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Table 4.18  List of Committees / Programs that the NMIMR is Appointed to as a 
Member 
Name of Committee / Program 
Unit 
Name of Committee / Program 
Unit 
National Malaria Control 
Programme 
Director 
General 
National BCT Guidelines 
Committee 
Virology 
National Polio Expert Committee 
Virology 
National Task Force on Lymphatic 
Filariasis 
Parasitology 
National PMTCT Taskforce 
Virology 
WHO Scientific and Technical 
Committee on the Insect Vectors of 
Diseases 
Parasitology 
National Vaccine Advisory 
Committee 
Virology 
National Task Force on 
Leishmaniasis 
Parasitology 
National Technical Committee on 
ARV 
Virology 
National Malaria Technical 
Committee 
Parasitology 
National HIV Testing and 
Evaluation Guidelines Committee 
Virology 
National Task Force on 
Trypanosomiasis 
Parasitology 
National HIV Quality Assurance 
Guidelines Committee 
Virology 
National TB Advisory Committee 
Bacteriology
National Opportunistic Infections 
Guidelines Committee 
Virology 
National Buruli Ulcer Advisory 
Committee 
Bacteriology
Prepared by the investigation team 
 
During the initial stage of JICA’s cooperation, research outputs were not readily 
reflected in the infectious diseases control programs due to the lack of clarity 
concerning the role of the NMIMR in infectious diseases control and the lack of a 
system of cooperation with related organizations.  However, this situation was 
improved by having annual meeting and with the participation of the NMIMR in the 
health programs and committees of the MOH.  Furthermore, JICA’s technical 
cooperation projects have made a point of developing a relationship with the MOH 
since the “Infections Diseases Project of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical 
Research (1999-2003)”, and it has increased research activities that have directly 
contributed to improving the health services, such as by introducing QA for HIV/AIDS 
and TB, and de-worming through school health activities. These changes have 
contributed to the reflection of research outputs in infectious diseases control.