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HuMA has been supporting a maternity hospital in Nanao City in parallel with its rescue center activities in Suzu City. The baby looked very comfortable as the HuMA midwife bathed. We also performed ward duties such as milking the mother and examining the pregnant woman using the delivery monitoring equipment. During a short break in […]

We have started to provide support for childbirth at a hospital located in an area that was severely damaged on the Noto Peninsula. HuMA has dispatched obstetricians, gynecologists, and midwives. Even in the midst of a major disaster, medical personnel who are also victims of the disaster are desperately providing medical care for the babies […]

Since it is said that living in an evacuation center can easily spread infectious diseases, HuMA arranged for the use of a vacant room in an elementary school that serves as an evacuation center to provide quarantine. What may be a common cold to a young, healthy person may be life-threatening to a person with […]

We were informed that major roads in the tip of Noto Peninsula were closed from midnight to today due to intensive snow removal work, and we were worried that this might hinder the replacement of HuMA members, but the road closure was lifted at 8:00 am. As of today, the team consists of one doctor, […]

A 90-year-old woman who was trapped between both lower limbs for 124 hours, which occurred yesterday, was responded to by Peace Winds Japan and transported to Suzu City General Hospital, where she survived although she required a decompression incision. Since yesterday, a technical support group has been in the area, using heavy machinery and other […]

This morning, we started full-scale medical services in evacuation centers in an elementary and junior high school. Many people who were injured by the earthquake and unable to go anywhere for medical treatment came to us for consultation.  

We are conducting medical treatment activities. The situation at evacuation centers in the area is serious.       The designated evacuation center for the tsunami has been rendered unusable due to the collapse of the gymnasium’s ceiling.  

We were informed that a voluntary evacuation center had been established in the village of Zenno, so we headed there to check and assess the voluntary evacuation center. However, the roads along the way were severely damaged, and we were also informed that they were cut off by landslides. Therefore, we abandoned our visit and […]

The HuMA team has been visiting hospitals affected by the disaster on the Noto Peninsula and DMAT headquarters already in operation to gather information. There was a major aftershock while the HuMA team was gathering information, but everyone is safe and sound.  

On January 1, 2024, an earthquake occurred in Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture, and a major tsunami warning was issued. HuMA will dispatch an advance team (doctors, nurses, and paramedics) from January 2 to survey health and medical needs and provide necessary health and medical assistance.