Report

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. […]

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 […]