We Are Tomodachi Japan in Africa Edition 2016

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111. The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), located in a suburb of Accra, Ghana’s capital, serves as a center for the fight against infectious diseases in West Africa. 2. Young researchers at the institute, about 70% of whom are close to earning doctorates, pursue their studies under the guidance of supervisors and fellows. 3 & 4. Dr. Hideyo Noguchi (1876–1928), despite poverty and physical impairment, became a globally renowned bacteriologist for his research on diseases including yellow fever and syphilis, and he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His image is featured on Japan’s thousand-yen note.5. On May 18, 2016, following a Japan-Ghana summit meeting in Tokyo, the two countries’ leaders were present for an exchange of letters concerning grant assistance from Japan to Ghana. 6. Dr. Mitsuko Ohashi of Tokyo Medical and Dental University found the component to develop a drug effective against sleeping sickness made with Ghanaian medicinal herbs. Tokyo Medical and Dental University and NMIMR jointly applied for a patent for it in 2015. The application for an international scientific patent is a first for NMIMR.photo : Aiko Iizuka/JICA (1, 2, 3)The number of studies conducted at NMIMR rose from 56 in 2010 to 88 in 2015. The main focus is infectious diseases, but studies have also been conducted on topics such as food safety and climate change.Parasitic diseases27Immunology13Epidemiology16Other22Virology10Sample134256Numbers of NMIMR research and investigation projects in 2015Main elds of studies◦Malaria◦Acid-fast bacteria◦HIV◦Inuenza◦Neglected tropical diseases◦Surveillance of infectious diseasesetc.Total:88 Published in We Are Tomodachi, Autumn 2016.

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