Trauma, rebuilding issues after Japan quake-Red Cross

A sailboat sits among debris in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, in this U.S. Navy handout photo dated March 15, 2011. The city was largely destroyed following the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that hit the country on March 11, 2011. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew M. Bradley/Handout

LONDON, (Reuters) – Global efforts to assist Japan  after Friday’s deadly quake should focus on longer-term concerns  such as trauma counselling and helping people to rebuild, a  senior international aid official said yesterday.

One of the world’s richest nations and used to dealing with  earthquakes, Japan was as well prepared as any nation could be  to respond to such a crisis and has used the huge amount of help  offered to bring in overseas experts.

So far search and rescue teams and medical units