History
The Year of 2006
- 2nd May
- During his visit to Ghana, Prime Minister Koizumi elaborated on the concept of the Prize in the joint press conference with President John Agyekun Kufuor following their meeting
- 25th July
- Prime Minister Koizumi officially announced the creation of the Prize on the occasion of the visit to Japan by Professor Alpha Oumar Konare, Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union
- 28th July
- Japanese Cabinet decision to institute the Prize(PDF:53KB)
- 6th October
- Basic framework was endorsed at the meeting of heads of bureaus in government ministries in charge of the Prize
- 21st December
- Basic framework approved by the Council of Advisors
The Year of 2007
- 30th January
- Adoption of the General Implementing Guidelines (Prime Minister's Decree)
- March
- Opening of nominations
- 28th June
- 1st Meeting of the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Committee
- 10th July
- Closure of nominations
- July - December
- Selection process in the Medical Research Subcommittee and the Medical Services Sub-commitee
The Year of 2008
- 28th February
- 2nd Meeting of the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Committee; Adoption of recommendation to the Prime Minister
- 26th March
- Announcement of the laureates
- 28th May
- Award ceremony at TICAD IV.
- 29th May
- Commemorative Lecture by the Laureates (United Nations University, Tokyo)
- 30th May
- Commemorative Lecture by the Laureates (University of Aizu, Fukushima)