Dr Hajime Inoue

Assistant Minister for Global Health and Welfare

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Japan

Term: 2024-2026

Dr Inoue started his professional career as pediatric resident in Tokyo and then served as a field officer in rural Philippines while working for the Maternal and Child Health program. After post-graduate studies in public health, specializing in global health, Dr Inoue joined the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in 1996, where he acquired a wide range of technical experience in public health, including Universal Health Coverage (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 WHO and as Special Representative for AMR, bringing his extensive political acumen to bear as the G20 and G7 Sherpa of WHO. Dr Inoue’s recent appointments include serving as an advisor at the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition, and Population program, and currently serving as Assistant Minister for Global Health at the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.