Albanian boy expresses thanks for treatment in Japan

Albanian boy expresses thanks for treatment in Japan

OKAYAMA, Japan - Nezir Shinik, a 3-year-old ethnic Albanian boy from Kosovo, expresses thanks for having received four months of treatment in Japan for an intractable eye disease, at a news conference at the office of the Association of Medical Doctors in Asia (AMDA), in Okayama Prefecture. Nezir came to Japan with AMDA support and was admitted to Kanazawa University Hospital, Ishikawa Prefecture, in July. At his right is his mother.

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