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Disease control
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Our aim
We aim to promote effective disease prevention and control of communicable diseases and noncommunicable diseases, considersing the diversity of target populations and local settings for each disease
Our actions
- Providing technical assistance through field projects
- Generating evidence through research projects
- Disseminating our findings to global networks such as the WHO and Global Fund
In addition, in collaboration with the Japanese government and WHO-GOARN, BIHC staff members are dispatched to the field to address public health concerns in pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR)
Recent updates
Dr. Motoyuki Tsuboi received the Young Challenger Award at the 99th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association for Infectious Disease.
The Young Challenger Award of the Japanese Society of Infectious Diseases was established in 2024 to honor young members of the society who have made significant contributions to society, medical institutions, and patients through original and challenging activities and research on various infectious diseases in the clinical setting.
Dr.Tsuboi is the first winner for this award by “A nationwide research for evaluating temperature management of vaccine cold chain in Lao People's Democratic Republic”, which the Bureau of Global Health Cooperation has been working on with the Lao Ministry of Health.
Dr. Motoyuki Tsuboi received an Encouragement Award at the 31st Annual Congress of the Japanese Association of Medical Sciences
According to the Japanese Association of Medical Sciences, this award was established to recognize young researchers who have made outstanding achievements in the field of medicine. Dr. Tsuboi presented his epidemiological research on COVID-19 at airport/port quarantines in Japan and a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men (published in the Lancet Global Health).