Japanese Professor Becomes "Honorary Citizen Of Dong Khoi" In Ben Tre Province

With his positive contributions and dedication to the development of Ben Tre Province, Professor and Doctor of Medicine Nagato Natsume received the title "Honorary Citizen Of Dong Khoi" in the celebration of relations between Ben Tre and the Japanese Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation (JCPF) on March 24.
March 28, 2024 | 11:21

According to the People's Committee of Ben Tre province, Professor and Doctor of Medicine, Nagato Natsume was one of two Japanese citizens honored to receive the high title of “Honorary Citizen of Dong Khoi.”

Speaking at the ceremony, Nagoto Natsume expressed his gratitude to the leaders, departments, and people of Ben Tre for always supporting and assisting the activities of the JCPF association. Every business trip to the province feels like coming home, as this is like a second home to him.

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Professor and Doctor of Medicine Nagato Natsume received the title of "Honorary Citizen Of Dong Khoi". Photo: Ben Tre Center for Disease Control

Within the framework of the program, the Ben Tre Provincial People's Committee awarded a certificate of merit from the Government to one individual and 8 certificates of merit from the Provincial People's Committee to 8 groups and individuals of the JCPF Association. This is the recognition and gratitude of Ben Tre province for the practical contributions, both material and spiritual, of the JCPF Association to people and children with lip and cleft palate deformities.

At the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Be Muoi highly appreciated the activities of the JCPF Association as an effective, long-lasting, and efficient humanitarian and charity program.

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Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Be Muoi spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Ben Tre Center for Disease Control

JCPF Association was established in April 1993. During 30 years of operation in Ben Tre province, the JCPF Association has screened, consulted, and treated more than 2,000 patients with deformities and performed cleft lip and palate repair surgery on 1,462 patients, mainly children.

The Association also provides medicines to prevent cleft lip and palate for pregnant women, supports medical equipment, and transfers technology to the medical team and doctors of Nguyen Dinh Chieu Hospital in Ben Tre province.

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