Tag: Awareness Raising
NEW New Japanese-Language Video Explains the Global Fund’s Lifesaving Work
April 9, 2021
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) and FGFJ have come together to produce an animated video in Japanese introducing the roles and impacts of the Global Fund and it’s partnership over the past 20 years in the fight against the three major infectious diseases globally.
Launch of “Infectious Diseases Without Borders—Our Story,” An FGFJ x Asahi Shimbun GLOBE+ Collaborative Interview Series
November 10, 2020
The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ), in collaboration with the Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s leading national newspapers, has launched a series of interviews on the Asahi web media outlet GLOBE+. The series, titled “Infectious Diseases Without Borders—Our Story,” will feature personal accounts from people affected by, and/or involved in the fight against the three major infectious diseases: …
FGFJ Diet Task Force and Advisory Board meet with Peter Sands and Donald Kaberuka
August 28, 2019, Tokyo
On August 28, 2019, Global Fund Board Chair Donald Kaberuka and Executive Director Peter Sands met with nine members of the FGFJ Diet Task Force to discuss Japan’s leadership role in the fight against the three diseases. The meeting also convened members of FGFJ’s advisory board as well as Osamu Kunii, head of strategy, investment, and impact at the Global …
Report: FGFJ 15th Anniversary Event
March 29, 2019
FGFJ welcomed more than 130 people at its 15th Anniversary Event,” Our Fight, Our Global Fund, Our Replenishment—Japan and the Global Fund,” which offered an opportunity to look back on the course of the fight with those who have been integrally involved, evaluate where we are now, and what steps we should be taking as we look ahead toward the 6th replenishment of the Global Fund this October.
FGFJ 15th Anniversary Event “Our Fight, Our Global Fund, Our Replenishment—Japan and the Global Fund”
March 20, 2019
The event convenes leading policymakers and experts—including Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands—along with those on the frontlines of the battle with the three deadly diseases, to reflect on the impact that the Global Fund has had, what is unique about its approach, and what now needs to be done to take the next steps to combat these killer diseases.
Japan and the Global Fund Co-Host UNGA Side Event on Universal Health Coverage
September 28, 2015
The government of Japan and the Global Fund co-organized a UNGA side event on “The Path Towards Universal Health Coverage: the promotion of equitable global health and human security in the post-2015 development era” along with the governments of France, Liberia, Senegal, Thailand, the WHO, and the World Bank.
Launch of Japan’s First (RED) Product
May 21–28, 2015, London
Architect Tadao Ando has launched Japan’s first (RED) product—a limited-edition box set of photographs he has taken of his architecture.
Seminar with Peter Piot Marks Launch of Japanese Edition of Memoir, “No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses”
April 17, 2015, Tokyo
On April 17, a seminar was held in Tokyo to launch the Japanese translation of Peter Piot’s memoir, No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses, which recounts his experience on the front lines of the fight against communicable diseases.
Peter Piot Interviewed on NHK World
April 16, 2015
On Thursday, April 16, NHK World interviewed Peter Piot.
MTV Airs Public Service Announcement on HIV/AIDS with Japan’s First Lady
April 10, 2015
A public service announcement (PSA) featuring Japan’s First Lady Akie Abe speaking out on HIV/AIDS is being aired in Japan and across Asia.