Mr. Kita has been serving as a JICA Expert (Collaboration on International Disaster Management/ Project Coordination) for the Project for Strengthening the ASEAN Regional Capacity on Disaster Health Management (ARCH Project) since 2019. Prior to joining the ARCH Project, he worked under the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement for 30 years, with experience in management in various emergency field missions including post-disaster, public health emergencies, refugee crises, and armed conflict, as well as project management for development projects, in Africa, Asia, and Middle America.