing
models for1. disseminating health information,
2. creation of pathways for access to health services,
3. addressing social, economic, and cultural issues, and4. creation of synergies between initiatives for non-Japanesepersons and their corresponding countries.

* Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Quality health service
delivery and humanresources

Our Aim
To address emerging health challenges early and contribute to theestablishment of health service delivery systems that “leave no onebehind”
Our Actions
1. Providing technical inputs to international organizations suchas WHO, the Global Fund, JICA, L’amicale de la Santé en Afrique
Francophone (LAF), and Health System Global
2. Providing direct technical inputs to low- and middle-income

countries to develop, dispatch and retain
competent health workforces and to deliver
better health services at health facilities
3. Conducting health policy research andimplementation research on quality healthservice delivery and health workforces in Asia and Africa
4. Organizing training courses in Japan and abroad to achieve
universal health coverage through quality health service
delivery and health workforces