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. |