HuMA doctors, nurses, logistician, and the Iwate team, all headed out for a round of visits. The doctor, who is also HuMA’s president, took time today to talk with the home evacuee.” He encouraged him to “walk a little bit every day.
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| HuMA doctor checking a patient’s foot | Peaceful time flows |
In the first-aid station clinic, we continued to treat the wounds of the person who came in the other day, while also examining an elderly patient with high blood pressure. Currently, Suzu city’s healthcare policy is to link the patient to local healthcare, and he needs to receive a prescription from his family doctor. However, this person did not originally have a family doctor, so we checked together a list of nearby clinics and a flyer detailing the bus route.
When we told him, “Please see your doctor this way on this day,” he smiled and readily replied, “Okay, I’ll go to the xx clinic on Tuesday.” We were relieved that the local people understood and cooperated with this changing phase. When we told him, “Of course, if you have any sudden health problems, please come to the first aid room,” he smiled back and said, “Thank you, I’m fine and I’m fine,” which gave us even greater peace of mind.
