The COVID-19 pandemic caused severe human, economic, and social impacts across the globe. At the same time, the responses to the crisis revealed numerous vulnerabilities and challenges in various fields, including politics, economics, legal systems, science and technology, and international relations.
To address these issues through academic research, the Hitachi Global Foundation established the Hitachi Fund Support for Research Related to Infectious Diseases in 2021 with contributions from Hitachi, Ltd., as well as its executives, employees, and group company executives.
Through this fund, we supported research aimed at investigating and analyzing the problems that emerged during the COVID-19 crisis based on evidence and sharing the findings internationally. From December 2021, five research projects were carried out over a three-year period, and all have now been completed. We are pleased to announce the publication of the final research report summarizing these research outcomes.
This report summarizes the outcomes of five research projects supported by the fund. Please find details below.
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Title: Final Research Report: The Hitachi Fund Support for Research Related to Infectious Diseases [Digital Edition]
Publisher: The Hitachi Global Foundation
Issued: October 2025
ISBN: 978-4-9914350-1-0
Number of Pages: 65
"International Joint Study on Public Health Economics and Value Assessment of Prevention in Pandemic – Lessons learned from COVID-19 and evidence-based recommendations for future crisis"
Principal Researcher: Dr. Hiroshi Suzuki, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
"Malaria eradication in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: a study integrating sociological, economic, and medical approaches to overcome the challenges in tropical Africa"
Principal Researcher: Dr. Akira Kaneko, Specially Appointed Professor, Department of Parasitology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University
"Covid-19 and Society: Comparative Analysis of Risk Communication, Expertise, and Citizenship"
Principal Researcher: Dr. Mikihito Tanaka, Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
"Exploration of Practical Wisdom and Resilience Overcoming Downside Risk - Collecting grassroots voices in Africa under COVID-19"
Principal Researcher: Dr. Kazuyo Hanai, Project Assistant Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
"Implementing wastewater-based epidemiology in Asian communities to strengthen resilience against pandemics"
Principal Researcher: Dr. Eiji Haramoto, Professor, Interdisciplinary Center for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi
The Hitachi Global Foundation
"Hitachi Fund Support for Research Related to Infectious Diseases" Administrative Group
