Yuki Satu, 24, a new mother staying at an aid population center in Minamisanriku, gave birth to a girl six weeks ago by a Cesarean section. Due to the tsunami, Yuki had been unable to go to a gynecologist for
Yesterday (April 4th), the Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister, Makiko Kikuta, visited the IDF aid delegation’s medical clinic in Minamisanriku, a city heavily hit by the tsunami. She toured the facility and met with delegation members led by Col. Dr. Ofir
The IDF aid delegation to Japan takes a quick break to entertain the local children of Minamisanriku, who experienced deep losses from the recent tsunami and earthquake. Together with the children, the delegation members played a game in which the
The IDF specialist clinic established in Minamisanriku, Japan continues to aid the victims of the tsunami. Last week (March 31st), Toshiko Yamauchi, 78, arrived at the orthopedic clinic headed by Dr. Nechamia Bloomberg, unable to walk and dependent upon her
The IDF Home Front Command and Medical Corps. Aid delegation to Japan opened an advanced medical clinic this morning. The opening ceremony was preceded by a minute of silence in honor of those who perished in the natural disaster. The
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Delegation arrives to Japan: For additional photos from the delegation go to IDF Online Flickr. The IDF aid delegation to Japan arrived at Minami Sanriku in the Miyagi Prefecture today after a 14 hour flight and 8 hour bus ride.
The aid delegation to Japan landed this afternoon (March 27th) in a Tokyo airport, after a 14 hour flight. The delegation was received at the airport by the Israeli Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Nissim Ben-Shitrit, as well as the embassy
An IDF Home Front Command and IDF Medical Corps delegation will depart for the Miyagi district in Japan on Saturday, March 26th 2011, at 23:00. The delegation will consist of around fifty soldiers and officers including logistics teams, experts in
This evening, Saturday 19.03.11 at 21:00, a primary force consisting of three officers led by Col. Dr. Ariel Bar, Commander of the Home Front Medical Division left for the disaster zone in Japan. The mission’s goal is to assess the