Three doctors from South Korea visit Hiroshima to study care of the radiation-exposed
Jun. 15, 2015
Three doctors from South Korea began training in medical care for the radiation-exposed on June 8 at the invitation of the Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed (HICARE), a local organization comprising members from the city, prefecture and various local institutions. During the five-day course, which will conclude on June 12, the doctors will learn about the effects of radiation.
The two men and one woman, ranging in age from their 40s to their 60s, specialize in orthopedic surgery and other fields. On June 8 they visited the Peace Memorial Museum, where they saw clothing, a lunchbox and other items that had been damaged in the atomic bombing. They closely examined panels describing the effects of radiation, such as leukemia and other forms of cancer. Park Jun Ho, 42, head of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Busan Medical Center, said, “The destruction was greater than I had imagined. There’s a lot I don’t know about the effects of radiation. I want to add to my knowledge and put it to use after returning home.” From June 9 the three doctors will visit the Radiation Effects Research Foundation and Hiroshima University Hospital.
HICARE’s training program was launched in 1991 in an effort to provide better treatment for A-bomb survivors living overseas. This is the first session to be held this fiscal year. So far, a total of 455 doctors from 20 countries, including South Korea, Russia and Brazil, have participated in the program.
(Originally published on June 9, 2015)
The two men and one woman, ranging in age from their 40s to their 60s, specialize in orthopedic surgery and other fields. On June 8 they visited the Peace Memorial Museum, where they saw clothing, a lunchbox and other items that had been damaged in the atomic bombing. They closely examined panels describing the effects of radiation, such as leukemia and other forms of cancer. Park Jun Ho, 42, head of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Busan Medical Center, said, “The destruction was greater than I had imagined. There’s a lot I don’t know about the effects of radiation. I want to add to my knowledge and put it to use after returning home.” From June 9 the three doctors will visit the Radiation Effects Research Foundation and Hiroshima University Hospital.
HICARE’s training program was launched in 1991 in an effort to provide better treatment for A-bomb survivors living overseas. This is the first session to be held this fiscal year. So far, a total of 455 doctors from 20 countries, including South Korea, Russia and Brazil, have participated in the program.
(Originally published on June 9, 2015)
