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On the night of December 26, 2024, Professor from Â鶹AV's Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences (Medicine) departed from Narita Airport to Vanuatu as the head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) investigation team providing disaster medical information management support in response to earthquake damage.
The investigation team, composed of members with extensive experience in emergency medical support and international coordination, will work on-site until January 4, 2025, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other organizations to support disaster medical information management.
Professor Kubo specializes in international emergency assistance and disaster medicine. He has participated in international emergency relief efforts in Egypt, Moldova, the Philippines, and Mozambique.
Comment from Professor Kubo
The Japanese team from JICA, as requested by the Vanuatu government, is expected to implement the disaster casualty data management method known internationally as MDS. This method was developed in Japan as J-SPEED, inspired by the Philippines' disaster surveillance system SPEED, following the Great East Japan Earthquake. Over the years, it has been refined through various disaster response efforts. With deep gratitude for the support from my colleagues and the university who have kindly allowed me to take on this role, I am committed to assisting Vanuatu's disaster medical command by applying the expertise that disaster-prone Japan has honed.
On the left is Professor Kubo (Photo courtesy of JICA)
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