Dr. Toshio Akiba, associate professor in the School of Social Welfare at Japan’s Kyusyu University of Health and Welfare, will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, at The University of Findlay.

Akiba’s address will take place at the Brewer Center for the Health Sciences on the corner of College Street and Morey Avenue on the UF campus. All are welcome. A reception with refreshments will follow the program.

Akiba has served on international public health teams in developing countries including Kingdom of Tonga, Malawi, Ghana and Cambodia. He is coming to the University as part of the UF-Kake Ambassador program from the Kake and Takahashi Educational Institutions of Japan.

This is the second time Akiba has visited UF. The first was as the faculty adviser of 2006 UF-KAKE Ambassador program two years ago. During his stay, he delivered a public lecture titled “Status of African Countries: Health and Development.”

Akiba received his bachelor’s degree in animal science and master’s degree in animal morphology from Tohoku University. He also received a graduate degree in community health from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. His doctorate degree is in medical science and is from the School of Medicine, Tohoku University. His research focus was the hepatitis virus.