Dear Neil and friends
We wrote an article,” Did Inequalities in Mothers’ and Children’s Health and Well-Being in Japan Increase through the Pandemic? Evidence from Nationwide Surveys and Routinely Collected Data.
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/3/330
Please take a look at Fig 2 and Tab 4.
Even in high-income countries such as Japan, the infant mortality rate of economically vulnerable families is hugely higher than more affluent groups.
So, health disparities are a severe issue in Japan.
Social paediatricians have to play an essential role in it.
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
