The 1st - 17th Japan-China-Korea Forum
on Communicable Disease Control and Prevention
The 17th Forum
Date: December 4, 2023
Venue: Hotel Naru Seoul Mgallery, Korea
Agenda: The infectious disease experts from NIID Japan, Korea DCA and China CDC participated and made presentations and discussions on specific themes, such as Pandemic Preparedness and Response, AMR Control in each country.
Participants :
NIID Japan:Dr. Takaji WAKITA (Director-General), NIID experts
Korea DCA : Dr. Youngmee JEE (Commissioner), Korea DCA experts
China CDC : Prof. Hongbing SHEN(Director General), China CDC experts
The 16th Forum
Date: December 8, 2022
Venue: Teleconference
Agenda: The infectious disease experts from NIID Japan, China CDC and Korea DCA participated and made presentations and discussions on specific themes, such as Infectious Disease Control and One Health Approach, Impact of COVID‐19 Vaccine and Other Issues on the Pandemic, and Mpox: Surveillance, Testing and Control and Prevention Strategies in each country.
Participants :
NIID Japan:Dr. Takaji WAKITA (Director-General), NIID experts
China CDC : Prof. SHEN Hongbing (Director General), China CDC experts
Korea DCA : Dr. Kyong Ran PECK (Commissioner), Korea DCA experts
The 15th Forum
Date: December 10, 2021
Venue: Teleconference
Agenda: The infectious disease experts from NIID Japan, China CDC and Korea DCA took part in the forum and made presentations and discussions on specific themes such as current responses to COVID-19, vaccination and antimicrobial resistance in each country.
Participants :
NIID Japan:Dr. Takaji WAKITA (Director-General), NIID experts
China CDC : Prof. GAO Fu (Director General), China CDC experts
Korea DCA : Dr. JEONG Eun Kyeong (Commissioner), Korea DCA experts
The 14th Forum
Date: October 30, 2020
Venue: Teleconference
Agenda: The infectious disease experts from Korea, China, and Japan took part in the forum and discussed a specific theme "COVID-19" including the current status and preparedness in each country, then deepened their discussions on the strategies for testing and diagnosis of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza.
Participants :
Korea DCA : Dr. Jeong Eunkyeong, the Director (Vice-Minister) with the specialists
China CDC : Prof. Gao Fu, Director the General with the specialists
NIID Japan : Dr. Takaji Wakita, the Director-General with the specialists
The 13th Forum
Date: November 20-21, 2019
Venue: Jin Jiang Pine City Hotel, Shanghai
Agenda: The infectious disease experts from Korea, China, and Japan took part in the forum and discussed AMR, Vector-borne infectious diseases, Influenza virus, and their efforts for infectious disease control in the regions.
Participants :
Korea CDC : Dr. Jeong Eunkyeong, the Director (Vice-Minister) with the specialists
China CDC : Prof. Gao Fu, Director the General with the specialists
NIID Japan : Dr. Takaji Wakita, the Director-General with the specialists
The 12th Forum
Date: December 5, 2018
Venue: Ikebukuro Sunshine City Conference Room, Tokyo
Agenda: The experts in the infectious disease' field from China, Korea, and Japan took part in the forum and discussed such themes as "Preparedness for Imported infectious diseases", "Preparedness for Severe emerging infectious diseases and Rare parasitic diseases", and "One Health Approaches of Avian Influenza (H7N9) and AMR".
Participants :
Korea CDC : Dr. Jeong Eunkyeong, the Director (Vice-Minister) with the specialists
China CDC : Prof. Gao Fu, Director the General with the specialists
NIID Japan : Dr. Takaji Wakita, the Director-General with the specialists
The 11th Forum
Date: November 7, 2017
Venue: Korea (Seoul DragonCity)
Japan, China, and Korea made their presentations and discussed the subjects of Avian Influenza A (H7N9), Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS), Dengue Fever, Zika fever, and their efforts for infectious disease control in the region.
Participants :
Korea CDC : Dr. Dojoon Park, the Director-General with the specialists
China CDC : Dr. Wang Xiaochun, the Director-General with the specialists
NIID Japan : Dr. Ichiro Kurane, the Director-General with the specialists
The 10th Forum
Date: December 19, 2016
Venue: China CDC (Beijing)
Agenda: 2 sessions and discussion;
"The Current Situation of Epidemic and Prevention and Control of ZIKA、MERS、SFTS and Influenza"
"The Current Situation and Future Development of AMR"
Participants:
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Dr. Ki Suck Jung, the Director-General with the specialists
China Center for Disease Control and Prevention :Dr. Wang YU, the Director-General with the specialists
NIID Japan:Dr. Ichiro KURANE, the Director-General with the specialists
The 9th Forum
Date: Saturday, November 28, 2015
Venue: The Palace Side Hotel, Kyoto
Agenda: 3 sessions; "Preparation for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases", "Respond to Global Vaccine Action Plan",
"Drug- resistance pathogens in disease control"
Participants:
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Dr.YANG, the Director-Deputy with the specialists
China Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Dr. FENG, the Deputy Director General with the specialists
NIID Japan:Dr. KURANE, the Director-General with the specialists
The 8th Forum
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Venue: Lotte Hotel Jeju, Korea
Agenda: 3 sessions; "Vector-borne Disease and Climate Change", "Antimicrobial Resistance", "Measles" and a special session; "Sharing of Ebola Response Measures in Each Country".
Participants: Specialists from Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (including Dr. YANG, the Director-General), Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention (including Dr. WANG the Director, Office of International Cooperation ) ,NIID Japan (including Dr. WATANABE, the Director-General).
The 7th Forum
Date: Monday, November 25, 2013
Venue: Kingrand Hotel, Beijing
Agenda: Specialists from Japan, China and Korea made their presentations on eleven topics, titled respectively, "Avian Influenza A(H7N9)", "Vector Born Disease (SFTS, etc)", "MDR-TB", "Hand Foot and Mouth Disease", and "Rubella", etc. About thirty researchers from China CDC (including the Director-General, Dr. Yu WANG, five from Korean CDC (including the Director-General of Center for Infectious Disease Control, Dr. JEONG Chung-Hyeon), and ten from NIID, Japan (including the Director-General, Dr. Haruo WATANABE) joined in the forum. Participants had active discussions.
The 6th Forum
Date: Tuesday, November 20,2012
Venue: Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo
Agenda: Specialists from Japan, China and Korea made their presentations on eleven topics over three sessions, titled respectively, “EPI”, “Enteric Infectious Diseases” and “Bio-safety”. Participants included seven from China CDC (including the Deputy Director-General, Dr.Yang and the Deputy Director of National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Dr.Dong), six from Korean NIH and CDC (including the Director-General of Korea NIH, Dr.Cho), and those from the International Affairs Division and Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases Control Division of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, as well as JICA and NIID (including the Director-General, Dr. Watanabe). Altogether,60 participants attended, and active discussions took place.
The 5th Forum
Date: Thursday, November 17,2011
Venue: Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, Korea
Agenda: Some 30 specialists from Japan, China and Korea gathered to discuss the themes “Impact of Climate Change and Natural Disaster in Public Health” and “Current Events on Public Health”. Korea CDC reported on climate change and allergy diseases, and the status of multi-drug resistant organism detection, China CDC on poliovirus outbreak in Xinjiang and emergency responses, and disaster and emergency responses, and NIID on post-Great East Japan Earthquake related infectious disease surveillance and a new approach of using DNA sequencing technology in public health.Active discussions ensued.
The 4th Forum
Date: Wednesday, November 24–Thursday, November 25,2010
Venue: China CDC (Beijing)
Agenda: Measles, drug resistance, and novel viral infectious diseases were the main topics. The three institutes reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their future partnership
The 3rd Forum
Date: Tuesday, November 24,2009
Venue: Mita Kaigisho, Tokyo
Agenda: Novel influenza(H1N1), the measles virus, and enterovirus 71(hand foot and mouth disease) were the main topics. The three institutes reaffirmed the essential nature of building a close relationship in the effort to progress pre-emptive actions against infectious diseases
The 2nd Forum
Date: Wednesday, October 10,2008
Venue: Hotel Grand Hilton Seoul (Seoul)
Agenda: Vector-borne diseases in conjunction with climate change and infectious diseases, and water- borne and food-borne infectious diseases were the main topics. The parties confirmed that the mutual understanding necessary for their partnership was maturing, citing a shared awareness of the importance of continuing this forum.
The 1st Forum
Date: Thursday, November 22–Friday, November 23,2007
Venue: Tiantan Hotel, Beijing
Agenda: Novel influenza, diseases preventable by vaccine, HIV, and the infectious diseases of concern in the respective countries were the main topics. Each institute presented their actions and actively exchanged opinions.