JICA
Japanese pharmaceutical companies collaborate with the International Cooperation Agency (JICA), an external affiliated organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to "BOP business" aiming to solve the problems of the poor (BOP: Base of Pyramid) in developing countries.
And to promote the participation of "BOP Business Collaboration Promotion" program and "Promotion of private technology promotion for economic development" to train and guide technologies and systems of Japanese private enterprises useful for social and economic development in developing countries.
BOP Business Coordination Promotion
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
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Kenya |
Preparatory Survey for Improvement Project on Access to Drugs in Kenya |
program is to study income levels of patients with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the sub-Saharan Africa region, a pioneering activity to understand how to improve access to medicines and healthcare for patients, by determining their affordability levels |
Eisai Co., Ltd.
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Indonesia |
Preparatory survey on BOP business for Halal pharmaceutical products in Indonesia |
Survey on markets and distribution regarding Halal pharmaceutical products, Halal regulations, Halal assurance of raw materials, etc. in Indonesia where 90% of the population are muslims |
Partnerships with Private-Sector Activities in Developing Countries
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.
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Project Overview |
Indonesia |
A system to encourage better patient adherence on taking their anti-TB medicines |
Awareness building and dissemination of a smartphone-based app for use by patients with tuberculosis in Indonesia in order to improve their medicine-taking adherence. |
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