Hiroki Nakatani

Dr. Hiroki Nakatani is presently Advisor for International Affairs to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Government of Japan, and, Professor for Global Initiatives at Keio University. He served as Assistant Director-General of WHO from March 2007 to May 2015. He led the largest technical cluster comprising HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases. Before joining WHO, he worked at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan. Dr Nakatani received his M.D. from Keio University School of Medicine, M.H.P.Ed from the University of New South Wales, and Ph.D. from Keio University.