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(Editorial: New law for children in Japan needing medical care aims to boost social supoprt)

Editorial: New law for children in Japan needing medical care aims to boost social supoprt

(Japan is set to enact a new law supporting children in need of medical care in their daily lives, including)

Japan is set to enact a new law supporting children in need of medical care in their daily lives, including

(those who use ventilators or who have undergone gastrostomies.)

those who use ventilators or who have undergone gastrostomies.

(The government aims to create a system enabling the children to receive appropriate support anywhere in the)

The government aims to create a system enabling the children to receive appropriate support anywhere in the

(country. Immediate challenges include making it possible for them to attend schools or day care facilities)

country. Immediate challenges include making it possible for them to attend schools or day care facilities

(the need for parental accompaniment.)

the need for parental accompaniment.

(The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare estimates that about 20,000 students aged 19 or younger)

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare estimates that about 20,000 students aged 19 or younger

(remain at home, with the figure trending upward.)

remain at home, with the figure trending upward.

(People using ventilators need to have phlegm removed, while those who have had gastrostomies)

People using ventilators need to have phlegm removed, while those who have had gastrostomies

(need assistance taking liquid food. Only certain people outside their families can provide this assistance.)

need assistance taking liquid food. Only certain people outside their families can provide this assistance.

(At elementary and junior high schools, parents and guardians are often asked to accompany)

At elementary and junior high schools, parents and guardians are often asked to accompany

(their children to school, placing a heavy burden on the family. Quite a few areas)

their children to school, placing a heavy burden on the family. Quite a few areas

(have no day care facilities that can accept these children.)

have no day care facilities that can accept these children.

(The new law stipulates for nurses and other medical workers to be dispatched to schools and day care centers)

The new law stipulates for nurses and other medical workers to be dispatched to schools and day care centers

(attended by children needing medical assistance. People including)

attended by children needing medical assistance. People including

(teachers and day care staff can also handle care if trained to.)

teachers and day care staff can also handle care if trained to.

(The government and local bodies must quickly train workers able to handle the care.)

The government and local bodies must quickly train workers able to handle the care.

(One of the new law's listed aims was to avoid situations)

One of the new law's listed aims was to avoid situations

(where the burden of care forces families to leave their jobs.)

where the burden of care forces families to leave their jobs.

(It is important to provide day services that people can use)

It is important to provide day services that people can use