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Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association (JATA)

About us

JATA was established in 1939 by the Cabinet Council to support TB control in Japan and has expanded its mission over the years to contribute to the fight against TB in the world. JATA is honored with the patronage of H.I.H Crown Princess Kiko Akishino. 

  • Public awareness and health promotion
  • Fund-raising
  • Clinical medical services
  • Studies and research into tuberculosis and other diseases
  • Human resource development
  • International cooperation

Our mission is to strive to end TB, promote health and prevent from public health problems through the application of evidence-based practices

Our vision is to make community free of TB, every person has the right and access to TB care and support, stigma, and discrimination have no place; and all have a better quality of life

  • Strengthen the tuberculosis program in the metropolitancity.

  • Integrate Tuberculosis preventive treatment services are also implemented concurrently.

  • Reduce the incidence and prevalence of tuberculosis infection.

  • Reduce TB transmission rates in households, workplaces or other community settings.

History

JATA Headquarter

The Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA) was founded to promote nationwide anti-tuberculosis (TB) movement in 1939, when TB was the leading cause of death in Japan. With the socio-economic development  and strengthened nationwide-TB activities, TB has been steadily decreasing, while lifestyle-related diseases, including cancers, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes and cardiovascular diseases have been increasing among the population in Japan.

JATA has been providing medical services for TB and carrying out activities related to TB, including research, training, education and awareness-raising. Recently, JATA has widened its activities to cover other diseases and lifestyle-related health problems.

Currently JATA is committed to promoting public health and welfare through prevention and treatment of TB and other diseases, awareness-raising with “Double-Barred Cross Seal” campaign, research and development on health promotion, and to carrying out international cooperation related to TB control.

RIT/JATA

JATA HQ

At the international level, JATA has been providing technical assistance and program support for TB control in more than 15 countries including Nepal, in collaboration with NTPs, NGOs, and CBOs.

Since 1963, international training courses on TB conducted by JATA have reached over 2,300 professionals in 98 countries.

I see that the program has been more effective because work has been done with people’s representatives and in close coordination. One indication of this is the large number of people’s representatives who are involved in this program. I wish to thank them for this effort.

Sunita Dangol

Deputy Mayor, KMC

If both those seeking treatment and those providing services undertake their responsibilities honestly, we can be free of tuberculosis, or any disease for that matter. What we want to build is a healthy metropolitan city.

Nucche Kaji Dangol

Ward Chairperson, KMC-18

The program has been launched in Kathmandu, because the urban-centered results will provide us a basis for extending it outside the capital, and in all seven provinces of the country.

Dr. Prajwol Shrestha

Associate Professor, Director, National Tuberculosis Control Centre

In the first phase, we have organized the screening camps targeting populations in eight wards, where there are unsafe settlements and slum areas. We have plans to do screenings in other wards in the second phase.

Sajina Maharjan

Head of Health Division, Kathmandu Metropolitan City

Nepal has been undertaking efforts in TB control in accordance with its international commitments to end the tuberculosis pandemic by 2035 and to eradicate the TB by 2050. For attaining this goal, the program of active TB case finding in communities and bringing those diagnosed under treatment is very important. The campaign is also important in terms of bridging the notification gap.

Dr. Prajwol Shrestha

Director, National Tuberculosis Control Centre

We estimate about age of 20 in Nepal most probably about half of them is already infected with TB. That means if they have problem of stress or change of the nutrition whatever they may develop TB. In total if you infected 10 percent of them develop lifetime.

Dr. Akira Shimouchi

Project Director, JATA-Nepal

People need health and education. First, we need health, without health education is not very useful. If we are unhealthy, there is no benefit of having wealth. The main need is good health. That is why this program of yours is very good.

Khenpo Pema Sherpa

PhD, DI, Ngagyur Memorial School, Kathmandu

COVID infections took an alarming turn after one case was discovered at Teku Hospital. It had led to lockdowns. Here we have 69,000 people with tuberculosis every year. So, you can make your own estimates, think about how many people with TB we are adding every day. And if we do not give enough attention on time, this could result in another alarming situation. This is why (the program) is very important to ensure timely detection of infections and to bring people under treatment.

Ram Sharan Gopali

Country Director, JATA-Nepal