Both the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and the U.S. Peace Corps are working toward the goal of polio eradication. Recent evidence confirms that malnutrition underlies more than half of early childhood deaths in developing countries. The governments of Japan and the United States jointly address the global malnutrition crisis by attempting to fill the gap in the supply of micronutrients, such as iodine and Vitamin A, in targeted countries. Through addressing this critical child health problem, the U.S. and Japan will contribute to saving millions of children each year. Together, the two governments have collaborated on reproductive health programs designed to meet the challenge of improving the status and rights of the mother and have provided assistance and support to reproductive health programs in countries such as Madagascar, Indonesia, Peru and Mexico.
Tuberculosis is a worldwide problem, and Asia is particularly affected.
The governments of the U.S. and Japan have forged a strong partnership in development cooperation to fight infectious diseases under the U.S. and Japan Common Agenda. U.S.-Japanese collaboration has helped Zambia control malaria morbidity and mortality.