Three doctors from U.S. and Latvia learn about treatment for A-bomb survivors
Nov. 19, 2015
by Junji Akechi, Staff Writer
On November 12, three doctors, two from the United States and one from Latvia, learned about the history of treatment for A-bombed survivors at the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors’ Hospital in Naka Ward. This is part of a training program provided by the Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed (HICARE), a local organization established by Hiroshima Prefecture, the City of Hiroshima, and other institutions.
Shunichi Kaseda, the deputy director of the hospital, explained that although doctors and nurses lost colleagues in the atomic bombing, they did their best to provide care for the survivors who flooded the hospital in the wake of the atomic bombing. Mr. Kaseda also explained that Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who died of A-bomb-induced leukemia at the age of 12, was hospitalized here. Sadako is known for the many paper cranes she folded during her illness. “I hope you will use what you learn in Hiroshima to help make this a world that’s free of nuclear weapons,” Mr. Kaseda said.
Wade Kyono, 50, an American pediatric physician and specialist in blood-related cancers, said that he would like to bring back knowledge on exposure to radiation and share this information with others.
The HICARE training is taking place from November 9 through 13. The trainees also visited other places including the Peace Memorial Museum in Naka Ward. The doctor from Latvia will remain in Hiroshima beyond November 14 and take part in further training at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation in Minami Ward.
(Originally published on November 13, 2015)
On November 12, three doctors, two from the United States and one from Latvia, learned about the history of treatment for A-bombed survivors at the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors’ Hospital in Naka Ward. This is part of a training program provided by the Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed (HICARE), a local organization established by Hiroshima Prefecture, the City of Hiroshima, and other institutions.
Shunichi Kaseda, the deputy director of the hospital, explained that although doctors and nurses lost colleagues in the atomic bombing, they did their best to provide care for the survivors who flooded the hospital in the wake of the atomic bombing. Mr. Kaseda also explained that Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who died of A-bomb-induced leukemia at the age of 12, was hospitalized here. Sadako is known for the many paper cranes she folded during her illness. “I hope you will use what you learn in Hiroshima to help make this a world that’s free of nuclear weapons,” Mr. Kaseda said.
Wade Kyono, 50, an American pediatric physician and specialist in blood-related cancers, said that he would like to bring back knowledge on exposure to radiation and share this information with others.
The HICARE training is taking place from November 9 through 13. The trainees also visited other places including the Peace Memorial Museum in Naka Ward. The doctor from Latvia will remain in Hiroshima beyond November 14 and take part in further training at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation in Minami Ward.
(Originally published on November 13, 2015)
