Japan's ailing healthcare system - 04 Mar 2009

Japan is the world's second wealthiest nation, but its emergency medical services are deteriorating - in some cases with fatal results.

Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng examines the cases of pregnant women, turned away by dozens of hospitals.

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[kayumochi]

After 15 years in Japan I can tell you that this news clip a typically inaccurate report on Japan. Their healthcare system is preferable to the one existing in the USA despite its flaws: affordable and accessible with no gatekeepers. My guess is that those that are turned away from "hospitals" are actually turned away from local clinics that simply can't handle such cases.

[Dojocho]

Check out the international statistics of infant mortality rates between the USA and Japan..usa is the richest country in the world ..one of the worst on record.

[AmaruRuna]

@harr7959

Its all propaganda, of course American Medical mafias and their idiotic lambs who follow them will believe that garbage. I bet if one of those idiotic lambs calling "don't take my freedom" will really get a treatment in Japan and get a good service for their money, and realised how what they defend are robbing them, they will stop protesting for nothing

[AmaruRuna]

@ntn1987

Did you went to Japan?

ANd for your envy I just come from the dentist and guess what I payed only 5 DOLLARS, while you imbecile, dreaming in a ideological wonderland, insurance and doctors are ripping you off with hundreds of dollars and extra payments for the same treatment.

I don't give a crap if socialized of capitalised medicine, the system WORKS VERY WELL, you stupid moron.

Go back and keep fattening yourself and your medical based corporations that ROB YOU without noticing it

[ntn1987]

That's socialised medicine for ya!

[robertc190]

@harr7959 I disagree. I have lived here for 12 years. and well they may be advance in some areas, but in other you might as well be in a third world country. If fact sometime you could swear that you are.

[robertc190]

@kayumochi I can tell you after just leaving the hospital in Japan, That the doctors are terrible rude and inconsiderate. I was left in kidney stone pain to suffer. The doctor comes in and yells at me tell me we don't do drugs in Japan and would only give me a mid pain killer and didn't work. He could see that I have up to 6 kidney stones plus the ones I brought in with me in a bottle. I was laughed at and make fun of right in front of my Japanese wife. I HATE HOSPITALS IN JAPAN! DENTIST SAME!

[bishonenboy]

@kayumochi The US clinics would have said the same thing. In the US they'd say Go to the emergency room, they're required to take you.

[harr7959]

THIS STORY IS COMPLETELY FALSE. The Japanese system is OUTSTANDING. The user is NOT responsible for the costs, and the costs are 1/8th of the USA. Fuck this new station for producing this junk

[harr7959]

Fuck you, bro. Check your facts, Japan is one of the safest and most advanced countries in the world. They are far better than the USA.

[studboy711]

Japan sucks like there gay azz toyota cars.