Kazuo Kimitsuki Veteri

Short term expert, Dr Kazuo Kimitsuki(Veterinarian) arrived on the 15th October 2018. His main role in the implementation of a novel rabies diagnosis in the animal.

His main station will be RITM and RADDL3. Dr Kimitsuki plan to stay in the Philippines for 2months and 1month stay in Japan and repeat the stays in the two countries.

Good luck

New JAPOHR office in RITM

We start to use new office in RITM
The room is shared with Tohoku research group!

Please visit our new office!

First meeting with DA-BAI

1st meeting with DA-BAI rabies team was held on the 9th October.

Dr Maria Golofezita O Lagayan (Joy) who is new rabies coordinator organized the meeting. Dr Joy became key JAPOHR member of DA-BAI.
Also Dr Franz Ubaldo (Laboratory chief) and Ms Marifes Gealore (PhiLARIS coodinator) joined the meeting.

Dr Quiambao and Dr Demetria from RITM 
Dr Saito and other JICA staff also joined the meeting.

First, Saito explained our project detail and role of DA-BAI.
After the presentation, a super useful discussion was done.   

We agreed that JAPOHR project will strongly collaborate with DA-BAI rabies team for our target. PHILAHIS team also will collaborate JAPOHR.
Here is PHILAHIS website
http://www.philahis.ahwd.ph/

(Nobuo Saito)





Team PHILAHIS

First meeting / Arrival Nobuo Saito (long term expert)

1st October 2018
Finally! Long-term expert (Nobuo Saito) arrived in the Philippines!
First meeting with the counterpart was held with Principal investigator Dr Quiambao, Dr Miranda, Dr Demetria.
JICA health sector team members  from JICA Philippines office joined the meeting and discussed about the project

Before the meeting, we did courtesy court to New director in RITM (Dr Celia P. Carlos). Picture

Day7 final day of JAPOHR training in Japan

Day 7 (30th Aug 2018)

Courtesy court to Director of NIID: Dr Wakita

Discussion with Dr Inoue 

Discussion about the autopsy of rabies case imported cases 

Lecture about Rabies Vaccine 

Lecture by Sheila and Joley 

Farewell, party and certificate mini ceremony in Izakaya and Karaoke! 

Congratulation to all participants! 

Training day 6

Day 6 (29th Aug 2018)

Tour in National Institute of infectious diseases(NIID) and the laboratories. 

Courtesy court to director of the department of Veterinary Science: Dr Shigeru Morikawa

Short lecture and observation of electron microscope by Dr Hasegawa

Move to Murayama branch in NIID

Tour in Division of biosafety control and research (BSL 4 Laboratory)  with Dr Iki 

Lecture of activities of the department of virology department and SFTS byDr Shimojima

Lecture of diagnosis electron microscopy of the virus by Dr Nagata and tour of the pathological department

Training Day 5

Day5 (27th Aug 2018)

Practice of RAPINA

Discussion of the overall project and each role

Whole slide imaging scanner. 

This day was last day staying at Kitazato University. 

Great hospitality and warm teaching. 

Great appreciate to Prof Baku, Shiwa and students in veterinary pathology, school of veterinary medicine, faculty of veterinary medicine in Kitazato University