Japanese Doctor's 20-Year Mission: Restoring Sight to 20,000 for Free

A Japanese eye doctor has won Asia's top humanitarian prize after two decades of free work in Vietnam. Dr. Hattori Tadashi left a high-paying job in Japan to provide eye care to the impoverished. He and his team have performed sight-restoring surgeries for more than 20,000 people at no cost. Their work focuses on those who could not otherwise afford treatment. For this service, Dr. Hattori has received the 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award. The award is widely known as "Asia's Nobel Prize." It honors his exceptional dedication to humanitarian causes. The foundation praised his direct action and personal sacrifice. Dr. Hattori has chosen to live for others, it stated, calling this the true key to happiness.