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Chiyo Mikami
Chiyo Mikami (三上千代 1891–1978) was a Japanese nurse, who worked for leprosy patients and was given the Florence Nightingale Medal in 1957. She helped Cornwall Legh at St. Barnaba Hospital at Kusatsu, helped Kesa Hattori at Suzuran Hospital, started Suzuran-en Sanatorium, worked at an institution in Miyagi Prefecture, at Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium and at Kunigami Airakuen Sanatorium Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium. Life 1891:She was born in Yamagata shi, Yamagata Prefecture. 1908:She entered a Bible school. 1910: She first met two female leprosy patients when she was a missionary. 1912:She entered a nursing school attached to Mitsui Jizen Byoin. 1915:Qualified as a nurse. 1916:Nurse at Zensho Byoin. 1917:Dormitory superintendent at the House of Love, Barnaba Mission. nurse at the St. Barnaba Clinic. 1924:Started Suzuran Hospital with Dr. Kesa Hattori. Hattori died 23 days later. 1925:Became midwife at the suggestion of Kensuke Mitsuda. 1926:Started Suzuran San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Nightingale Medal
The Florence Nightingale Medal is an international award presented to those distinguished in nursing and named after British nurse Florence Nightingale. The medal was established in 1912 by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), following the Eighth International Conference of Red Cross Societies in London in 1907. It is the highest international distinction a nurse can achieve and is awarded to nurses or nursing aides for ''"exceptional courage and devotion to the wounded, sick or disabled or to civilian victims of a conflict or disaster"'' or ''"exemplary services or a creative and pioneering spirit in the areas of public health or nursing education"''. The Florence Nightingale Medal Commission comprises several members and staff of the ICRC, several of whom are nursing professionals, and the head nurse of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. A representative of the International Council of Nurses also participates in the work of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensuke Mitsuda
was a Japanese leprologist and director of the Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium (1914–1931) and the National Sanatorium Nagashima Aiseien (1931–1957). He had been at the frontier of leprosy policy of Japan. He was given the Order of Cultural Merits (1951) and Damien-Dutton Award (1961). He has been the cause of admiration from one side, and the target of criticism from the other. Life Early life *He was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1876 and studied medicine at a private doctor's office in Yamaguchi city. He went up to Tokyo in 1894 and studied medicine at a doctor's office and passed the First Stage Doctors' Practice Examination in 1895. Later he studied at a Private school Saisei Gakusha. He passed the final qualification examination in 1896. He then studied pathology at the University of Tokyo for two years. In 1897, he worked at the Tokyo Metropolitan Yoikuen Hospital where he met leprosy patients. In 1899, he isolated leprosy patients within the hospital and created a wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1891 Births
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Japanese Nurses
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Leprosy Nurses And Caregivers
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria ''Mycobacterium leprae'' or ''Mycobacterium lepromatosis''. Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This nerve damage may result in a lack of ability to feel pain, which can lead to the loss of parts of a person's extremities from repeated injuries or infection through unnoticed wounds. An infected person may also experience muscle weakness and poor eyesight. Leprosy symptoms may begin within one year, but, for some people, symptoms may take 20 years or more to occur. Leprosy is spread between people, although extensive contact is necessary. Leprosy has a low pathogenicity, and 95% of people who contract ''M. leprae'' do not develop the disease. Spread is thought to occur through a cough or contact with fluid from the nose of a person infected by leprosy. Genetic factors and immune function play a role in how easily a person catches the disease. Lepro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Women's Medical University
, TWMU, is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. The University olso operates the Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital within the campus, as well as a separate hospital in Yachiyo, Chiba. History TWMU originated from , which was founded by Japanese physician Yoshioka Yayoi was a Japanese physician, educator, and women's rights activist. She founded the Tokyo Women's Medical University in 1900, as the first medical school for women in Japan. She was also known as Washiyama Yayoi. Biography Yoshioka was born in wha ... in 1900. In 1952, Tokyo Women's Medical College (TWMC) was established under the new educational system. In 1998, it was renamed to Tokyo Women's Medical University (TWMU). References External links * {{Tokyo-university-stub Private universities and colleges in Japan Women's universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Tokyo Medical schools in Japan Educational institutions established in 1900 1900 establishments in Japan Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nami Matsuda
was a Christian Japanese female physician who worked at Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium, Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium and Hoshizuka Keiaien Sanatorium. In 1945, she was the head doctor under the director and survived extreme hardships with 7 nurses including chief nurse Chiyo Mikami at Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium. Life In 1904, she was born in Yatsushiro city, Kumamoto Prefecture and entered Tokyo Women's Medical University in 1923. In 1926, she was baptized. She entered the Bible class with Fumiko Ohnishi and Chika Nawa who later became female physicians at Hansen's disease sanatoriums. In 1935, she worked at Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium under Matsuki Miyazaki and in 1938 she went to Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium without the permission of Matsuki Miyazaki. 1945 In 1945, the war conditions worsened day by day. They dug air-raid shelters into the hard rocks and disabled patients had to live in the underground air-raid shelters. She was ordered to discard personal things and discarded her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiichi Subusawa
Eiichi (written: 暎一, 栄一, 英一, 詠一 or 映一) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese computer scientist * Eiichi Itai (born 1951), Japanese golfer *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese actor *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese film director *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese karateka and judoka *, Japanese chemist and academic *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese chemist *, Japanese musician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese economist and academic *, Japanese Nordic combined skier *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese politician {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamagata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Yamagata Prefecture has a population of 1,079,950 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 9,325 km² (3,600 sq mi). Yamagata Prefecture borders Akita Prefecture to the north, Miyagi Prefecture to the east, Fukushima Prefecture to the south, and Niigata Prefecture to the southwest. Yamagata is the capital and largest city of Yamagata Prefecture, with other major cities including Tsuruoka, Sakata, and Yonezawa. Yamagata Prefecture is located on Japan's western Sea of Japan coast and its borders with neighboring prefectures are formed by various mountain ranges, with 17% of its total land area being designated as Natural Parks. Yamagata Prefecture formed the southern half of the historic Dewa Province with Akita Prefecture and is home to the Three Mountains of Dewa, which includes the Haguro Five-story Pagoda, a recognised National Treasure of Japan. History The aboriginal people once inhabited the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall Legh
Mary Helena Cornwall Legh, (20 May 1857 – 18 December 1941) also known as ("Nellie" Cornwall Legh) was a British Anglican missionary, who late in life devoted herself to the welfare, education and medical care of leprosy patients in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Background and early life Cornwall Legh was born in 1857 at Canterbury, England, into a prominent Cheshire family. Her father, Brigadier Edmund Cornwall Legh O.B. was a decorated veteran of British military campaigns in Crimea and India. He died of reported heat stroke in India at the age of 37 when Mary was only two years old. Cornwall Legh's early years were spent with her widowed mother and younger brother Neville at her uncle, George Cornwall Legh M.P.'s estate at High Legh in Cheshire. She regularly visited London and in later life credited the influence of Rev. George Wilkinson then Vicar at St. Peter's Church, Eaton Square with her lifelong interest in overseas Christian mission work. She traveled widel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamagata, Yamagata
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Yamagata Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 248,772 in 103,165 households, and a population density of 650 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Yamagata is in the southern portion of the Yamagata Basin in southeast Yamagata Prefecture. The northern and northwestern parts of the city are flatland, and the eastern part of the city is occupied by the Ōu Mountains. The city includes Mount Zaō within its borders. The Mamigasaki River passes through the city, and the Tachiyagawa River forms the border between Yamagata and Tendō. Neighboring municipalities *Yamagata Prefecture **Tendō, Yamagata, Tendō **Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Kaminoyama **Higashine, Yamagata, Higashine **Nanyō, Yamagata, Nanyō **Yamanobe, Yamagata, Yamanobe **Nakayama, Yamagata, Nakayama *Miyagi Prefecture **Sendai, Miyagi, Sendai **Kawasaki, Miyagi, Kawasaki Climate Yamagata has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium
The Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium (or National Sanatorium Okinawa Airakuen) is a sanatorium for current or former leprosy patients in Nago, Okinawa, Japan that was established in 1938. History History before the sanatorium Major events On November 10, 1938, the sanatorium first opened as the Okinawa Prefectural Kunigami Airakuen Sanatorium. In April 1941, it was renamed the National Kunigami Airakuen Sanatorium. *April 25, 1946: operated by United States Military Government *April 1, 1952: transferred to the newly created Ryukyu Government *August 26, 1961: Leprosy Prevention Law is promulgated in Okinawa *May 15, 1972: Okinawa returned to Japan. Renamed the National Sanatorium Okinawa Airakuen. *April 1, 1996: Leprosy Prevention Law is abolished World War II The Japanese army admitted nearly 400 new leprosy patients in September 1944 for around 913 patients. The high population led to food shortages, and housing conditions were deplorable. When the Battle of Okinawa Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
