In any situation, there is an important thing as long as we live.\u00a0 It is a healthy body.<\/p>\n
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Without a healthy body, we cannot do anything well or we lose our motivation. \u00a0Especially in recent years, there are quite a few people who cannot take care their own health, being engrossed in their works. Health will be the most important thing especially for foreigners living in a country, not their home country.<\/p>\n
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In case of disorder in their health, these foreigners find it difficult to get medical help; unlike in their \u00a0home country where they can easily go to a hospital any time and get the needed medical care, . In Japan there are many problems if foreigners would go to a hospital, without knowing the Japanese language. There are about 3700 Nepalese students, technical trainees and self-employed persons in Tochigi and Gunma Prefectures. There are many of these people who cannot go to hospitals since they have no national health insurance cards.<\/p>\n
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The Nepalese people suffered big damages from the earthquake in Nepal on April 25, 2015.\u00a0 After the earthquake, there was an activity in Japan to help Nepal and its people In the City of Ashikaga, Mr. Yoshimi Watanabe and Chief Priest Genda of a Buddhist temple, called out to enterprises in Asikaga City; 15 companies agreed to support this activity. I went to many places and consulted with many people as I wanted\u3000to initiate a project to have a \u201chealth camp\u201d for health check-up of Nepalese in the city. The project is to be supported by Mr. Watanabe and Priest Genda.\u00a0 Thanks to them, I got people who helped and supported me to establish the \u201cAshikaga \u2013 Nepal International Association\u201d. On April 30 and May 1, 2016, we were able to put up a \u201chealth camp\u201d where Nepalese could get free health check-up and enjoyed meeting at the campus of Ashikaga Institute of Technology where I am enrolled<\/p>\n
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The health camp started on April 29.\u00a0 At 6:00AM, I left Ashikaga for Tokyo to fetch six Nepali doctors who were joining the health camp. After getting lunch at Ashikaga station with \u00a0the doctors, I went to the campsite and put up the signboards. At 6:00 in the evening, I went to the Asikaga Kenkou (heath) Land to welcome the doctors.<\/p>\n
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At the welcome party, 17 people from the enterprises which supported us, three from the Ashikaga Institute of Technology, three from the Nepal International Association, 10 doctors, 3 volunteers and one reporter, altogether 36 members met together to organize and manage the event. After welcome party, doctors and some volunteers stayed at the \u201cHealth Land\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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On April 30, I arrived at the camp early in the morning as the event was to start at 9:00 AM. After preparing and installing the signboards and guideboards, we had a morning gathering with the doctors and volunteers. We set up two information desks, one for interview and another for registration of patients. After connecting a PC to a network, we prepared data for doctors who could easily access basic data of patients\u2019 private information. The Nepalese doctors said \u201cwe are very glad to examine patients using the\u00a0 Nepalese language in Japan\u201d. Patients also said \u201cwe were examined in Nepalese language after a long time\u201d and \u201cwe thought we were at home in Nepal\u201d.<\/p>\n
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On this day, 82 patients were examined during 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM .<\/p>\n
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On the next day, the event went as smoothly as the first day: 68 patients were examined. At first we forecasted that the number of patients on the second day would exceed the first day.\u00a0 But, I was pleased that everybody was satisfied with our work.<\/p>\n
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There was one Nepalese patient who was not understood in a Japanese hospital due to a difference between American English and King\u2019s English. She sadly narrated: \u201cI was not understood though I spoke properly. \u2019Piles\u2019 in King\u2019s English is \u2019hemorrhoid\u2019 in American English. In Japan, American English is main stream and \u2019Piles\u201d cannot be understood. In India, Pakistan and Nepal, which had been English colonies, they use \u201cpiles\u201d even now.\u00a0 She thought she would be understood in Japanese hospitals, but she was not.<\/p>\n
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There was one case which we could not solve in the health check-up time. It was a consultation from a young lady. She went to the obstetrics and gynecology hospital in Japan to remove \u201cNorplant\u201d which was inserted in Nepal, as she wanted to get pregnant, But she was refused service because Japanese hospitals do not deal with \u201cNorplant\u201d. \u201cNorplant\u201d are simple and slender tools which are inserted under the skin. Removing it will require a small surgical operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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We stopped the medical check-ups at four o\u2019clock as the Charge d\u2019Affaires of Nepal would come to the place at 4:30. We fixed up the place in a hurry. A thanksgiving feast started after the arrival of the Charge d\u2019Affaires, Gahendra Rajbhandari. Forty seven \u00a0persons, including Charge d\u2019Affaires, Gahendra Rajbhandari, Mr. Yoshimi Watanabe, Chairman of the Ashikaga \u2013 Nepal International Association, and Priest Genda, Vice-Chairman of the Association participated in the thanksgiving. Hon. Gahendra Rajbhandari said \u201cI realized, on the occasion of the Nepal-Japan Friendship 60th anniversary, how strong is the friendly relation between Nepal and Japan. \u00a0And we could have this event as we have such friendship\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Hon. Gahendra Rajbhandari presented the Certificate of Appreciation to Ashikaga Institute of Technology and the Ashikaga \u2013 Nepal International Association. Mr. Watanabe and Priest Genda, Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, respectively, of the Association presented the Letter of Thanks, covered by the Nepalese \u201cDakaTopii\u201d (Nepalese yellow and sacred cloth- Kada), to Dr. Hidemaro Tochigi, the Director of Tochigi Obstetrics and Gynecology, and to the volunteers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Lastly, the event ended with light meals.<\/p>\n
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Many patients told us \u201cthank you very much for such a nice event!\u201d or \u201cI hope there would be such an event twice a year.\u201d Volunteers also expressed their thanks saying \u201dI appreciate to have joined this event\u201d.<\/p>\n
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It seems this event was very impressive for all of us.<\/p>\n
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