Kumamoto hospital begins work to install 'baby hatch,' 1st in Japan

Kumamoto hospital begins work to install 'baby hatch,' 1st in Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Work begins at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto Prefecture on April 12 to install Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' by means of which parents can anonymously drop off infants they cannot care for. The work is slated for completion in late April, but the hatch is expected to be usable no earlier than mid-May because the hospital needs to be inspected by the municipal health center.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001122168
  • Registered date
  • 2007/4/12 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2007 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1197 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 539.30(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    KM Biologics begins development of vaccine for novel coronavirus

    KM Biologics begins development of vaccine for novel coronavirus

    KM Biologics (Kita Ward, Kumamoto City) has started to develop a vaccine for a new coronavirus infection. At a press conference held on April 25, President Nagasato said, "Our strength lies in the fact that we have skilled technicians and facilities from our days at the Research Institute for Chemotherapy and Serotherapy (KAKETSUKEN). As a member of the Meiji Group, we will do our utmost to expand this business. The new drug will be developed jointly with the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the Institute of Medical Science of the University of Tokyo, and the National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition. The company will consider using its Kikuchi Research Center in Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, and its Koshi Plant in Koshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, which are capable of producing vaccines for 57 million new influenza cases. (Photo taken on May 25, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)
      Hospital plans hatch for parents to entrust baby anonymously

      Hospital plans hatch for parents to entrust baby anonymously

      KUMAMOTO, Japan - Jikei Hospital (in photo) in the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto plans to set up a baby hatch where parents can anonymously leave their babies they cannot take care of for varied reasons. The hospital said it will begin the work to install the hatch as soon as it obtains permission from local public health authorities and that it wants to set it up by the year-end.