Japanese doctor awarded “Honorary citizen of Thua Thien - Hue province” title
Japanese doctor Tadashi Hattori, who is CEO at Asia - Pacific Prevention of Blindness Association (APBA), was awarded the "Honorary citizen of Thua Thien - Hue province" title in recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions to the central locality’s development for peace and social progress.
Chairman of the Thua Thien - Hue provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Phuong (R) hands over the title to Tadashi Hattori.(Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) - Japanesedoctor Tadashi Hattori, who is CEO at Asia - Pacific Prevention of Blindness Association (APBA), was awarded the "Honorary citizen of Thua Thien - Hue province" title in recognition of hisoutstanding achievements and contributions to the central locality’s developmentfor peace and social progress.
Addressing the awarding ceremony on March 28, Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Phuong praised Hattori's contributions to the locality’s health sector over the past 20 years, stressing the expert hasdevoted his heart to bringing light to poor patients with eye diseases, withtens of thousands of free surgeries in Vietnam.
His noble action left a deep impression in the hearts of thepeople, contributing to spreading trust and hope in the community, Phuong said.
In Thua Thien - Hue, he not only directly performs surgeries butalso transfers techniques, imparts knowledge and skills, and mobilisesresources to improve service quality at the Hue Eye Hospital. He is an examplefor local medical workers to follow in improving qualifications and better serving the people.
Prof. Hattori said he is pleased to receive this title, addingthat he will continue to accompany the province to bring light to more local patientswith difficult circumstances.
Prof. Hattori,born in Osaka, graduated from Medicine Kyoto University, one ofthe eight most prestigious universities in Japan. He is one of the leading experts in Japan in treating cataract andretinal diseases, and also the world’s leading surgeon in Vitrectomy and Phacosurgery.
Since 2002, theprofessor has trained more than 60 highly skilled ophthalmologists from hospitalsin Vietnam and offered free operations to over 60,000 disadvantaged patients with eyediseases in Vietnam. He has performed about 6,000 surgeries in Thua Thien – Hue. Last year, theprofessor helped mobilise 20,000 USD in aid for the Hue Eye Hospital toimplement a free eye surgery project for poor children.
Hewas awarded the Friendship Medal by thePresident and the insignia “For health of people” by the Ministry of Health. Hewon the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Award, often called "Nobel Prize of Asia"./.
Over the past 17 years, Japanese doctor Tadashi Hattori has become a friend to many visually-impaired patients in remote and disadvantaged areas of Vietnam, particularly those in Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Bac Kan, Binh Phuoc and Ca Mau.
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Chairman of the Thua Thien - Hue provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Phuong (R) hands over the title to Tadashi Hattori.(Photo: VNA) 
