Measures Taken by AOTS against Influenza A (H1N1) - 5th Version

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20 October 2009

<Facilities Administration>
Facilities Administration & Information Systems Group
General Affairs Division

With regard to the Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak in Japan, we, the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship [AOTS], which maintains 4 Training Centers, i.e., Tokyo Kenshu Center, Yokohama Kenshu Center, Kansai Kenshu Center (in Osaka) and Chubu Kenshu Center (in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture) and invites training participants to Japan from all over the world, though mainly from Asian countries, is currently taking the following measures against Influenza A. in its 4 centers.

Continuous measures taken by AOTS in its 4 centers in common

  • Health checkups for training participants after their arrival in Japan：
    • All the participants are asked to fill out questionnaires to check whether they have symptoms such as a fever, cough, shortness of breath, etc., as well as have their temperature taken when they check in to the AOTS Training Centers.
    • AOTS staff will check whether the participants have any suspicious symptoms by reviewing the questionnaires on the spot.
  • Response to suspected cases：
    • If anyone is found to have suspicious symptoms, AOTS will immediately contact the local health center and follow their instructions.
    • Any person with suspicious symptoms is asked to stay in a specified private room in the training center to wait for instructions from the health center.
  • Sanitary Control of Facilities：
    • All the people staying at the training center are encouraged to wash their hands, keep them clean (using disinfectant spray, etc.) and gargle well and as often as possible.
    • All the training centers keep a sufficient stock of masks for all the people staying at the center.
    • Liquid disinfectant, as well as regular soap, is provided at the toilets.
  • Voluntary home leave of AOTS staff：
    • AOTS staff who are infected with Influenza A (H1N1) or have a family member infected with Influenza A (H1N1) will be ordered to take home leave and not come to work.
  • Recommendation of AOTS staff being vaccinated：
    • AOTS recommend its staff to get vaccinated against influenza A( H1N1) and also seasonal flu.

For more information about the above, please contact the following

<Facilities Administration> Facilities Administration & Information Systems Group, General Affairs Division, AOTS

TEL : +81-3-3888-8216  FAX : +81-3-3888-8264

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.