Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Complete Record Document Covering from Relief Activities to Recovery Support

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1 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Complete Record Document Covering from Relief Activities to Recovery Support

2 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Complete Record Document Covering from Relief Activities to Recovery Support All figures, facts, etc., included in this document are a faithful translation of the Japanese version, which was published on November 29, In principle, this record document contains the results of operations carried out from the day of the earthquake and tsunami to December 31, 2012 (as of March 31, 2013 for figures related to the settlement of accounts).

3 Contents Introduction 1.Overview of the earthquake 2 2.Damage 4 3.GEJET and the activities of the Japanese Red Cross Society (This section is omitted) 11 4.Movement of the Honorary President and Honorary Vice Presidents 11 Chapter 1 Establishment of the Headquarters of Disaster Control (HDC) and Its Activities 1.HDC at the Headquarters of the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS) 14 2.The Iwate Chapter HDC 24 3.The Miyagi Chapter HDC 27 4.The Fukushima Chapter HDC 31 5.Other Chapters HDC 35 6.Initiatives of the national and local governments as well as other related organizations after the earthquake 39 Chapter 2 Provision of Medical Relief 1.Mobilization of Medical Teams 42 2.Activities of Chapters in All Prefectures Nationwide 51 3.Conditions of Hospitals in the Disaster-Stricken Areas 56 4.Support from Blood Centers in the Disaster-Affected Areas and Nationwide 78 5.Various Activities Responding to Needs 87 Chapter 3 Development of Disaster Relief Activities with Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital (RCHP) as a Hub Hospital 1.Damage due to the GEJET 94 2.Activities inside the Hospital 97 3.Joint Medical Team Activities in the Ishinomaki Area Approach from Before the Disaster 115

4 Chapter 4 Response to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident 1.Outline of the Accident JRCS Medical Services (Response to Radiation) Medical Services for Temporary Access to a Restricted Area Other Services 129 Chapter 5 Psychosocial Care 1.Development of the Psychosocial Care Program Activities in the three Chapters in the affected areas Cooperation with local government bodies and other parties concerned 144 Chapter 6 Distribution of Relief Supplies 1.The Situation in the Headquarters Activities in the three chapters in the affected areas Other support status Status of support from overseas 163 Chapter 7 Red Cross Volunteer Activities 1.Activities of the DRV center at the Headquarters Activities of volunteers in the affected areas Volunteer activities at various Chapters 179 Chapter 8 Recovery Assistance Program 1.Organizational regime of the recovery assistance program Implementation regime of the recovery assistance programs Actual achievements of the recovery assistance programs Assistance from Kuwait Accounting and audit 214 Chapter 9 Gienkin (Cash grant scheme) 1.Gienkin ; Cash grant scheme Handling of Gienkin Collection status of Gienkin Transfer and distribution status of Gienkin 223

5 5.Response system for the Gienkin Public relations activities and public opinion related to Gienkin Discussion about the future methods of handling Gienkin 230 Chapter10 Relationship with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 1.Liaison/coordination with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (NS) etc., in the initial response Acceptance response to the declaration of relief Tracing service activity Response and accountability to donors Holding of various meetings and conferences Implementation of the evaluation by the IFRC evaluation team 263 Chapter 11 Public-Relations Activities 1.Early response (From the day of the disaster to the end of March) Domestic PR activities Effective use of the mass media International public relations Other PR activities 290 Chapter 12 Others (This section is omitted) 294 Chapter 13 Summary of Disaster Relief Services for the GEJET 1.Review (Examination) by Blocks Implementation of the Overall Summary of the JRCS Disaster Relief Services for the GEJET Reinforcement Plan of Medical Relief Equipment for strengthening institutional disaster preparedness 305 Chapter 14 Notes (This section is omitted) 310 Afterword How to operate DVD-ROMs