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.  | 
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| 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.  |