2nd Germany-Japan Global Health Sympodium
Attention has been drawn recently to both the German and the Japanesecontributions and influence on global health through their respective chairing of the2015 G7 Elmau Summit and the 2017 G20 Hamburg Summit, and the 2016 G7 IseShima Summit. The Heads of State have shown great personal commitment,
ensuring that global health constituted a significant part of the Summit agenda. Bothcountries also have adopted a global health strategy. They have cooperated
following the G7 and the G20 Summit, and preparing for the 2019 G20 OsakaSummit.
Date & TimeThursday, September 6, 2018, 10：00-16：30

Topic

The Roles of Germany and Japan in Global Health: From2017 G20 Hamburg to 2019 G20 Osaka and Beyond

Venue

Lecture Hall, Bureau of International Health Cooperation,NCGM

Accesshttp://kyokuhp.ncgm.go.jp/eng/aboutus/access.html

Language

English only (No Japanese interpretation will be available)

Co-organized

INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY [iGHP],
NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH & MEDICINE[NCGM], Tokyo; GLOBAL HEALTH CENTRE [GHC], THE
GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL &DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, Geneva; and JAPANESEGERMAN CENTER BERLIN [JDZB], Berlin

In cooperation withThe Global Asia Research Center, WASEDA UNIVERSITY,Tokyo; The BMJ, London; and JAPAN CENTER FOR
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE [JCIE], Tokyo

Admission

Free of charge and open to public.
Advance registration is required.

9:30

Registration

10：00

Welcome Remarks•

Dr. Hidechika AKASHI, Bureau of International Health Cooperation,NCGM

10：15

10：30

Introductions•Prof. Ilona Kickbusch, GHC, The Graduate Institute•Prof. Yasushi KATSUMA, iGHP, NCGM

Reflection on 2017 G20 Hamburge Summit and Health Ministers’ Meeting--What was Achieved and What Remain as Outstanding Issues?
Chair: Prof. Ilona Kickbusch, GHC, The Graduate Institute
It was the first time for the G20 countries to have a focused discussion
session on global health at the Leaders’ Summit and to organize a Health
Ministers’ Meeting in Hamburg in 2017. What was achieved and what
remains as outstanding Issues?
What are the lessons learnt for Japan who will host the G20 Summit in2019?
Panelists (5-minute presentation each, followed by discussion):•Dr. Chieko IKEDA, Senior Assistant Minister for Global Health, Ministryof Health,Labour and Welfare, Japan•Mr. Tobias Bergner, Federal Foreign Office, Germany (TBC)•Mr. Masahiko KIYA, Deputy Assistant Minister & Ambassador forTICAD, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

12：00

Recess

13：30

The Roles of Emerging Economies in Global Health
Chair: Prof. Yasushi KATSUMA, iGHP, NCGM
Emerging economies play an increasingly important role for global health.
What do emerging donor countries expect to achieve at the G20 Summit?
How can Germany and Japan support the process in achieving theSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030?
Speakers (5-minute presentation each):•Prof. Gabriel Leung, Dean, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HongKong University•Prof. Minah Kang, Department of Public Administration, Ewha
Woman’s University, Republic of Korea•

Dr. Rina Agustina, Chair, Human Nutrition Research Center, Faculty ofMedicine, University of Indonesia•

Dr. Devi Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Health, India

•Prof. Andrés Pichon-Riviere, School of Public Health, University of
Buenos Aires; Director, Institute or Clinical Effectiveness and Health
Policy, Argentina•Prof. Peng Gong, Chair, Center for Earth System Science, Tsinghua
University, China

Discussants(5 minutes):•Dr. Hidechika AKASHI, Bureau of International Health Cooperation,
NCGM, Japan

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15：00

Ms. Ines Alpert, Financial Counsellor, Embassy of Germany in Tokyo

Making Health a Political Priority for the Head of States at the 2019 G20
Osaka Summit: Areas of Collaboration between Germany and Japan
Chair: Dr. Kamran Abbasi, Executive Editor, The BMJ
Germany and Japan: What are their roles in putting global health in theagenda of the G7/ G20 Summit as well as other arena of global healthdiplomacy, such as the WHO World Health Assembly, UN General
Assembly High-Level Meetings? Will there be opportunities for Germanyand Japan to collaborate, including the G20 Summit, the Universal Health
Coverage (UHC) Forum, and the Global Nutrition Summit, among others,
that Japan will host in the coming years?
Speakers (5-minute presentation each, followed by discussion):•

Prof. Keizo TAKEMI, Member of the House of Councillors, Japan•

Prof. Till Bärnighausen, Heiderberg University, Germany•Dr. Takao TODA, Vice-President, Japan International Cooperation
Agency [JICA]•

Mr. Harald Zimmer, Deputy Chairman of the German Network for
Neglected

Tropical Diseases; Head of International Relations of the Association“Research Based Pharmaceutical Companies”
17：00Reception
Venue: iGHP
Toast:Mr. Akio OKAWARA, Foundation Council Member, JDZB; President &CEO, JCIE

Report on "The 2nd Germany-Japan Global Health Symposium" (September 6, 2018)
On Sep 6th, 2018, Institute for Global Health Policy Research (iGHP), NationalCenter for Global Health & Medicine (NCGM) had an honor to host the 2nd
Germany-Japan Global Health Symposium, titled “The Roles of Germany and Japanin Global Health: From 2017 G20 Hamburg to 2019 G20 Osaka and Beyond” on
September 6, 2018. The symposium was co-hosted by the Global Health Center(GHC), The Graduate Institute of International & Development Studies andJapanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB) and was in cooperation with Waseda
University, the BMJ and Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE).
The aim of this symposium was to review what was achieved and what still remains
as outstanding issues at the 2017 G20 Hamburg, to learn what emerging donor
counties that constitute the G20 expect to achieve at the G20 summit and to discuss
how Germany and Japan can support that process, and to explore how Germany
and Japan can put global health on the agenda for G7 and G20 at various points intime, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
The symposium consisted of three sessions, which their summaries are as follows:

1. “Reflection on 2017 G20 Hamburg Summit and Health Ministers’Meeting: What was Achieved and What Remain as Outstanding”(Chair: Prof. Ilona Kickbusch GHC, Graduate Institute of international anddevelopment studies)
Before the discussion, three panelist each provided a talk. Dr. Chieko Ikeda、SeniorAssistant Minister for Global Health，Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare inJapan explained major milestones for Japan’s global health policy 2017-2020. Ms.
Tobias Bergner, Coordinator for the Foreign Policy Dimention of Grobal HealthIssues, Federal Foreign Office of Germany, stressed the importance ofmultilateralism and the partnership between Japan and Germany as shown by thepast case of pandemic. Mr. Masahiko Kiya, Deputy Assistant Minister &Ambassador for TICAD from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan reflected on theJapanese-led health commitments in the recent years and explained actions moving
forward for Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
Throughout the session, the panelist discussed the roles and leadership of G20 andthe importance of linking domestic issues with G20 agenda.

2. “The Roles of Emerging Economies in Global Health”(Chair: Prof. Yasushi Katsuma, iGHP, NCGM, and Waseda University)
Five speakers from Hongkong, Korea, Indonesia, India and Argentina delivered
presentations regarding issues that emerging donor countries expect to achieve at
the G20 summit. Each countries described their own issues and challenges in theircountries such as effective use of finance, Effective data use and protection ofprivacy information, multirateral system which links nutritrion problem with UHC,
importance of appropriate priority setting, Multisectoral issues in governance, andestablishment of the mechanism for combining the capacity of working on
the existing health issues, e.g. Aging society, migrant health, tackling fake drugs.
Two discussants from Japan and Germany referred potentials of G20 and theimportance of involvement with private sectors. Multidisciplinary cooperation, interministerial cooperation is necessary. Policy can be formulated by various actors andplatforms but strategy for making actions is needed. G20 can play an important rolefor strategic intervention through joint action for global health.

3. “Making Health a Political Priority for the Heads of State andGovernment at the 2019 G20 Osaka Summit: Areas of Collaboration
between Germany and Japan”(Chair: Dr. Kamran Abbasi, Executive Editor, The BMJ)
Four speakers from Japan and Germany provided presentations regarding the rolesof Germany and Japan and the areas for collaboration. Dr. Keizo Takemi, a Memberof the House of Councillors from Japan, stressed that influencing financial ministry
and encouraging collaboration at the country and global level. Prof. Till
Bärnighausen of Heidelberg University in Germany proposed science-based
collaboration including joint research opportunities and grand opportunities for UHCresearch. Dr. Takao Toda, Vice President of Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA), raised opinions that multidimension, multilayer, simultaneous andsustainable ways are needed for making serious change and G20 plays animportant role for this. Mr. Harald Zimmer, Deputy Chairman of the German Networkfor Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), listed areas for collaboration including
mainstreaming health in development, with several focus areas such as healthsystem strengthening, UHC, capacity building, NTDs and co-morbidities, ruraldevelopment and nutrition-cross sectoral interventions and pandemic preparedness.
During the panel discussion, opinions from audiences were heard such as on theneed for Germany and Japan to work out a mechanism that helps the countries
struggling with innovating delivery mechanisms, progressive taxation andprogressive premium. Areas outside of traditional health arenas such as water,sanitation and hygiene were mentioned as natural area of collaboration as well.
Finally, Prof. Ilona Kickbusch suggested proposal for Japan and Germany towork together on one country per region to work together, to help UHC achievement
before 2030.
Each session included time for Questions & Answers, where lively discussions wereopened to the floor.
The event was well-received by approximately 105 participants.