Matshidiso Moeti has been one of Africa's foremost caretakers for more than three decades.
Last week, she was nominated by 47 member states of the World Health Organization to serve a second five-year term as regional director for Africa, and this week in Yokohama she joined presidents, prime ministers and business leaders at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) to discuss the continent's rapidly growing economy and the health of its people.
"There's a very strong participation of the health sector in this TICAD," Moeti said during an interview with The Japan Times. "I see this as a great opportunity for health, as a development sector, to be situated in its rightful place within discussion about investment in Africa from Japan."