📘Maternal and Child Health(MCH) Handbook

📌Before visiting our clinic, please have your Maternal and Child Health(MCH) Handbook(母子手帳）issued at the Child Health Section of the Akita City Public Health Center (external links.What's the MCH handbook?). After receiving the MCH Handbook, please go to the vaccination page and fill in as much detail as possible about the record of vaccinations completed so far and visit our clinic.

•On the first visit, we will make a vaccination plan, and at the second and subsequent visits, immunization will be given. We offer multiple vaccinations at the same time to ensure that the necessary vaccinations are completed as quickely as possible.

•Most vaccinations for children are paid for at public expense in Japan. However, the maximum age limit for publicly funded vaccinations is strictly regulated in Japan.

•In addition, mumps vaccine, influenza vaccine, and some other vaccinations are not covered by public funds, so, parents are responsible for the cost of these vaccines.In order to proceed with vaccinations in accordance with the vaccination schedule in Japan,we need to know exactly what vaccinations your children have completed so farincluding before coming to Akita City.We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

Contact to receive the Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCH Handbook)

•MCH handbooks are issued to those who have moved to Akita City from overseas at the Akita City Public Health Center, Child Health Section.
•MCH Handbooks are also issued to pregnant women and those with children up to six months of age at the Akita City Hall when they move into the city.　However,if you do not inform the city office that you and your child are eligible for the MCH handbook, the city official may not be aware of this and the MCH handbook may not be issued to you. In addition, Akita City Hall does not have a large inventory of MCH handbooks for foreigners, so they recommendto visit the Akita City Public Health Center, Children's Health Section from the beginning.

•For more information, please refer to the Maternal and Child Health Section of the Akita City website（External Links；The Akita city official website).
•If you have any other questions, please contact the Maternal and Child Health Section．Please use the exclusive form for inquiry form on their website.
Akita City Children and Family Center, Child Health Division, Maternal and Child Health SectionPublic Health Center 2F, 1-8-3 Yabaseminami-cho, Akita City, Akita 010-0976, Japan
Telephone: 018-883-1174 (weekdays 8:30 to 17:15) FAX: 018-883-1173.