October 19 (Sat.)-20(Sun.), 2019

Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture

The first G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting was held in Berlin, Germany, in May 2017, followed by the second meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in October 2018. Thus far, health ministers of the G20 member states have discussed various topics on global health. Under the Japanese presidency, the third G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting will be held this year in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture.

Building on previous discussions and commitments in G20, major issues of global health will be discussed. G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration will be finalized during the meeting.

Health has been an important G20 agenda since 2017. Major pillars include “The Achievement of UHC,” “Response to Aging Societies,” and “Health Risk Management and Health Security (Including AMR).”

G20 member countries

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Invited Guest Countries

Chile, Egypt, Netherlands, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Vietnam

International organizations

World Health Organization (WHO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and other organizations