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日本の明日のために頑張っていただきたい。今日のところは、Merry　Chirismas　＆　Happy　New　Year!

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Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2010 11:02 AM
Subject: "Prime Minister KAN's TV" E-mail Service (December 25, 2010)

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> "Prime Minister KAN's TV" E-mail Service
> (December 25, 2010)
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> - Update Information
>
> "No. 8 [Healthcare] A Great Leap Forward for the HTLV-1 Task Force
> Team"
> http://nettv.gov-online.go.jp/eng/prg/prg2020.html
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> Prime Minister KAN's TV
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> The following are the messages contained in the videos:
>
> "No. 8 [Healthcare] A Great Leap Forward for the HTLV-1 Task Force
> Team"
>
> Narration: Former Governor of Miyagi Prefecture Shiro Asano
> continues to struggle with Adult T-cell Leukemia. This cancer is
> caused by Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1, also known as HTLV-1,
> which is estimated to be carried by more than 1 million people
> across Japan. Most of the carriers never develop any diseases, but
> on occasion, it develops into leukemia, as with Mr. Asano, or even
> causes serious nerve damage. There is yet no effective treatment
> for the virus. However, the development of a comprehensive policy
> to address HTLV-1 took a great leap forward on December 20.
>
> Prime Minister: I am extremely pleased to have worked with everyone
> here, and that together we were able to make definite progress
> today.
>
> Narration: The "everyone" referred to by Prime Minister Kan
> includes the sufferer of HTLV-1-related diseases who attended the
> meeting.
> On September 8, this patient group made a direct plea to the Prime
> Minister, visiting his office. Having received the patients'
> request down on his knees to do something about the virus, the
> Prime Minister immediately formed a task force team to tackle this
> issue, and only five days later the team's first meeting was held.
>
> Prime Minister: I would like to thank everyone for coming together
> so quickly for this meeting and proceeding forward with such
> substantive discussion.
>
> Narration: Ms. Kayoko Sugatsuki, who is a member of the patient
> group petitioning the government for seven years, initially
> believed that things would not change so smoothly.
>
> Ms. Sugatsuki: Of course, there are some humane people working at
> the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and they have been
> working with us to make a breakthrough on this issue. It's not that
> the Ministry is bad, but that the vertically-oriented
> organizational structure of the Ministry means that no matter how
> much you say you want something done about a certain disease,
> nothing is ever resolved.
>
> Narration: However, as the meetings of the task force team went on,
> Ms. Sugatsuki found that her impressions began to change.
>
> Ms. Sugatsuki: There were many opportunities in each meeting for
> the patient-side to express its opinions. Over the course of the
> meetings, I began to really feel that this task force team is
> serious about coming up with countermeasures for the virus.
>
> Narration: Mr. Asano, who was actually an official of the Ministry
> of Health, Labour and Welfare before becoming Governor of Miyagi
> Prefecture, expressed a similar opinion.
>
> Mr. Asano: The thing I strongly felt this time was the power of
> politics. There was no worrying about the status-quo--I really felt
> there was strong will to find a solution to this problem.
>
> Narration: The "strong will" referred to by Mr. Asano was not just
> aimed at finding countermeasures for HTLV-1.
> Prime Minister Kan sees this initiative as the way leading toward
> a much more universal goal.
>
> Prime Minister: I believe that we could take a first step forward
> to create a model task force team-based approach for finding
> breakthrough solutions for those who suffer from various diseases.
>
> Narration: Yesterday's meeting (that was held on December 20)
> marked the 99th day since the first meeting of the HTLV-1 Task
> Force Team, and saw the completion of a comprehensive policy on the
> virus. With more than 60% of the infected receiving the virus via
> their mother's milk as infants, it has been decided that systems
> for maternity checkups and health guidance will be set up across
> the country.
> In addition, preparations will be made to create a consultation
> system for those with the virus, as well as a seamless medical-care
> system for examinations and treatments. The Government will also
> start efforts to greatly increase research funding. It was decided
> that the national government, regional governments, medical
> institutions, as well as patient organizations will strongly
> promote this policy in close coordination with each other.
>
> Ms. Sugatsuki: I truly appreciate it.
>
> Mr. Asano: I was surprised; I am grateful; I was moved. I am
> currently fighting what is known as ATL (Adult T-cell Leukemia),
> and I will overcome this challenge.
>
> Prime Minister: In formulating this comprehensive policy today,
> I believe that this significant step forward was realized thanks to
> your valuable efforts, though you all went through very difficult
> times. I will close my remarks with the promise that I will firmly
> implement this policy. Thank you very much.
>
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>
> - Cancellation of "Prime Minister KAN's TV" E-mail Service
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