Nakamura Yasuhide

President of the Friends of WHO Japan. Graduated from the University of Tokyo Medical School in 1977. In 1986, transferred to Indonesia as a maternal and children’s health specialist with the Japan International Cooperation Agency, and has continued to work on healthcare in developing nations since then. Took current position in October 1999. In 2000, helped found and lead the NPO HANDS (Health and Development Service). Involved in interdisciplinary research and education to support society focusing on international cooperation, healthcare, and volunteerism. Since he started the first International Conference on the Maternal and Child Health Handbook in 1998, it has been held every four years in a variety of nations. Author of Umi o watatta boshi techō (Maternal and Child Health Handbooks Across the Sea).