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Kaname KANAI, M.D., Ph.D

Executive Technical Advisor,

Human Development Deaprtment

Japan International Cooperation Agency

JICA

Science and Technology

Research Partnership

for Sustainable Development (SATREPS)

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SATREPS =Created by the strong policy directive from

the Council for the Science and Technology Policy

(CSTP) chaired by the Prime Minister

Utilize S&T

for diplomatic purposes

Utilize diplomacy for the further

development of S&T

“ To link S&T with Foreign Policy for mutual development”

From CSTP’s “Toward the Reinforcement of S&T Diplomacy” (May 19, 2008)

“Strengthening S&T cooperation with developing countries for

resolving the global issues” “in the areas of the environment

and energy, disaster prevention … and infectious diseases”

Creation of SATREPS

SYNERGY

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International

Joint ResearchResearch

Institutions in

Developing

Countries

Research

Institutions

in Japan

Research

Partnership

MOFA/

JICAMEXT/ＡＭＥＤ Collaboration

Technical

Cooperation

R&D

Support

ODA

SATREPS Program Structure

Research Period : 3 - 5 years

Ｔａｒｇｅｔ : ｃａｐａｃｉｔｙ ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ, technolgoy transfer

MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology

MOFA: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

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4The Objectives of

SATREPS

1. International Cooperation

2. Addressing Global Issues and Advancing Science

3. Capacity Development

Enhancing international cooperation in science and technology between Japan and

developing countries

Developing and applying new technology for the resolution of global issues and

acquiring new knowledge that can lead to advancing the level of science and

technology

Boosting self-reliant research and development capacity in developing countries

through international research, constructing sustainable research systems that can

contribute to resolving issues, coordinating networking between researchers, and

training future human resources in developing countries and in Japan

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Research Areas■Environment and Energy

・Global-scale Environmental Issues

・Low-carbon Society

Climate change mitigation & adaptation, Safe

water supply, Biodiversity conservation..

Biomass energy, Energy efficiency, Renewable energy..

■Bioresource UtilizationBreeding and cultivation technology, Bio resource

management..

■Natural Disaster Prevention

Natural disaster mechanisms (Earthquakes, Volcanic..), Natural

disaster mitigation..

■Infectious Diseases Control

Diagnostic tool, Vaccines, Treatment, Therapeutic products,

Alert system development (Avian influenza, Dengue fever,

Malaria, Tuberculosis, Trypanosomiasis, and etc.)

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SATREPS Projects (FY2008-FY2014)

78 projects in 39 countries

have been accepted so far.

For infectious diseases control,

18 topics in 12 countries

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Research Area 5: Infectious Disease Control

Research on measures to address infectious diseases

control attuned to the needs of developing countries.

HIV/AIDS, malaria, dengue fever, tuberculosis, highly-

pathogenic avian influenza, and other emerging and re-emerging

infectious diseases not only pose a threat to health in developing

countries, but act as a major impediment to social and economic

development. The frequency with which people and goods are

now moving across national borders means that these problems

are not confined to developing countries. By contributing to

efforts to address infectious disease issues in developing

countries, we can, in turn, play a part in protecting the health of

individuals from Japan who reside in or travel to those

countries, and in curbing the entry of infectious diseases into

Japan. As a result, such efforts will improve worldwide hygiene.

For these reasons, Japan needs to work in cooperation with

developing countries on research to address infectious disease

control on a global scale.

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Researches about Zoonosis

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(2009-2014)

• Zambia : Locationg Viruses to Predict the Emergence of

Viral Zoonoses (2013-2018)

• Mongolia : Protect Livestock in Mongolia from Protozoan

Diseases and Ticks (2014-2019）

• Indonesia : Ecological Studies on Flying Foxes and Their

Involvement in Rabies-related and other Viral

Infectious Diseases (2015-2020)

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Prevention and Control of Leptospirosis in the Philippines

Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection which causes fever, myalgia, jaundice, renal failure and pulmonary

hemorrhage in humans. The Philippines is one of the most leptospirosis-endemic countries in the world.

This project aims to prevent and control leptospirosis not only in the Philippines but in the world. For this

purpose, through an international collaboration of epidemiological study, we plan to elucidate the infection

among humans and animals, to develop a rapid diagnosis kit and DNA vaccine, and analyze the Leptospiral

pathogenesis. Through such research collaboration, young researchers will be trained regarding Leptospira

and its infection.

PI： Professor YOSHIDA Shin-ichi / Faculty of Medicine Sciences,

Kyushu University

Counterpart Country： Republic of the Philippines

C/P Research Institutions： University of the Philippines Manila

This project is a prevention and a control of Leptospirosis

between Japan and Republic of the Philippines .Lepyospira Analysis of Leptospiral pathogenesis

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Research and Development of Prevention and Diagnosis for Neglected

Tropical Diseases, Especially Kala-Azar

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the ministers of health of India, Bangladesh and Nepal,

and the Southeast Asian Regional Office of the World Health Organization during the 2005 World Health

Assembly to eliminate kala-azar (KA; visceral leishmaniasis) over a targeted period of 2005 - 2015. The

document describes an aim to decrease the incidence of KA below 1 case per 10,000 in KA-endemic areas by

2015.

ICDDR,B will be the gateway to study the epidemiology of KA and its complications in the endemic areas

of Bangladesh and utilize the rapid diagnostic techniques developed in Japan to achieve the target of WHO

for controlling KA in multiple ways. This project aims to develop network of stakeholders to control KA in

South Asia and create a model of cooperation between Japanese and foreign researchers to achieve this goal.

PI： Associate Prof. NOIRI Eisei / The University of Tokyo Hospital

Counterpart Country： People's Republic of Bangladesh

C/P Research Institutions： International Center for Diarrheal Diseases

Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)

Kala-Azar Research Center

The project is a development network of stakeholders to control Kala-Azar

between Japan and People's Republic of Bangladesh

Leishmania tropica Phlebotomus