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[P-23] Emergency nutritional support in Japan: histry, bottleneck, and future perspective with technology
キーワード：disaster preparedness, health, nutrition, vulnerable population, technology
Background: Japan have been experienced large scale natural disasters through its long history. The more the urbanization accelerated, the more the scale of damage expected to be enormous. From previous experience of large-scale disasters, the period of evacuation lasts several months to several years. Not a few evacuees are still living in prefabricated housing even eight years after Great East Japan Earthquake (3418 as of January 2019, which account for 3% of 116,565 as of March 2012). From the acute phase of disaster throughout long evacuation period, well balanced nutritious food is inevitable to maintain the physical condition and prevent diseases regardless of age, medical history and the ability of daily life. Especially, consideration should have been paid for elderly as well as baby and infant who potentially have functional restriction. However, the lack of integrated nutritional support system in Japan have been pointed out especially regarding to vulnerable populations such as individuals who have chewing difficulty, food allergy and nutritional restriction.
Objective: Review the current situation about emergency nutritional support in Japan in order to explore the reasonable framework which will leave no one behind regardless of age, physical condition and ability of daily life.
Method: Literature review and key informant interview
Result and Discussion: Overview of current situation about nutritional support in Japan will be presented. Given the gap between Sphere Standard, Japan should make good effort to fulfill the need of people. Liquid milk for baby which finally adopted in 2019 in Japan is good example. Whereas Japan have several advantages to scaling up the disaster preparedness along with developing the food for extreme circumstance regardless of age, medical history and physical impairment. Multisectoral partnership between public and private sector will accelerate the practical disaster preparedness which respect the heath and life of every individuals.
Objective: Review the current situation about emergency nutritional support in Japan in order to explore the reasonable framework which will leave no one behind regardless of age, physical condition and ability of daily life.
Method: Literature review and key informant interview
Result and Discussion: Overview of current situation about nutritional support in Japan will be presented. Given the gap between Sphere Standard, Japan should make good effort to fulfill the need of people. Liquid milk for baby which finally adopted in 2019 in Japan is good example. Whereas Japan have several advantages to scaling up the disaster preparedness along with developing the food for extreme circumstance regardless of age, medical history and physical impairment. Multisectoral partnership between public and private sector will accelerate the practical disaster preparedness which respect the heath and life of every individuals.