[Japon] Multilingual telehealth services target foreigners in Japan
Auteur : Su Xincheng, Kyodo News
Production : Kyodo News / 共同通信社, agence de presse au Japon depuis 1945.
Diffusion : site de Kyodo News Plus (en anglais).
Date : 13 mars 2021
When working as a physician at a hospital in Tokyo, Tatsunori Jo often felt it was difficult for foreigners to receive the same level of medical services as Japanese people due to language barriers. … The coronavirus pandemic prompted Jo, who learned medicine in Taiwan and Japan, to start online medical consultations and examinations in multiple languages.
Source : Su Xincheng, « Multilingual telehealth services target foreigners in Japan », Kyodo news, 13/03/2021. URL : https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/03/b4c2609e09bf-multilingual-telehealth-services-target-foreigners-in-japan.html (consulté le 13/03/2021)
Photo « à la une » : Photo shows how to use the Online Home Doctor services launched by Joes Corp. in Tokyo. (Photo courtesy of Joes Corp.) (Kyodo)