Special Feature 4:Olympus Latin America Steps Forward to Assist the Activities of Charitable Organizations

Aiming to raise the level of local healthcare as a social responsibility

Chikara Hirai

Team Leader, Imaging Units & Capsule Products R&D Department
Medical Research Development Division
Chikara Hirai


We want to discover how we can use techniques such as image processing to support the discovery of lesions. When we meet new cutting edge technologies, we also want to apply them to the development of endoscopy systems.

Mutsumi Yoshikawa

Group Leader, Product Technology Group Development Departmen
Aizu Olympus Co., Ltd.
Mutsumi Yoshikawa


We assign the highest priority to quality while maintaining and improving our production system for endoscopy systems so that our customers can safely make use of the instrument. We also feel the joy of producing products where we can contribute to medical development from the manufacturing sector.

Hiroyuki Saito

Team Leader,
Development Group
Shirakawa Olympus Co., Ltd.
Hiroyuki Saito


I am pleased to know that our products have contributed to the lives of people around the world. This is very encouraging for us as product developers.


With respect to the donation, OLA received a commendation from ABCD. OLA also received the gracious thanks of President of El Salvador.

There are many poor regions in the world where people can neither receive sufficient medical services, nor enjoy the benefits of recent medical care. "The donation has made us aware of the fact that we can have a significant effect on local communities. We think that these activities are one of the missions of Olympus and OLA and part of our social responsibility. We will also strive to support regions and medical institutions in which new technologies have not yet been introduced, and activities that help patients get the medical treatment they need ," says Victor. Corzo, President of OLA.



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