Born and raised in the city of Uki in the prefecture, Hitoshi Kuwahara, 61, has been supporting community health for around three decades.

Drawing on their past experiences in disaster-stricken areas, team members are helping schools in the prefecture return to normal.

A landslide triggered by the quake had blocked access to the village where Paulina Pobi had lived, leaving her buried under the collapsed remainsAn 84-year-old woman has been discovered alive in the f

Recovering from the devastating earthquake that hit Colombia earlier this month will be particularly challenging for Choco, a remote region that has long struggled with high poverty rates, poor infras