[Histories of the Japanese Red Cross Society and Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital].
The International Red Cross Society was founded in 1863 under the advocacy of Henri Dunant. More than ten years later, in 1877, the predecessor to the Japanese Red Cross Society, called the Philanthropic Society, was established during the Satsuma Rebellion by Tsunetami Sano, Yuzuru Ogyu, and others. Sano was the head of the Genroin (a council of elder statesmen) and later a Count. This year marks the 129th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Red Cross, but its founding philosophy of giving aid to soldiers injured on the battlefield, regardless of whether they are friend or foe, has lived on to the present. Although the Japanese Red Cross received international criticism for not working more actively on behalf of the several hundred thousand prisoners held by Japan during World War II, its overall history for the past 129 years has been one of respecting humanity. The Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital celebrated the 92nd anniversary of its opening in 2006. Compared with its beginnings, the hospital has come a great distance in terms of both facilities and personnel. The number of outpatients per day has grown from none to 1,854, while the number of prescriptions per year has increased from 0 to 22,000. There has also been a sharp increase in the number of pharmacists, from 0 to 34. Over these many years, our hospital operations have continued to evolve to meet the needs of the time.
Tokui
Kenji
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Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, 2-9 Myoken-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8650.
Kobayashi
Kazunobu
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D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D007564:Japan; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000266:history*; D012011:Red Cross / Q000266:history*