Mr. Toshiharu OKAYASU

Toshiharu OKAYASU, Researcher /Adviser in Embassy of Japan in Cote d’Ivoire.
He has experienced in the Health sectors with NGO, JICA(Japan International Cooperation Agency) and UN agency and Embassies as followings:
1997-2000 Program Manager/ Director of Program Management Unit, AMDA(Association of Medical Doctors of Asia) HQs, Okayama, Japan
2000-2002 JICA Expert(Environmental Health), Lusaka PHC Project, Zambia
2002-2005 Country Representative/Program Director, AMDA Myanmar
2005-2009 JICA Expert (Coordinator/HIV program Advisor) in Senegal
2009-2013 JICA Expert(Chief Advisor), Project for HIV prevention in Madagascar
2013-2016 JICA Expert ( Mother and Child Heath Advisor) in Benin
2016-2019 JICA Expert (Coordinator), Project for Reinforcement of the capacity of technique for maintain medical equipment(10 countries)/ Project for Reinforcement of Human Management Network(13 countries) in West Africa, Senegal
2019-2020 Project manager/ Chief of the Selibaby field office, IOM(International Organization for Migration) Mauritania
2021-2022, Researcher /Adviser in Embassy of Japan in Mali
2022-Present, Researcher /Adviser in Embassy of Japan in Cote d’Ivoire
2024 Nov- JICA Expert ( Mother and Child Heath/Coordinator) in Burundi