Medicine and Healthcare
Medicine and Healthcare
Overview of hospital visits, medications, and health insurance:
CLAIR http://www.clair.or.jp/tagengorev/ja/f/index.html
Hospitals that Speak Foreign Languages
●Search for doctors in Kyoto City that speak foreign languages
Kyoto City International Foundation
http://www.kcif.or.jp/en/benri/guide4-5.php （English）
●Search for doctors and pharmacies in Kyoto Prefecture that speak foreign languages
Kyoto Kenki Iryo Yorozu Network (Kyoto Prefectural Department of Health and Welfare)
http://www.mfis.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/ap/qq/sho/pwenglshsr01.aspx (English)
■ Multi-Lingual Medical Sheet
This sheet is useful in helping to explain your symptoms to a doctor if you do not speak Japanese.。
●Kanagawa International Foundation
Indonesian, English, Tagalog, French, Chinese, Persian,PPortuguese,Spanish, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Thai, Korean, Laotian, Russian, and Japanese
http://www.k-i-a.or.jp/medical/
●Yokohama KONAN International Lounge
German, Arabic, Croatian, French
http://www.mmjp.or.jp/konan-international-lounge/jmonshin/top.htm
■ Medical Interpreter Dispatch
Kyoto City, the Kyoto City International Foundation, and the Center for Multicultural Society Kyoto conduct dispatch of medical interpreters.
Kyoto City International Foundation
TEL: 075-752-3010
Kyoto City
TEL:
075-222-3072
For more information
http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/sogo/cmsfiles/contents/0000067/67379/iryo_tsuyaku.pdf
Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and English
■AMDA International Medical Information Center Kansai
This facility can help you find doctors that speak your language.
TEL： 06-4395-0555
English and Spanish – Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00
For Chinese, Portuguese, please contact beforehand or see the following site.
http://amda-imic.com/modules/activity/
■Computer-Mediated Multi-Lingual Medical Communication Support System (M-cube)
By touching a screen, patients can look up procedures in several languages as well as search for directions to hospital locations. This system is available at Kyoto University Hospital 1F and Kyoto City Hospital 1F.
Japanese・English・Chinese・Portuguese・Korean
Details
http://langrid.org/association/m3support/
http://langrid.org/association/m3support/indexe.html (English)
For inquiry about the system
member@m3support.langrid.org
※For questions about the system, please do not contact the hospital
●Kyoto city hospital 〒604-8845 Kyoto City nakagyo-ku mibu higashitakada-cho 1の2
TEL:075-311-5311
http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/city-hosp/page/0000008174.html （MAP）
●Kyoto University Hospital 〒606-8507 Kyoto City sakyo-ku syogoin kawahara-cho 54
TEL：075-751-3111
http://www.kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/patient/access_map.html （Access）
http://www.kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/English/index.html （English）
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