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Japan Catholic Medical Association ( JCMA)

Japan Catholic Medical Association ( JCMA). － It’s history and activities －. Nov. 29, 2008 14th Congress of AFCMA Buichi Ishijima, M.D. St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552). History of Catholic in Japan. 1549 -1551 St. Fr. Xavier stayed in Japan

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Japan Catholic Medical Association ( JCMA)

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  1. Japan Catholic Medical Association ( JCMA) －It’s history and activities－ Nov. 29, 2008 14th Congress of AFCMA Buichi Ishijima, M.D.

  2. St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552)

  3. History of Catholic in Japan 1549 -1551 St. Fr. Xavier stayed in Japan 1580th Christians were over 300,000 1587 Persecution began All Christians disappeared except for few “Hidden Christians” 1865 Hidden Christians “discovered”

  4. Present Catholic and JCMA in Japan Total Catholics：447,700 = 0.35% of whole population Members of JCMA： 700 = 0.25% of whole doctors Unregistered Catholic Doctors: 300 total：1000 = 0.36% of whole doctors

  5. History of JCMA 1951 Established 1952 Accepted as a member of FIAMC 1955 1st annual bulletin was published 1960 1st Congress of AFCMA at Manila 1968 Hosted 4th Congress of AFCMA 1988 Hosted 9th Congress of AFCMA

  6. Activities 1. Annual General assembly 2. Publication ｏｆ　annual Bulletin & Circular 3. Domestic Actions 4. Over-seas Actions

  7. Domestic Actions １．Seminar for Students (Medical-, Dental-, Nursing-, and Co-medical-) ２．Medical (or Health) Consultations 　 　 ① Telephone of life (Tokyo) 　 ② Consultation for homeless (Tokyo) ③ Consultation in parishes (Osaka) ④ Consultation for foreigners (Niigata) 3. Social evangelization activities ( symposiums, lectures for public)

  8. Overseas actions 1. Medical Mission to Philippines 2. Medical or Financial supports to ⅰ Cameroon (Dr.Masuda, Ophthalmol.) ⅱ Pakistan (Dr.Okano, Int. medicine) ⅲ Haiti (Ns. Takeshima, Pub. hygiene) ⅳ Vietnam Cathololic. Drs. Group 3. Cooperation with AFCMA and FIAMC

  9. Medical Mission to Philippines ・Started in 1985 by Dr. Takeuchi ・Cooperation with Philippines Catholic’s CBHDP (Community Based Health Development Program) ・Referral Center was built in 1987 in Guibang, Gamu, Isabela Province ・Mission continued for 23ys until today in every summer

  10. Guibangvillage ● ●● ● Manila

  11. Today’s issues to be solved 1. Decrease of members, especially young doctors 2. Aging of members 3. Discrepancy of activity among chapters ４．Lack of cooperation with other health-care-associations

  12. Establishment of Federation Sept. 29, 2008 Federation of Japan Catholic Health Care Associations was established. Alliance with; Associations of Doctors, Nurses and Medical Institutes

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