JICA’s action
towards “Improve the Quality ofLife for the People of Africa”
July 8th 2021
Vice President, JICA
KATO Ryuichi

JICA’s Initiative for Global Health and Medicine
towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
For the goal of “leaving no one’s health behind”, Japan will work with thefollowing areas towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) based on
the concept of human security.
Treatment■Strengthening Treatment System
Granted medical equipment and supplies to 30 countries
Upgraded hospitals in 4 countries
Implementing needs surveys in 22 countries for future cooperation on
Medical Facilities and Equipment

Precaution■Enhancing Infectious Disease Research and Alert System
Provided PCR test kits and consumables
Conducted training programs for key institutions (e.g.: Noguchi Memorial
Institute for Medical Research in Ghana)

Prevention■ Promoting Infectious Diseases Prevention
Promoted Hand Washing and Awareness Raising
Provided Water Treatment Chemicals to Water Service Providers & handwashing equipment

Human Resource Development
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research(NMIMR) in Ghana

Research NetworkA long history of cooperation between NMIMR andJapan since 1979 (both soft & hard infrastructure)

Partnership for Building Resilienceagainst Public Health Emergencies
through Advanced Research andEducation（PREPARE） + Collaboration
with Africa CDC

Capacity Development

Enhancement ofthe regional capacity

ARS center

Ghana(NMIMR)

Key role in response to
COVID-19 Crisis

Kenya

Africa CDC
HQ

NigeriaDRC
CERMEL

Providing trainings on
infectious disease researchfor other countries in theWestern Africa

Undertook 80 % of PCR
tests at peak times
ZambiaHealth System
Reconstruction/repair of thefacilities and procurement of
medical equipment“5S-KAIZEN-TQM Approach”for quality health care services
Utilizing a method of quality control and organizational innovation
AfterBefore

Josina Machel Hospital : the topreferral health facility in Angola••

Provided training programs toabout 750 healthprofessionals in collaboration
with Brazilin experts under
the Japan-Brazil Partnershipfor Angola
Promoting Maternal andChild Health Book

Project for Strengthening Hospital Management of Regional
Referral Hospitals in Tanzania• Introduced the approach for hospital management, which originatesfrom Japanese manufacturing industry.
• Improved (1) quality of health care services, (2)patient satisfaction,(3) revenue of target hospitals.
Health System Strengthening
Improved
ServiceTQM

KAIZEN

5S

Employee
Satisfaction

Patient
Satisfaction

Total Quality
Management

Problem Solving
Continuous participatory
Plan→Do→Check→Action Cycle

Work Environment Improvement
Sort Set Shine Standardize Sustain

Bottom-up

Health System
Initiative for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa (IFNA)

Partnership with Private Sector
Partnership with Saraya Co. Ltd in Africa
Started CSR activities in Uganda (2010 )Feasibility study with support from JICA (2012- ) Through JICA’s support, Saraya examined the feasibility ofthe local production and sale of alcohol hand disinfectantsin Uganda

Operationalized local production in Uganda (2014 )In response to COVID 19 crisis
 Through a collaboration with JICA, Saraya distributed its
alcohol hand disinfectants to the hospitals and airport
quarantine spots in Uganda

Scaling up its business In 2021, A subsidiary of Saraya in Egypt signed loan
agreements with Japanese financial institutions to expand
its health and hygiene products manufacturing and sales
business in Egypt.

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Partnership with Private Sector

Project for Telemedicine ICU and Medical Containers••

Concept: Helping Kenyan doctors in connecting and getting advice from Japanese
doctors through ICT system
Objective : to enhance the medical intensive care capacity stressed under the ongoingpandemic in Kenya

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Partnership with Private Sector

Home Grown Solutions (HGS) Accelerator Initiative
Background••

Covid-19 underscores Africa’s reliance on imports and relatively low pandemic preparedness
While highlighting the emergence of product, service, and process innovations (“homePandemics
grown solutions”) across Africa which could strengthen resilience against future outbreaks

Goal … are occurring more•

frequently

to accelerate innovative, home grown solutions to strengthen Africa's pandemic
resilience,in linewithandthe African Union's Agenda 2063 aspirations…
have severe
human
economical costs… disproportionately impact
vulnerable populations… and many Africancountries are underprepared9Partnership with Private Sector

Project Next Innovation with Japan (NINJA)• A platform to support entrepreneurship in Africa
launched in 2020
Pandemics• A business contest held in February 2021
… are occurring more
- 2700 applications from 19 countries
frequently… have severe human and - 69 selected for acceleration support
economical costs- 8 rewarded for supports… disproportionately impact
from Japanese companies & investors
vulnerable populations… and many Africancountries are underpreparedE.g.) Mobile Scan Solutions

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