Report

HuMA’s support activities at the evacuation center, which began in January, will end at the end of this month. Various meetings were held today. It was confirmed that local medical services will be available after HuMA’s withdrawal. We returned to the evacuation center after 7:00 p.m., ending a long day of meetings. We removed the […]

We are working with various organizations to pass the baton of medical support toward the recovery of local healthcare. Today was the last day for HuMA to provide bathing assistance, which we had been in charge of all along. One of the other survivors said to us, “You have been assisting with bathing until now. […]

Although the demand for acute medical care is currently subsiding at Suzu City Rescue Center, patients still come to the center for consultation during the day and at night. “I thought I was prepared for disasters, but this event has given me an opportunity to rethink my approach to disaster preparedness. I will take this […]

This is a follow-up to yesterday’s report. A HuMA doctor, a nurse, and a Yokohama City public health nurses visited the home of a patient whose lifeline has been cut off for the past two months. We delivered a referrence letter and disposable hand towels along with ongoing prescription medication. We were relieved to see […]

We visited again the home of a homebound evacuation patient we had visited the day before. She was under observation for a urinary tract infection, but her temperature had dropped to the 96.8°F range and her other vital signs were stable. We were relieved to see her smile during the doctor’s examination. Although lifelines remained […]

We went around the evacuation centers. When HuMA staff sat down to talk with evacuees, many of them told us things they had not been able to speak out before, such as the collapse of their homes and how they feel about it. In the afternoon, a home evacuee came to see us. As the […]

Temporary toilets have been added to the evacuation center’s elementary and junior high schools. These multipurpose toilets with slopes will first be made available to a certain limited number of users. During the installation, members of the Japan Association for Disaster Rehabilitation Assistance Team (JRAT) in Hiroshima also visited the site and gave us advice […]

The Disaster Rescue Dog Program, a joint project with Peace Winds Japan (PWJ), was held. It was an event where participants could meet the disaster rescue dogs that actually worked in this area during the initial stages of the recent disaster. Due to rainy weather, the event was held in the gymnasium of an elementary […]

In terms of medical treatment related issues, the number of visitors has changed from severely ill to mildly ill. We have followed up on a wound of a previous visitor with a skin disease of the ear, which is doing well and no longer requires a second visit. Still, there were some visitors who came […]

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.