1. Japan Catholic Medical Association ( JCMA) ( 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 -1551 St. Fr. Xavier stayed in Japan 1580th Christians were over 300,000 1587 Persecution began All Christians disappeared All Christians disappeared except for few “Hidden Christians” 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 = 0.35% of whole population Members of JCMA ： 700 = 0.25% of whole doctors = 0.25% of whole doctors Unregistered Catholic Doctors : 300 total ： 1000 total ： 1000 = 0.36% of whole doctors = 0.36% of whole doctors

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

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

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

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

12. ● ● Guibang village ● Manila

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

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