title: The health and medical system in Japan.
abstract: This has been a brief sketch of the health and medical system in Japan. While many health indices have improved since the end of World War II, the health system still has many problems to be solved. The shortage of professional personnel remains a glaring one. And especially detrimental to the effective functioning of a good system is the fragmentation of various institutions, schemes and functions. It is necessary to integrate all of these things into a comprehensive health care system, and to establish a comprehensive plan for health and medical services.
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D006268:Health Facilities; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs; D011247:Pregnancy; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D011634:Public Health; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D012922:Social Change; D013222:State Medicine