Infant Household' House Visit Oita Support Project

Oita Godo Newspaper 4th April, morning edition

This current year in Oita, families that have infants are visited by house call 'Hello! Little baby house visit project and it is put into enforcement in order to solve the problem of raising child household isolation, and aims to bring about ill - treatment prevention. The target has considered to be focused on the whole families that have since birth - babies until they become infants.

The number of people in the year 2007, the babies born number (4,556 people) it was assumed at the same level, and those people were visited at their houses or working places per each person such as public health nurse, person in charge, children, committee, members, midwife, etc...There is a concerning at Childcare troubles consultation, offering information of raising children support, and understanding about rearing environment. The project cost is around 847,000 yen. And in Oita this year they also established an application period for mother, especially, pregnant women, and children care to get the service of health checkup.

Comment: This news makes me feel that Japan put the important to the human resource; the social welfare and hospitality are really supportive and effective for the Japanese citizen. Especially nowadays, the childcare problem becomes a big issue in Japan, so the official government or social organization has to find the way out as soon as possible.

PUNTHUCHAT Siripun

Thailand