Koga City, Fukuoka Prefecture, has begun a new initiative to install sanitary boxes in men's toilets, which had been installed only in women's toilets.
It is expected that people who use incontinence pads due to the effects of prostate cancer will be able to easily go out without worrying about how to treat them.
This month, Koga City installed sanitary boxes to dispose of incontinence pads in 50 private rooms of men's toilets in public facilities such as the city hall and libraries.
According to urinary specialists, many people use a urine leak pad after surgery for prostate cancer, and by installing a sanitary box in a private room, it will be possible to handle it on the go without worrying about the eyes. Is expected.
Tomoo Shibata, director of the Health and Welfare Department in Koga City, said, "I want to aim for a public facility that is easy for everyone to use."
Regarding Koga City's efforts, Seiji Naito, the former president of the Japanese Urological Association and Honorary Director of Hara Sanshin Hospital, said, "At present, there are almost no sanitary boxes in men's toilets, so it would be interesting if the government took the lead. It will increase and the understanding of those around us will increase. I am grateful to the patients for the peace of mind that they can exchange without hesitation even when they are out. "