Japan's strategy for global health diplomacy: Why it matters

摘要

Global health is standing at a crossroads. The past decade has been a glorious period for global health because aid to the health sector has surged, and newly formed public-private partnerships have increased the effectiveness of development assistance. Japan has played a significant part, for example by leading discussions at the G8 Kyushu-Okinawa Summit in 2000 and by helping in the establishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. However, countries now face changing disease structures, and non-communicable diseases are a global threat. If the world follows the existing disease-focused vertical pathway for development assistance in the coming years, the disparity between resource allocation and actual disease burdens will widen. The disease-specific approach is straightforward, but the importance of tackling health in general is clear.