The Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) team in Otsuchi (Iwate Prefecture) distributed vitamins and royal jelly, a health supplement, to evacuees. They also distributed stationery supplies to high schools in Kamaishi, and brought items that were for younger children to the Otsuchi North … Read more
An Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) team in Otsuchi reported that they have handed over most of the medical examination work to others at this stage and are concentrating on providing Eastern medical treatments and on recovery efforts. AMDA staff attended a … Read more
The Association for Aid and Relief (AAR) is providing mobile medical treatment on the Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit areas. Currently, the northern half of the peninsula is being covered by a medical team from Tokai University and the Japanese Red … Read more
The Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) has been gradually passing the baton to local doctors and medical facilities in Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures, but continues to play a supporting role, providing traditional medical treatments for evacuees, providing mobile clinics where needed, and providing … Read more
Last week, the Association for Aid and Relief (AAR) delivered washing machines and dryers to two evacuation centers on the Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture. Many places on the peninsula are still without water and electricity, so this equipment was set up in central areas … Read more
A staff member of the Association for Aid and Relief (AAR) shared his experiences helping at an evacuation center in the Minato Middle School in the city of Ishinomaki (Miyagi Prefecture). He first arrived in mid-April, about one month after the earthquake struck, to … Read more
In some fields, NGOs are winding down their relief efforts. For example, medical assistance is decreasing as the Tohoku region’s own medical institutions are starting to reopen. At the same time, other organizations are starting to prepare for the long-term task of the recovery, which … Read more
In the Motoyoshi section of Kesennuma (Miyagi Prefecture), residents had always relied on wells for their drinking water, but the tsunami left those wells polluted with sea water and fuel oil, making the wells unusable. As a result, the residents have had to travel an … Read more
It has now been three months since the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the Tohoku region, so a number of NGOs have published summaries of their activities to date. We have summarized the reports from two of our fund recipients here. The Association for Aid … Read more
The Association for Aid and Relief (AAR) Japan has been working in Rikuzentakata (Iwate Prefecture) to help people living in temporary housing remain active. Extended stays in evacuation facilities make it difficult to find opportunities to exercise and move around as people normally would, so … Read more