Dr Hiroki Nakatani (Japan)
Chairman
During the past four years, Dr Hiroki Nakatani has held academic positions in Japan
as Project Professor at the Global Research Institute of Keio University, and Invited
Professor at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine. He also serves in
advisory and leadership capacities in various national and international
organizations, including as Minister’s Advisor on International Affairs, Ministry of
Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan; Chair of the Board of Directors, Global Health
Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund); Project Director, Hub on Population
Ageing, Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Member of the Board of Directors,
National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Japan; and Director, Human
Resource Strategy Center for Global Health. A veteran public health specialist with
over 40 years of experience, Dr Nakatani has worked extensively in the areas of
health policy, public health, international health and health science and technology.
At national level, he started his career at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
and later served as Director-General of Health and Welfare Services in Hiroshima
Prefecture, where he was in charge of integrating health and welfare services for a
rapidly ageing society. At international level, he served in WHO headquarters twice,
from April 1988 to March 1993 as Policy Analysist in the Department of Human
Resources for Health, and from March 2007 to May 2015 as Assistant Director-
General, leading the largest technical cluster of WHO comprising HIV/AIDS,
tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases. During his tenure, morbidity
and mortality due to these three major infections showed declining trends, and
several tropical diseases were on track towards elimination or eradication
(dracunculiasis, or guinea-worm disease). Dr Nakatani received his MD from Keio
University School of Medicine, MHPEd from the University of New South Wales, and
PhD from Keio University.
Dr Codjo Didier Agossadou (Benin)
Vice-Chairman
Dr Päivi Sillanaukee (Finland)
Vice-Chairman
Dr Anil Jasinghe (Sri Lanka)
Vice-Chairman
Dr Hussain Abdulrahman Al Rand (United Arab Emirates)
Vice-Chairman
Mrs Gabrielle Lamourelle (United States of America)
Rapporteur
