10 South Korean medical personnel study treatment for A-bomb survivors in HICARE training
Sep. 27, 2016
Ten South Korean doctors and nurses began a medical training program in Hiroshima on September 26. They were invited to participate in the program by the Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed (HICARE), which is composed of the Hiroshima prefectural government, the Hiroshima city government, and other organizations. During their four-day stay lasting until September 29, they will study the harmful health effects caused by radiation and various medical treatments for A-bomb survivors.
The 10 doctors and nurses work at six medical institutes including the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences in Seoul. On the first day, they visited the Hiroshima prefectural government office, where Takeshi Yahata, the head of the Hiroshima Prefecture Atomic Bomb Survivors Support Division, told them that the A-bomb survivors are aging and that it is becoming more important for them to receive medical treatment near their place of residence. The doctors and nurses also watched a video that shows the various activities conducted by HICARE including the dispatch of specialists abroad in order to provide support for nuclear victims in other countries.
During their stay in Hiroshima, they will visit the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (Minami Ward) and the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital (Naka Ward) to study the effects of radiation on human health and the medical treatment and checkups provided to the A-bomb survivors. Park Su Cheol, 45, a doctor from the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, said that he would like to study what kind of treatment is given to the survivors and how to address their suffering from the aftereffects of the atomic bomb.
(Originally published on September 27, 2016)
The 10 doctors and nurses work at six medical institutes including the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences in Seoul. On the first day, they visited the Hiroshima prefectural government office, where Takeshi Yahata, the head of the Hiroshima Prefecture Atomic Bomb Survivors Support Division, told them that the A-bomb survivors are aging and that it is becoming more important for them to receive medical treatment near their place of residence. The doctors and nurses also watched a video that shows the various activities conducted by HICARE including the dispatch of specialists abroad in order to provide support for nuclear victims in other countries.
During their stay in Hiroshima, they will visit the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (Minami Ward) and the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital (Naka Ward) to study the effects of radiation on human health and the medical treatment and checkups provided to the A-bomb survivors. Park Su Cheol, 45, a doctor from the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, said that he would like to study what kind of treatment is given to the survivors and how to address their suffering from the aftereffects of the atomic bomb.
(Originally published on September 27, 2016)
