JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), at JICA headquarters on March 2.
At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka expressed his respect for the Global Fund’s (Note) contributions to the fight against the three major infectious diseases (AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria) in developing countries, and his expectations for further strengthening cooperation with JICA.
In response, Mr. Sands expressed his gratitude for the good partnership with JICA through various technical cooperation and said that he would like to further deepen the partnership, including financial cooperation, in order to achieve the SDGs in the midst of the recent multiple crises.
The two parties further exchanged views on the possibility of specific future collaboration through technical and financial cooperation, and confirmed that they will continue to work closely together.
Note: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was established in 2002 as a major public-private partnership to support the fight against infectious diseases, particularly the three major infectious diseases. The Global Fund for Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was established in 2002 as a major public-private partnership to support the fight against infectious diseases, with a focus on the three major infectious diseases.
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