Dear Trevor,
Thank you for sharing this valuable information about Australia.
I'm starting to read your materials.
I've previously heard that public health challenges unique to Australia, such as respect for Aboriginal culture and public health issues, are referred to as "Fourth World problems."
Please forgive me for openly asking about a sensitive topic.
Do these issues of coexistence with indigenous communities still exist today?
The Japan Pediatric Society has a Pediatric Mortality Prevention Review Committee. However, all of the members are paediatricians and other medical researchers. There are no socio-economic experts or psychologists.
The national government has also initiated a model Child Death Review programme in each prefecture. It started six years ago. While its goal is to effectively prevent child deaths, its primary focus is on identifying medical causes of death in the narrow sense, including whether or not they were criminal, and it does not appear to address structural social issues.
We look forward to the participation of a wider range of experts.
I'll send you any questions you may have about the materials you provided.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Kind regards,
Hajime
CHIFA profile:
Hajime Takeuchi is a professor at the Bukkyo University in Japan. Professional interests: child health, child poverty, child wellbeing. takechanespid@gmail.com He is a CHIFA Country Representative for Japan and a member of the CHIFA Steering Group (child health and rights) http://www.hifa.org/support/members/hajime takechanespid AT gmail.com