Brief History of the Institute

Brief History of the Institute

May. 1939 Establishment of JATA by special Decree from Her Imperial Majesty the
Empress,with Princess Chichibu as Patroness.
Nov. 1939 Establishment of the Research Institute of Tuberculosis (RIT) in
Higashimurayama Tokyo.
Nov. 1943 RIT moved to Kiyose Tokyo.
Nov. 1947 Establishment of RIT-Attached Sanatorium (now known as Fukujuji Hospital).
Feb. 1948 First Trainig Course for TB specialists was held.
1953 First tuberculosis prevalence survey was conducted.
Sep. 1954 First publication of “Statistics of TB”.
Apr. 1958 Separation of RIT-Attached Sanatorium (now known as Fukujuji Hospital).
Jun. 1963 First International Training Course in Tuberculosis Control for doctors
from developing countries was held.
Sep. 1973 Hosting the 22nd World TB Congress in Tokyo.
Aug. 1982 Designation of RIT as WHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis Research
and Training.
Apr. 1988 Establishment of Department of International Cooperation.
Apr. 1992 Establishment of International Tuberculosis Information Centre.
Feb. 1995 First International Training Course on AIDS Prevention and Care in Asia
was held.
Mar. 1999 Establishment of Department of Programme support.
Apr. 2003 Establishment of Department of Research, and Department of Mycobacterium
Reference Centre.
Sep. 2008 Establishment of Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research , and
Department of Mycobacterium Reference and Research.
Apr. 2013 Establishment of Department of Mycobacterium Reference and Research,
Department of Pathophysiology and Host Defense, and Department of Centre
for International Cooperation and Global TB Information.
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