A group of Japanese doctors, including Professor Masamine Kamima and Professor Hideki Hashimoto of the Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Tokyo, and Takashi Sawada, Director of the Minatomachi Clinic in Yokohama City, was introduced by the Japanese government in a commentary on the British international medical journal "Lancet". He announced that the health problems of foreigners living in Japan could be left behind and the health disparity could widen due to the enhancement of medical services for wealthy foreign tourists.
According to the University of Tokyo, the medical group in Japan is highly regarded by foreigners for the current state of medical care for foreigners in Japan, as anyone can receive necessary measures at any time. He pointed out that there is a health disparity in the wall, and as a specific example, he pointed out that foreigners living in Japan have a higher mortality rate due to diabetes and renal failure than Japanese people in the 2010 statistical survey.
In addition, some asylum-seekers and foreign workers who have lost their status of residence have spilled from the medical system, increasing the number of refusals to receive medical examinations. It is a problem that they are one after another.
In Japan, the development of medical interpreters to overcome the language barrier has been delayed, and wealthy foreign tourists are also providing medical services for foreign patients that the Japanese government is planning to introduce for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. subject.He warned that medical care in Japan, which had provided fair services, would be impaired if nothing was done.
Paper information:[The Lancet Correspondence] Health-care disparities for foreign residents in Japan
