JAPAN OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY (MCS)

In Japan, Sick house syndrome which is a type of Chemical Sensitivity (CS), with symptoms that are triggered by exposures to indoor pollutants, such as toluene and formaldehyde, is already covered by health insurance. Chemical Sensitivity (CS) is triggered by a large range of chemicals present both indoors and outdoors, such as pesticides, cleaning products, perfumes, scented products, cigarette smoke, and a host of other chemicals, that are responsible for the onset of Chemical Sensitivity (CS).

The organization Sick House Liaison Committee, based in Tokyo, had urged in May 2009, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, to officially recognize Chemical Sensitivity (CS) as a medical condition, and upon the advise of the Ministry, submitted an application for approval to the Medical Information System Development Center ( MEDIS-DC), which is an organization affiliated with the Ministry of Health , Labor and Welfare, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

An estimated 700.000 people suffer from Chemical Sensitivity (CS) , and the health coverage is based on the list of illnesses used in electronic medical charts and electronic treatment fee claims forms.

The Government for the first time has officially recognized Chemical Sensitivity (CS), also known in other parts of the world, as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), due to the Medical Information System Development Center (MEDIS-DC) , who on June 1st 2009, contacted the Sick House Syndrome Liaison Committee and gave the excellent news that

it planned on October 1st 2009, to add Chemical Sensitivity (CS) to the list of illnesses used in electronic medical charts and electronic treatment fee claims forms.

The director of the Chemical Sensitivity Support Center, based in Yokohama, Shinobu Hirota, stated " Having the condition approved will serve as moral support to CS sufferers".

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