YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - 20ᴛʜ ᴀᴜɢᴜꜱᴛ 2025

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - 20ᴛʜ ᴀᴜɢᴜꜱᴛ 2025

Kenya and Japan have renewed their commitment to strengthen cooperation in the health sector during a bilateral meeting between Health Cabinet Secretary Hon. Aden Duale and Japan’s Minister of State for Health Care Policy, Hon. Minoru Kiuchi, held on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) 9.

The two countries share a long-standing partnership anchored on mutual respect and a shared vision for resilient health systems. Kenya recognized Japan’s critical support in health security, infectious disease control, medical technology, and human resource development, with key contributions through the Africa Health and Wellbeing Initiative (AfHWIN) to advance Universal Health Coverage.

Looking forward, Kenya seeks deeper collaboration with Japan in health innovation and technology transfer, climate change and health resilience, tackling non-communicable diseases and ageing, and sustainable health financing. Both sides pledged to translate their shared vision into tangible programs that benefit communities, hospitals, and research institutions.

CS Duale expressed appreciation to the Government and people of Japan for their steadfast partnership, affirming Kenya’s commitment to advance Africa–Japan cooperation in global health.

The meeting was also attended by Dr. Daniel Mwai, Presidential Advisor on Health; Dr. Patrick Amoth, Director-General of Health; and Dr. Abdullahi Ali, Chair of KEMRI.