Public Health and Welfare Section

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The Public Health and Welfare Section was a division of the Allied occupation authority in post–World War II Japan responsible for overseeing health, sanitation, and social welfare reforms.


Statements (41)
Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative unit
occupation authority division
aimedAt improving population health in Japan
modernizing social welfare systems
reducing infectious disease
strengthening public health infrastructure
appliesTo Japan
country Japan
endTime 1952
hasActivity advising Japanese officials on welfare policy
collecting health statistics in occupied Japan
coordinating relief and welfare services
drafting health regulations
monitoring implementation of health reforms
hasDomain public health
sanitation
social welfare
hasRole disease control coordination
health policy planning
medical services reorganization
nutrition policy oversight
oversight of public health
oversight of sanitation
oversight of social welfare reforms
public health education promotion
historicalContext demilitarization and democratization of Japan
implementedWith Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare
Japanese government ministries
jurisdiction occupied Japan
language English
locatedIn Japan
Tokyo
operatedBy Allied occupation authority in Japan
United States–led occupation forces
partOf General Headquarters, SCAP
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
reasonForAbolition end of Allied occupation of Japan in 1952
startTime 1945
supervisedBy SCAP Public Health and Welfare Division leadership
timePeriod Allied occupation of Japan
post–World War II

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