The aims and objectives of the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Aims: Contribute to the improvement of national health and welfare and providing necessary international cooperation towards ending TB.
Objectives: Conduct activities related to the prevention and care of TB and other diseases, as well as education and dissemination, studies and research for the health of the people.
What the Christmas Seal design represents:
This year’s seal is inspired by traditional Japanese folktales. Japan has many such stories that spark the imagination, offering both enjoyment and important lessons – that bad deeds bring retribution, good deeds bring blessings, and that it is essential to value a loving heart toward others.
What the Christmas Seal sales support:
Since 1952, the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA) has been running double-barred cross seal campaigns with the twofold aim of raising funds and raising public awareness of Tuberculosis (TB). JATA branches throughout the country as well as the Anti-Tuberculosis Women’s Association have been actively participating in this campaign. Through the seal fund campaign, JATA has been providing public awareness building programs and training programs for health care workers both in Japan and developing countries for over 50 years. In addition, JATA has been conducting projects to support national TB control programs in developing countries, with the focus currently being on Nepal, Zambia, Myanmar and Cambodia.
In Nepal, JATA is implementing a project to strengthen urban TB control program mainly in Kathmandu by active Tuberculosis case finding collaborating with the Japan-Nepal Health and Tuberculosis Research Association (JANTRA), supported by the Seal campaign and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of JAPAN. Specifically, the project introduces new technologies in TB diagnosis and provides early detection and treatment of TB patients by strengthening collaboration between health care workers and volunteers. Furthermore, training is provided to healthcare workers and volunteers to improve their knowledge and skills.
In Zambia, since the establishment of our office in 2008, we have been promoting tuberculosis control in collaboration with various local institutions and NGOs in Lusaka District. Our activities cover a broad spectrum, including the provision of equipment, capacity building for medical professionals, training of treatment supporters, and advocacy and awareness-raising efforts. At present, we are implementing a comprehensive tuberculosis control project.
JATA has also been supporting the public relations activities of the Cambodia Anti-Tuberculosis Association (CATA) for a long time through the fundraising sales of Seal Campaign.
The Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association first produced Christmas Seals in 1952.
Website:
Japanese - https://www.jatahq.org/
English - https://jata.or.jp/english/