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Conclusion of “Memorandum of Collaboration in Infectious Diseases between National
Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan and Chinese Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, the People’s Republic of China”
August 23, 2006
Division of International Cooperation
National Institute of Infectious Diseases
At 11:00 a.m. on August 22, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases signed a
memorandum of collaboration on infectious diseases with the Chinese Center for Disease
Control and Prevention, the People’s Republic of China (China CDC), in the institute’s
Shinjuku-Toyama Building.
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Title: “Memorandum of Collaboration on Infectious Diseases Between National
Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan And Chinese Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, the People’s Republic of China”
Objective: “Both parties shall implement the following cooperation, recognizing that
close cooperation is necessary to promote health and welfare of the citizens of both
countries and thus the entire human population.”
Details: “1) Joint research on infectious diseases, 2) Holding joint conferences, 3)
Human resources development, 4) Sharing information on infectious diseases, etc.”
The memorandum was signed by Tatsuo Miyamura, Director-General of NIID and Wang Yu,
Director of China CDC, and the ceremony of exchanging memorandum was attended by Yang
Weizhong, Deputy Director and 6 other members of China CDC, and the Director-General
and 7 other members of NIID (Deputy Director-General, Director for Planning and
Coordination, Director of Leprosy Research Center, Director of AIDS Research Center,
Director of Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, Director of Departments of Virology III,
and Director of Division of International Cooperation).
Infectious diseases have respected no borders in recent years, and collaboration with
neighboring countries in controlling infectious diseases is essential. In the Institute, many
researchers and departments have been working together with China CDC in eradication of
polio and in other projects, and now with this memorandum the cooperation between both
organizations will be further strengthened, and research collaboration and exchange of
personnel for controlling infectious diseases will be promoted.
In commemoration of this memorandum, the two organizations are planning to hold a joint
symposium in Beijing, China in October 2007, attended by directors of the two organizations.
The Institute exchanged a memorandum of cooperation just like this with the Korea Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) in April 2006, signed by Director-General
Miyamura and Director OH Dae-kyu. China CDC and KCDC have already worked in
collaboration since their memorandum of September 2004, so closer communication among
these 3 organizations in Japan, China, and Korea is expected in the future.