Quality of Life Foundation, Support Council of International Activities for General Medical Research (QoLF) was established in May 2019. On this occasion, the present corporation took over the project of inviting and dispatching medical specialists, which has been carried out by the NPO Quality of Life Foundation, to promote exchange programmes medical scientists and specialists between Japan and the world, aiming for the future in which as many people as possible can receive the best possible medical care.
Past achievements of invitations
FY2022
Endorsement by the Embassy of Greece
Breast surgeon: Dr. Dimitrios Kokkonis
Affiliation in Greece:
Training sites:
the University of Tokyo Hospital and Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Endorsement by the Embassy of the Argentine Republic
HPB surgeon: Dr. Ezequiel Aníbal Silberman
Affiliation in the Argentine Republic:
Training sites:
the University of Tokyo Hospital, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Endorsement by the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia
Dr. Mauricio Borrero
Affiliation in Colombia:
University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
Training sites:
University of Tokyo Hospital, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
FY2019
Endorsement by the Embassy of the Argentine Republic
Dr. Patricia Ferreira Mongelos
Affiliation in Argentine Republic:
Sobre Sanatorio de Los Arco
Training sites:
the University of Tokyo Hospital
Endorsement by the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia
Dr. Iva Kirac
Affiliation in the Republic of Croatia:
University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice UHC
Training sites:
the University of Tokyo Hospital and Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
FY2018
Endorsement by the Embassy of the Republic of Angola
Dr. Teresa Eugenia Lomba Jamba
Affiliation in Angola:
ANGOLAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER CONTROL
Training sites:
the University of Tokyo Hospital and Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Endorsement by the Embassy of the Republic of Angola
Dr. Teresa Eugenia Lomba Jamba
Affiliation in Angola:
ANGOLAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER CONTROL
Training sites:
the University of Tokyo Hospital and Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Endorsement by the Embassy of the Republic of Botswana
Dr. Irene Ikanyeng Setlhako
Affiliation in Botswana:
Princess Marina Hospital
Training sites:
the University of Tokyo Hospital and Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
FY2017
Endorsement by the Embassy of Peru
Dr. Jorge Antonio Dunstan Yataco
Affiliation in Peru:
Peru National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases
Training sites:
Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Endorsement by the Embassy of Peru
Dr. Ramiro Manuel Fernandez Placencia
Affiliation in Peru:
Peru National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases
Training sites:
Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
FY2016
Endorsement by the Embassy of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Dr. Guillermo Laviña Cassanello
Affiliation in the Eastern Republic of Uruguay:
General surgeon specializing in Mastology and Phlebology
Training sites:
the University of Tokyo Hospital and Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Endorsement by the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia
Dr. Armen Kocharyan
Affiliation in the Republic of Armenia:
Head of Diagnostic Imaging Department
Training sites:
Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research and St. Luke’s International Hospital
Endorsement by the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia
Dr. Hovhannes Vardevanyan
Affiliation in the Republic of Armenia:
Head of Diagnostic Imaging Department
Training sites:
Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research and St. Luke’s International Hospital
Endorsement by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland
Dr.Maria Monika Nagadowska
Affiliation in the Republic of Poland:
Senior Assistant, Breast Unit
Training sites:
Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research and St. Luke’s International Hospital
FY2015
Endorsement by the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania
Prof. habil. dr. Algirdas Boguševičius
Affiliation in the Republic of Lithuania:
Kaunas Kardiolita Hospital
Training sites:
St Luke’s International Hospital
Past achievements of dispatches
FY2019
Endorsement by Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Dr. Takehiko Sakai
Affiliation:
breast surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Sent to:
the AGIOS SAVVAS ANTI CANCER HOSPITAL and METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL in Greece
Endorsement by the Department of International Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital
Dr. Yoshikuni Kawaguchi
Affiliation:
Destination:
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásica
FY2018
Endorsement by the Department of International Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital
Dr. Yoshikuni Kawaguchi
Affiliation:
Destination:
the Colombian Medellin IDC Las Americas and Bogota Universidad Javeriana Hospital San Ignacio
Endorsement by the Department of International Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital
Dr. Yoshikuni Kawaguchi
Affiliation:
Destination:
Hospital Nacional Regional “San Juan de Dios”, Republic of El Salvador
Endorsement by the Department of International Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital
Dr. Yoshikuni Kawaguchi
Affiliation:
Destination:
Sobre Sanatorio de Los Arcos
FY2017
Endorsement by Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Dr. Akiko Ogiya
Affiliation:
Destination:
ペルーInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas
FY2015
Endorsement by Japanese Breast Cancer Society International Fellowship Grant
One breast surgeon each from St Luke’s International Hospital and Kyoto University Hospital
Affiliation:
St. Luke’s International Hospital, Kyoto University Hospital
Destination:
FY2014
Endorsement by Japanese Breast Cancer Society International Fellowship Grant
Two breast surgeons
Affiliation:
St. Luke’s International Hospital
Destination:
FY2013
Joint dispatch with the Japan Pasteur Association
Dr. Muneaki Hashimoto
Affiliation at Pasteur Institute:
Laboratoire des Processus Infectieux à Trypanosomatidés, Dépt. Infection et Epidémiologie
Destination:
FY2012
Joint dispatch with the Japan Pasteur Association
Dr. Mami Yamamoto
Affiliation at Pasteur Institute:
Destination:
FY2011
Joint dispatch with the Japan Pasteur Association
Dr. Satoko Tokuda
Affiliation at Pasteur Institute:
Unité de Génétique fonctionnelle de la Souris, Dépt. de Biologie du Développement
Destination: