A facility to provide a place to stay and counseling for families with children who require long-term medical treatment far from home will open Friday in Tokyo.
AFLAC Parents House, where such families can obtain comprehensive support, including reasonable accommodations, counseling and moral support, is considered the first comprehensive facility of its kind in Japan.
"For more than three decades, I have longed for such a total care facility for families with sick children, since I established an association for children with cancer and their parents," said Keiji Iwata, president and one of the founders of the Children's Cancer Association of Japan.