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Govt considering hepatitis B relief fund

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The government will seek to have a bill jointly sponsored by multiple parties

submitted to the upcoming ordinary Diet session to create a 1 trillion yen

relief fund for hepatitis B patients and asymptomatic carriers believed to have

contracted the disease through group vaccinations, sources said Saturday.

The Democratic Party of Japan-led government believes it will cost an estimated

1 trillion yen to offer relief to such patients and carriers over the next five

years, starting in fiscal 2012. The five-year relief measure will be followed by

similar aid.

The government and the ruling party will ask the opposition camp to cooperate in

submitting and passing the legislation, the sources said. Given the nation's

dire fiscal straits, however, securing the financial resources to establish the

fund will be a major task for the government.

According to the sources, the government will formally announce by Jan. 24--when

the new Diet session opens--that it will accept a compromise settlement

presented Tuesday by the Sapporo District Court to end litigation between the

state and plaintiffs in the matter. To this end, Cabinet ministers and others

involved in the case are now finalizing the compromise plan.

The number of hepatitis B sufferers and carriers is estimated at 1.1 million to

1.4 million nationwide. Because the relief plan would cost the state up to 3.2

trillion yen and be implemented over a period of 30 years, and more than one

administration would have to ensure the soundness of the fund, the government

will aim for unanimous passage by having a bill submitted that is jointly

sponsored by the ruling and opposition parties instead of government-initiated

legislation, the sources said.

According to the sources, the relief measures will consist of two parts. One is

intended to help symtomatic hepatitis B patients and virus carriers over a

period of about five years, while another will deal with the following 25 years

or so, targeting carriers and those who have developed symptoms in the mid- and

long-term.

(Jan. 16, 2011)

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http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110115002961.htm

Govt considering hepatitis B relief fund

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The government will seek to have a bill jointly sponsored by multiple parties

submitted to the upcoming ordinary Diet session to create a 1 trillion yen

relief fund for hepatitis B patients and asymptomatic carriers believed to have

contracted the disease through group vaccinations, sources said Saturday.

The Democratic Party of Japan-led government believes it will cost an estimated

1 trillion yen to offer relief to such patients and carriers over the next five

years, starting in fiscal 2012. The five-year relief measure will be followed by

similar aid.

The government and the ruling party will ask the opposition camp to cooperate in

submitting and passing the legislation, the sources said. Given the nation's

dire fiscal straits, however, securing the financial resources to establish the

fund will be a major task for the government.

According to the sources, the government will formally announce by Jan. 24--when

the new Diet session opens--that it will accept a compromise settlement

presented Tuesday by the Sapporo District Court to end litigation between the

state and plaintiffs in the matter. To this end, Cabinet ministers and others

involved in the case are now finalizing the compromise plan.

The number of hepatitis B sufferers and carriers is estimated at 1.1 million to

1.4 million nationwide. Because the relief plan would cost the state up to 3.2

trillion yen and be implemented over a period of 30 years, and more than one

administration would have to ensure the soundness of the fund, the government

will aim for unanimous passage by having a bill submitted that is jointly

sponsored by the ruling and opposition parties instead of government-initiated

legislation, the sources said.

According to the sources, the relief measures will consist of two parts. One is

intended to help symtomatic hepatitis B patients and virus carriers over a

period of about five years, while another will deal with the following 25 years

or so, targeting carriers and those who have developed symptoms in the mid- and

long-term.

(Jan. 16, 2011)

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http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110115002961.htm

Govt considering hepatitis B relief fund

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The government will seek to have a bill jointly sponsored by multiple parties

submitted to the upcoming ordinary Diet session to create a 1 trillion yen

relief fund for hepatitis B patients and asymptomatic carriers believed to have

contracted the disease through group vaccinations, sources said Saturday.

The Democratic Party of Japan-led government believes it will cost an estimated

1 trillion yen to offer relief to such patients and carriers over the next five

years, starting in fiscal 2012. The five-year relief measure will be followed by

similar aid.

The government and the ruling party will ask the opposition camp to cooperate in

submitting and passing the legislation, the sources said. Given the nation's

dire fiscal straits, however, securing the financial resources to establish the

fund will be a major task for the government.

According to the sources, the government will formally announce by Jan. 24--when

the new Diet session opens--that it will accept a compromise settlement

presented Tuesday by the Sapporo District Court to end litigation between the

state and plaintiffs in the matter. To this end, Cabinet ministers and others

involved in the case are now finalizing the compromise plan.

The number of hepatitis B sufferers and carriers is estimated at 1.1 million to

1.4 million nationwide. Because the relief plan would cost the state up to 3.2

trillion yen and be implemented over a period of 30 years, and more than one

administration would have to ensure the soundness of the fund, the government

will aim for unanimous passage by having a bill submitted that is jointly

sponsored by the ruling and opposition parties instead of government-initiated

legislation, the sources said.

According to the sources, the relief measures will consist of two parts. One is

intended to help symtomatic hepatitis B patients and virus carriers over a

period of about five years, while another will deal with the following 25 years

or so, targeting carriers and those who have developed symptoms in the mid- and

long-term.

(Jan. 16, 2011)

[Guest guest]

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110115002961.htm

Govt considering hepatitis B relief fund

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The government will seek to have a bill jointly sponsored by multiple parties

submitted to the upcoming ordinary Diet session to create a 1 trillion yen

relief fund for hepatitis B patients and asymptomatic carriers believed to have

contracted the disease through group vaccinations, sources said Saturday.

The Democratic Party of Japan-led government believes it will cost an estimated

1 trillion yen to offer relief to such patients and carriers over the next five

years, starting in fiscal 2012. The five-year relief measure will be followed by

similar aid.

The government and the ruling party will ask the opposition camp to cooperate in

submitting and passing the legislation, the sources said. Given the nation's

dire fiscal straits, however, securing the financial resources to establish the

fund will be a major task for the government.

According to the sources, the government will formally announce by Jan. 24--when

the new Diet session opens--that it will accept a compromise settlement

presented Tuesday by the Sapporo District Court to end litigation between the

state and plaintiffs in the matter. To this end, Cabinet ministers and others

involved in the case are now finalizing the compromise plan.

The number of hepatitis B sufferers and carriers is estimated at 1.1 million to

1.4 million nationwide. Because the relief plan would cost the state up to 3.2

trillion yen and be implemented over a period of 30 years, and more than one

administration would have to ensure the soundness of the fund, the government

will aim for unanimous passage by having a bill submitted that is jointly

sponsored by the ruling and opposition parties instead of government-initiated

legislation, the sources said.

According to the sources, the relief measures will consist of two parts. One is

intended to help symtomatic hepatitis B patients and virus carriers over a

period of about five years, while another will deal with the following 25 years

or so, targeting carriers and those who have developed symptoms in the mid- and

long-term.

(Jan. 16, 2011)