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Deputy Director Generals

Masahiko Hachiya
MD, MPH, PhD Department of Healthl Planning and managment

Hitoshi Murakami
MD, MPH, PhD Department of Human Resource Development

Masami Fujita
MD, PhD Department of Global Network and Partnership

Directors

Azusa Iwamoto
MD, MSc Division of Global Health Programs, Department of Health Planning and Management

Nobuaki Inoue
MD, MPH, FAAP Division of Human Capacity Building, Department of Human Resource Development

Shinichiro Noda
MD, MPH

Toyomitsu Tamura
RN, MSc Division of Public Relations and Communications, Department of Human Resource Development

Yuriko Egami
MD, PhD Division of Partnership Development, Department of Global Network and Partnership

Deputy Directors

Eiki Chinda Division of Global Health Programs, Department of Health Planning and Management

Hiroko Baba
RN, MSN Division of Human Capacity Building, Department of Human Resource Development

Shinsuke Miyano
MD, MSc, PhDDivision of Global Networking, Department of Global Network and Partnership

Hiromi Obara
MD, MScDivision of Health Policy and Research, Department of Health Planning and Management

Mari Nagai
MD, MPH, PhDDivision of Partnership Development, Department of Global Network and Partnership

Technical experts

Megumi Fujii Area of expertise:

Radiology

Yu Hagiwara RN
Area of expertise:

Infectious disease nursing
Nursing education

Rei Haruyama MD, MSc
Area of expertise:

Women's health
Cervical cancer
Global health policy

Mari Honda MD, MSc
Area of expertise:

Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health
Global health

Yasunori Ichimura MD, MPH, PhD
Area of expertise:

Infectious disease emergency
Respiratory medicine
Quality of healthcare

Megumi Ikemoto RMW, RN, PhD
Area of expertise:

Disaster nursing
Midwifery
Global health

Tomoo ItoMSC
Area of expertise:

Global health policy
Public health
Pediatrics

Miwa Kanda RN, NMW, MSN
Area of expertise:

Sexual and reproductive health and rights
Health promotion
Midwifery

Nobuyuki Kawachi MD, MSc
Area of expertise:

Infectious disease
Global health

Shikino Kikuchi RN
Area of expertise:

Nursing education
Human resource development in health

Hiroyuki Kiyohara DDS, MPH
Area of expertise:

Oral health
Public Health

Kenichi Komada MD, MPH
Area of expertise:

Infectious disease epidemiology
Global health policy
Acute medicine

Ayako Masu RN, PHN, MIS
Area of expertise:

Health administration
Public health

Chieko Matsubara RPh, MSc, PhD
Area of expertise:

Health education
Field research
Health economics

Sadatoshi MatsuokaMA, MSc, PhD
Area of expertise:

Human resource development in health
Impact evaluation
Maternal and child health

Tomomi MatsushitaMD, MPH
Area of expertise:

Maternal health
Reproductive health

Yui MinagawaRN, PHN, MPH
Area of expertise:

Human resource development in health

Kazuki MiyazakiRN, MPH
Area of expertise:

Human resource development in health

Thandar Moe MoeMBBS, MHSc, PhD
Area of expertise:

Infectious disease control and prevention
Maternal and child health

Shinsuke MuraiDDS, PhD
Area of expertise:

Quality and safety in healthcare
Improvement science
Learning health system

Masataro NorizukiMD, PhD
Area of expertise:

Infectious disease
General internal medicine
Public health

Ikuma NozakiMD, PhD
Area of expertise:

Infectious disease control
Child health
Global health

Hironori OkabayashiMD, MMA
Area of expertise:

Maternal and child health
Health system
Global health policy

Sumiyo OkawaRN, MSc, PhD
Area of expertise:

Epidemiology
Maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health
Cancer

Masahiro SanoMD, DTM&H, MGH
Area of expertise:

Infectious diseases
General internal medicine
Public health

Kaori SeinoRN
Area of expertise:

Nursing
Human resource development in health

Eiichi Shimizu Area of expertise:

Access & Delivery
Global health

Miho SodenoMD, MPH
Area of expertise:

Child and neonatal health
Health promotion
Public health

Kyoko SudoRN, PHN, MSN, DrPH
Area of expertise:

Nursing education
Human resource development in health

Tomoka TakanoRN, MW, MSc
Area of expertise:

Maternal and child health
Sexual and reproductive health and rights

Motoyuki TsuboiMD, DTM&H, MSc
Area of expertise:

Infectious disease epidemiology
Infectious disease control
Clinical infectious disease

Yuta YokoboriMD, MPH, MSc, PhD
Area of expertise:

Pediatrics
Public health
Health economics

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