Professor Tatsuhiko Kubo of the Graduate School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, who was visiting the neighboring country of Ukraine, Moldova, as the head of the Ukrainian Refugee Assistance Survey of the International Cooperation Organization (JICA), held a press conference at the Hiroshima University Kasumi Campus in Minami-ku, Hiroshima City. He said that there was a shortage and confusion in the procurement of medicines, and that continuous support was needed.
According to Hiroshima University, Professor Kubo, as the head of the Ukrainian Refugee Assistance Survey Team, has been investigating the crisis management and medical system in Moldova from March 6 with a total of six members, and returned to Japan on April 3.
Moldova is an inland former Soviet Union member country on the south side of Ukraine, and became independent in 1991 with the collapse of the former Soviet Union.Although the population is about 260 million, about 40 Ukrainian people who have been evacuated due to the Russian military invasion have fled, of which about 9 are living in Moldova.Professor Kubo reported that the number of patients at medical facilities in Moldova has increased due to the large influx of refugees, causing a shortage of medical equipment and confusion in drug procurement.
If Russia's military invasion continues and the war situation worsens in the future, it can be expected that more refugees will flow in from Ukraine. "It is important to continue to appeal the position against the war from Hiroshima. I want you to continue to have an interest in the local area, "he emphasized the need for continuous support.