The Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Award for Social Welfare Contributors (February 19, 2025)

　Dr. Osamu Takigawa, director of Tozuka Internal medicine Pediatric Clinic (5-chome Setani, Seya-ku), who has been working as a part-time physician in charge of social security at the Seya Ward Life Support Division, was awarded the 2024 Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Award. We had you come to ward office on January 7 and transmitted certificate of commendation.
　Through his 15 years of experience, Dr. Osamu Takigawa has received many consultations from caseworkers who moved from Seya Ward to other wards, and has been instrumental in social security operations throughout Yokohama. Thank you very much.
　In addition, warm words of encouragement to the ward staff, such as those who have realized that welfare and the way of thinking of those involved have changed after the COVID-19 pandemic, and those who have doubts, would like them to listen to them without hesitation. I received
　Thank you for your efforts in the fields of community medicine and community welfare, even during busy medical care. I hope you will continue to teach us in various ways.

February 19, 2025
Director General of Seya Ward Ueki Yachiyo