Former Assistant Minister, Ministry of Health, Japan
Dr. Hajime Inoue began his professional journey as a pediatric resident in Tokyo before dedicating himself to fieldwork as part of the Maternal and Child Health program in rural Philippines. Following post-graduate studies in public health, Dr. Inoue joined the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, where he amassed a wealth of technical expertise across various critical areas of global health, including UHC, Community Health, Health Emergency Response, Health Promotion, Population Ageing, Pharmaceutical Regulation, and Anti-Microbial Resistance(AMR).
He has served as a Senior Advisor to the Director- General of the WHO and as Special Representative for AMR, bringing his extensive political acumen to bear as the G20 and G7 Sherpa of WHO. Among his recent achievements are the development of a new financing mechanism, the Contingency Fund for Emergency at WHO, the management of Japan’s largest national hospital as its Director-General, and his pivotal role in crafting the national response plan for COVID-19 as the chief technical officer of the cabinet secretariat. Dr. Inoue’s recent appointments include serving as an advisor at the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition, and Population program, and currently serving as Advisor to the Health Minister at the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. He holds a Medical Degree from Tottori University (Japan), a Master of International Health from the University of Tokyo (Japan), a Master’s of Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health (USA), and a Doctor of Public Health from Teikyo University (Japan).
