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Global network and overseas bases
WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Systems Research
Since 2009, the Bureau of International Health Cooperation has been designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the WHO Collaborating Centre (WCC) for Health Systems Research. WCCs are the institutions outside the WHO that are designated to internationally promote WHO’s programs. Across about 80 countries, there are more than 800 WCCs.
The Bureau of International Health Cooperation collaborates with the WHO in formulating policies and implementing strategies regarding health system strengthening through research, assessments and human resource development. We also participate in the assessment of the impact of health programs on health systems and planning of research activities.
Bac Mai Hospital, Viet Nam
In 2005, NCGM set up an office in Bac Mai Hospital located in Hanoi, northern Viet Nam as an NCGM Viet Nam base. Since then, collaborative research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and nosocomial infection have been conducted. Human resource development has also been done.
NCGM conducted a technical cooperation through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with Bac Mai Hospital since 1995. The Hospital contributed to the improvement of medical services in Viet Nam. On the basis of the outcomes of cooperation so far and the trust relationship developed, NCGM and Bac Mai Hospital signed on a memorandum of understanding (MOU), with the supervision of the Ministry of Health, Viet Nam, to continue collaborative activities that are beneficial to both Japan and Viet Nam.
National Maternal and Child Health Centre, Cambodia
The National Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Centre, Cambodia has three main functions of medical services, training and MCH administration. It is a core health facility for the MCH with the highest number of child deliveries per year in Cambodia. During the past 20 years, NCGM has dispatched medical experts to the Centre and supported its activities. Based on the long-term collaboration, an MOU was signed regarding technical supports, research, personnel exchange and training on maternal and neonatal health.
Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Nepal
Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine was constructed by the grant aid of the Government of Japan in 1980, and is the first medical college in Nepal. NCGM dispatched many experts to conduct technical cooperation. In 2013, NCGM and the Institute signed on an MOU of collaboration. Since then, collaborative research on communicable and non-communicable diseases and human resource development have been done, that aim to improve health and medicine in the entire Nepal.
Pasteur Institute, Lao PDR
NCGM, with the request from the Government of Lao PDR, has been conducting a collaborative research on malaria and other parasites such as Schistosoma mekongi with the Pasteur Institute, Lao PDR that was established in 2011.
The Pasteur Institute was founded in France in 1887, and is active in more than 60 countries in the field of virology, bacteriology, parasitology and immunology. NCGM has long been conducting a research on parasitic disease control in Lao PDR. The Center has set up a joint research lab with the Pasteur Institute, Lao PDR, and working jointly.
The joint activities aim to plan and implement research programs that are useful for disease control in Lao PDR, develop local researchers and establish research environment.
Collaborative research in Myanmar
NCGM, mainly through JICA projects, has been contributing to the health human resource development and infectious disease control in Myanmar. In April 2014, based on the collaborative relationship established so far, an MOU was signed between NCGM and the Health Bureau, Ministry of Health and Sports, Myanmar regarding joint research. It is expected that the join research progresses along with the development of human resources related to the research.
Cho Ray Hospital, Viet Nam
In 2014, NCGM signed an MOU with Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam regarding instructions and training of medical technologies and hospital management, and joint research on communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Cho Ray Hospital was constructed by the grant aid of the Government of Japan in1971. It is the largest and highly trusted hospital in southern Viet Nam and plays central role in medical service provision and development of medical human resources. NCGM has been dispatching numerous experts including project leaders, and has accepted many Cho Ray Hospital staff to be trained in Japan. NCGM and Cho Ray Hospital, based on the trust-relationship developed so far, will further contribute to the improvement of health and medicine in Viet Nam.
National Institute of Public Health, Lao PDR
The National Institute of Public Health (NIOPH) is an institute which is under the direct auspices of the Ministry of Health, Lao PDR, and is a focal point of health research and training. When NCGM dispatched the Ministry of Health Advisors, the NIOPH conducted management training for provincial and district hospital directors and administrators. It has been conducting a joint research on research capacity development in Lao PDR.
As part of the joint research, NCGM supports the organization of the annual “Lao National Health Research Forum” in which NCGM also brought about research results regarding measles control and universal health coverage. From 2015, projects of global extension of medical technologies by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan commenced and the NIOPH is expected to function as a secretariat of the projects.
Francophone Africa Human Resource Network
The Bureau of International Health Cooperation is fostering a network of human resources in Japan who are interested in or have worked in Francophone Africa in the field of health and medicine since 2010.
About 50 people are registered including medical doctors, midwives, nurses, pharmacists, consultants, NGO staff, students, etc. Regular monthly meetings have been organized.
The monthly meetings invite personnel who are working in Francophone Africa. A wide range of topics are covered including demography and school-health. The meetings provide opportunities in which local culture, history and daily life can be learned.
Joint Graduate School Program with Nagasaki University
The Bureau of International Health Cooperation, in the framework of the Joint Graduate School Program, collaborates with Nagasaki University since 2012 to develop Japanese public health human resources who can be active in the field of global health.
Experts in the Bureau give lectures, support research and provide overseas fields for field studies. We also utilize the Joint Graduate School Program to provide education/training opportunities for counterparts from developing countries who visited Japan.