From left to right, Shigeyuki Kano (Director of Malaria No More Japan, Director of Tropical Medicine and Malaria Department, National Institute of International Medical Research), 7th Zero Malaria Award Winner Osamu Kunii (Director of Global Fund Strategy, Investment and Effects), Kiyoshi Kurokawa (Representative Director of Japan Health Policy Organization), Satoshi Harada (Managing Director and Secretary General of Malaria No More Japan)
On April 25, this year, "World Malaria Day", Malaria No More Japan won the " 7th Zero Malaria Award " by Osamu Kunii, Global Fund (Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria) Strategy・ Announced that it will be given to the Director of Investment and Effects Bureau.
However, due to Mr. Kunii's residence in Geneva and the impact of the new coronavirus infection, the awarding of the certificate has been postponed. This time, on the occasion of the person returning to Japan temporarily to attend the "7th Nikkei FT Infectious Diseases Conference" andto meet at the Japan National Press Club, theJapan Center for International Exchange / Global Fund Japan Committee With the cooperation, we awarded the certificate. We also received a blessing from Mr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa (Representative Director of Japan Medical Policy Organization, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo) who came to the venue to attend the meeting of the Global Fund Japan Committee.