A Japanese eye doctor has won an award known as “Asia's Nobel Prize.” He's being recognized for restoring the eyesight of more than 20,000 people in Vietnam.
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation praised Hattori Tadashi's skill and compassion.
When the doctor visited Hanoi 20 years ago, he found that many people without access to cataract treatment had gone blind.
Hattori still regularly returns there to restore their sight for free.
The annual award recognizes people or groups who tackle challenging human development problems in Asia.
The other winners are a Cambodian psychiatrist who provides care and healing services for survivors of genocide, a Filipina pediatrician who works to protect children from abuse and violence, and a French filmmaker and environmentalist who's fighting against plastic pollution in Indonesia.
.◆compassion 思いやり、慈悲の心 a strong feeling of sympathy for someone who is suffering, and a desire to help them
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation praised Hattori Tadashi's skill and compassion.
When the doctor visited Hanoi 20 years ago, he found that many people without access to cataract treatment had gone blind.
Hattori still regularly returns there to restore their sight for free.
The annual award recognizes people or groups who tackle challenging human development problems in Asia.
The other winners are a Cambodian psychiatrist who provides care and healing services for survivors of genocide, a Filipina pediatrician who works to protect children from abuse and violence, and a French filmmaker and environmentalist who's fighting against plastic pollution in Indonesia.
.◆compassion 思いやり、慈悲の心 a strong feeling of sympathy for someone who is suffering, and a desire to help them
◆cataract 白内障 a medical condition that causes the lens of your eye to become white, so that you slowly lose your sight
◆psychiatrist 精神科医 a doctor trained in the treatment of mental illness → psychologist► see thesaurus at doctor
◆genocide 集団虐殺、大量虐殺、ジェノサイド a doctor trained in the treatment of mental illness → psychologist► see thesaurus at doctor