Three years has passed since the launch of the Ghana - Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) Research Collaboration Program at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana. The aims of this project are not only the implementation of research collaboration, but also the development of individuals through the mutual exchange of researchers. Our project in Ghana is now one of the core international exchange activities of TMDU. TMDU has dispatched two researchers to NMIMR; one for virology and other for parasitology. Virology research activities include the monitoring of drug efficacy in Ghana after the WHO’s recommendation as well as research on the molecular evolution of HIV. Regarding parasitology research, analysis of new drug targets of African trypanosomiasis and construction of an epidemiological platformof parasitic infections in West Africa are the main subjects. In 2010, a new program enabled the dispatch of medical students to NMIMR for their Project Semester. Although they can stay only a short time, it is expected that they will make great strides in the achievement of one of the missions of TMDU, namely, to train medical professionals with a rich international quality.
