incurable disease Patients Support

The following businesses are conducted for patients and their families with so-called "designated incurable disease (specific disease)" whose cause is unknown and no treatment method has been established.

Yokohama City provides various services to support those who are recuperating in incurable disease.
For more information, please visit the incurable disease Patient Support Program page.

Among the so-called incurable disease, the disease specified by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare is called "designated incurable disease" and currently 338 diseases (as of November 1, 2021) have been designated.
In order to reduce the burden on medical expenses patients with the target disease, we will support a part of the medical expenses for treatment of diseases for those who meet the certification criteria.
In order to receive medical expenses payment, you must apply and be certified.

Please refer to the Specific medical expenses (designated incurable disease) subsidy program for information on how to apply and required documents.

Elderly and Disabled Support Division, Izumi Ward, Health and Welfare Center (214, 2nd floor, Izumi Ward Office)
Phone number: 045-800-2430
Reception hours: From 8:45 to 17:15 from Monday to Friday (excluding holidays, holidays, and New Year's holidays)

〒231-0017
1-1, Minatocho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi
Address to incurable disease, Health Services Division, City of Yokohama, Health and Social Welfare Bureau
Phone number: 045-671-4040

Health and Welfare Center in Yokohama, we hold lectures, individual consultations, and exchange meetings (free of charge).
About schedule or details of lecture, exchange meeting held in the city, please confirm Yokohama-shi incurable disease lecture, exchange meeting page.

• Parkinson Friends' Association (Parkinson's disease)
• Sunflower Society (spinal cord cerebellar degeneration)

The person and his family gather to exchange information and perform rehabilitation exercises.
If you are participating for the first time, please contact the incurable disease Public Health Nurse.

Izumi Ward Health and Welfare Center Elderly and Disabled Support Division
Public health nurse in charge of incurable disease Business
Phone number: 045-800-2435

The Kanagawa Prefecture Specific Disease medical care benefits System is for those who suffer from three diseases specified by the government (including fulminant hepatitis and severe acute pancreatitis among Smon and intractable hepatitis). For those who meet certain criteria, we pay a portion of the medical expenses for treatment at public expense, assuming that data on the disease will be provided to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
※Currently, we are accepting applications for new applications only.

As for the details, please see Kanagawa specific disease medical care benefits system page (outside site).