In the past 45 years, the RIT has contributed to the development of human resources for TB control around the world. With financial assistance from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Labor, international training courses in TB and HIV/AIDS control for developing countries have been conducted at RIT. These also serve as an opportunity to develop Japanese manpower in the fields of infectious disease control and international health.

Currently, the following training courses in TB control and a HIV/AIDS training course are conducted. In addition to Japanese lecturers, international resources are also provided through the WHO. Furthermore, various training manuals specifically in the area of laboratory management have been published. To date, 2,056 people from 97 countries have completed these training courses, and some of our graduates have later served as a Health Minister, Secretary of Health, Director General, Director of Disease Control, and Program Managers in each country, while others are working for international organizations such as the WHO.

(1) Stop TB Action Training Course:

This training targets at the Intermediate level medical officers who are engaged in the national tuberculosis control program. This course started in 1963.

(2) National TB Program Management Course:

This training targets decision-makers in the Health Service Department of the Ministry of Health since 1973. Currently this training is not being operated.

(3) Tuberculosis Laboratory Network for DOTS Expansion:

This training targets senior technicians and medical doctors who are responsible for the management of laboratory works in TB control program. This training has been conducted since 1975.

(4) The　International Course on AIDS Prevention and Care in Asia:

Since 1994, it has trained people who work for either governmental or non-governmental organizations in the area of HIV/AIDS control.

(5) Individual training courses designed for different purposes have been conducted.

JATA has also been providing TB seminars and follow-up courses of international training overseas. National TB seminars have been conducted in countries such as Vietnam, Mongolia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vanuatu, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, and Bhutan.

International Training Course

Students are in discussion in the session

Students visit some medical institutions and companies in other cities as field visits

You will see the improvement in your skills through the training!

Students will have opportunities to experience Japanese culture.  This photo was taken with Kyoto branch of Women’s Anti-TB Association