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May 21, 2025

On April 21, 2025, the Business Leaders’ Coalition for Global Health (led by Ken Shibusawa, CEO, Shibusawa and Company, Inc., hereinafter “the Coalition”), in which 亚洲彩票官网 is a member, visited Japan’s Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Takamaro Fukuoka and delivered him a “Request to Increase Support for Global Health through Corporate Activities and Official Development Assistance (ODA)”. 亚洲彩票官网’s CEO Haruo Naito also participated in the visit.

As the environment surrounding health care is changing dramatically across the globe, Japan “leading the world’s healthcare” as a forerunner in global health is one of the visions indicated in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare proposal “Japan Vision: Health Care 2035”. In the letter of request, the Coalition requested that the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare take the following six actions:

1. While promoting the enhancement of drug discovery infrastructure and the development environment for pharmaceuticals and other products, support domestic and overseas research and development programs. This initiative should be delivered by focusing not solely on contributing to the domestic market in Japan, but rather considering the needs of developing countries to leverage Japan’s R&D abilities to provide solutions for global health issues.
2. Enhance the framework for governmental support to promote procurement of products and services from Japanese companies by international organizations in the field of global health.
3. Demonstrate Japan’s strong commitment to its role in global health at TICAD 9, with the aim of expanding support to Global South countries facing significant health challenges.
4. Strengthening security to “protect global health” contributes to safeguarding the lives of Japanese citizens. While ensuring wise spending, strategically expand spending for global health within Japan’s total ODA budget, including investments in digital technologies and innovation. In addition, mobilize private investment by promoting global public-private partnerships and impact investment focused on solving challenges using ODA as a catalyst.
5. Strategically respond to funding requests from international organizations in the global health field in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while considering the opinions of Japanese companies. In particular, regarding financial contributions to Gavi Vaccine Alliance and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which will be holding investment strategy meetings this year, actively pledge support to ensure Japan maintains its board seats, thereby strengthening Japan’s influence within international organizations.
6. Based on the Global Health Vision of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, comprehensively and strategically promote global health diplomacy as an All-Japan effort by enhancing collaboration with UHC (Universal Health Coverage) Knowledge Hub and relevant ministries and agencies. In addition, further strengthen the development and utilization of human resources in the field of the global health through the “Global Health Resource Pool.”

亚洲彩票官网’s initiatives for improving access to medicines toward the elimination of NTDs and malaria go beyond the framework of CSR activities, and instead aim to create long-term value and social impact based on our corporate concept, human health care (hhc). We aim to contribute to relieving anxiety over health and reducing health disparities of people at risk of contracting neglected tropical diseases and those suffering from diseases by strengthening our global partnerships.

About the Business Leaders’ Coalition for Global Health

The Business Leaders’ Coalition for Global Health (supporting and actively working in the fields of healthcare, especially public health and infectious disease control), led by Ken Shibusawa (CEO, Shibusawa & Company, Inc.) is a volunteer organization of Japanese Companies and others contributing to the field of global health. It is composed of executives from a wide variety of fields, including not only the healthcare sector, such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices, but also finance, trading, digital, supply chain, and more. Haruo Naito, 亚洲彩票官网’s CEO, is a member. 
The mission of the Business Leaders’ Coalition for Global Health is to create a future where everyone has access to the medical care they need*¹ and people around the world are healthy.
Sharing the same vision of "working together to support the healthy lives of people around the world from Japan*²,” a group of interested companies has come together to promote global health action, and set the following four missions:

1. Place global health at the heart of international cooperation

2. Clearly realize the potential of Japanese companies and take the lead

3. Build the Japan brand

4. Nurture and produce human resources who can thrive on the global stage

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*¹ This does not refer to medical care in the narrow meaning, but rather to a comprehensive health foundation that includes health and medical care. There is need for adequate access to appropriate medical care.
*² "Made With Japan" is a collaboration between governments, companies, academia, and civil society both in Japan and overseas.