Overview of
FGFJ Activities

The FGFJ operates a wide range of activities that bring leaders from all sectors of society in Japan and around the world together to work together in the fight against communicable diseases.

Global Health & Foreign Policy

Prime Minister Fukuda addresses an FGFJ conference.

Studies are undertaken to analyze the spread of communicable diseases in East Asia and around the world as well as the effectiveness of human security approaches in combatting them.
Workshops, conferences, and seminars convene East Asian and other foreign leaders to explore regional and global responses to communicable diseases and the impact of human security approaches.
Dialogues are organized to discuss ways in which Japan and East Asia can work with other regions, particularly Africa, in responding to communicable diseases.

Engaging Corporations

FGFJ Diet Task Force members visit a Toyota plant in South Africa.

Studies of exemplary corporate responses to communicable diseases are carried out to disseminate best practices.
Corporate leaders from Japan and overseas are brought together for conferences and seminars to explore the role of the corporate sector in the fight against communicable diseases.
The FGFJ advises Japanese corporations on their workforce policies and corporate philanthropic activities related to communicable diseases.

Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, chair of the FGFJ, greets Bill Gates.

Involving Political & Governmental Leaders

The FGFJ Diet Task Force meets regularly for briefings, discussions, and overseas study visits are organized for Diet delegations.
High-level meetings are arranged for visiting foreign leaders to share their views with leaders in Japan.
Leaders are regularly briefed on global health issues and the Global Fund's work.

Raising Public Awareness

The FGFJ brought Japanese journalists in 2008 to afflicted villages in Southeast Asia.

The FGFJ briefs Japanese journalists; facilitates media visits to affected communities; and arranges interviews, TV specials, and other press coverage on the fight against communicable diseases.
The FGFJ website serves as the main Japanese-language source of online information on the the Global Fund and the three major communicable diseases.

Mobilizing Civil Society

Friends of the Global Fund Africa President Dr. Akudo Ikemba in Tokyo.

The FGFJ works with Japanese NGOs to promote civil society participation in the global fight against communicable diseases.
The FGFJ facilitates contributions by Japanese civil society organizations to the global campaign against communicable diseases.