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HuMA has divided its team into two teams and is conducting support activities at a relief center in Suzu City and also at a maternity hospital in Nanao City. Today, we would like to report on our activities from the maternity hospital. Today, we had discharges for a postpartum woman and a newborn. Typically, patients […]

We were informed that a person who had tested positive for corona the day before at the shelter was not in good condition, and we visited him immediately. He was unable to eat, and we judged that he had pneumonia, so we transported him to Suzu General Hospital. We also examined and transported other patients […]

At the request of another organization, we accompanied a patient home in one of the districts. The elderly parents were having difficulty evacuating because their daughter, who suffers from schizophrenia, was unable to leave her cat. We went to the home, which was severely damaged. The road was collapsed and impassable, so we had to […]

We had many emergency cases. We saw a dehydrated patient who had an IV infusion yesterday. There was also a drop in blood oxygen level, so we transported him by ambulance. We were relieved to be able to connect him to the hospital because he had a pneumothorax complication. An evacuee who is being treated […]

There may not be many young people overall in the shelter that HuMA is in charge of. Eighty people from other shelters will be moved here in the next few days on an emergency basis. It was necessary to move things to make room for them, but because it was a tough job, the relief […]

At the relief station in Suzu City, where HuMA is in charge, the nurses, who are also local evacuees, discussed the isolation of corona patients. When the discussion was over and the nurses were about to leave, they saw Dr. HuMA’s gold medal. The nurses, who had only ever shown pained expressions when discussing the […]

In disaster relief, it is important to provide support that meets the needs of disaster victims, but it is also important to provide psychological care for them. A support team that has connections in normal times is likely to be a reassuring presence for evacuees. As the number of dispatched teams increases, new members joining […]

Environmental maintenance When we think of medical support, we generally imagine support for the purpose of treatment and prevention, such as medical examinations, surgeries, and prescriptions of medicines. However, we believe that improving the environment and lifestyles that cause illness and injury is also an important part of medical support. When the living environment is […]

We provide medical care, home visits, and mental health care at shelters in Suzu City. There is a risk of corona and influenza infection in evacuation centers. As infection control measures, we suggested that room ventilation, hand hygiene, and disinfection be implemented, and that a call be made through a whole building broadcast to ensure […]

Today, HuMA is supporting a maternity hospital in Nanao City in parallel with its relief center activities in Suzu City. We assisted a pregnant woman who had a natural childbirth. A healthy baby was born. Today we had two deliveries. The patient was suffering from frequent contractions, so the HuMA midwife started labor palliative care. […]