Three South Korean doctors study medical treatment for radiation exposure in Hiroshima
Jun. 14, 2016
Training began in Hiroshima on June 13 for three South Korean doctors who have been invited by the Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed (HICARE), which is comprised of such entities as the Hiroshima prefectural government and the Hiroshima city government. During their five-day stay to June 17, the doctors will learn about the harmful health effects caused by radiation and the medical treatment and checkups given to A-bomb survivors.
The doctors are in their 30s and 40s and work at Seoul Red Cross Hospital and Sangju Red Cross Hospital. They visited the prefectural government office, where they listened to Takeshi Yahata, head of the Atomic Bomb Survivors Support Division of Hiroshima Prefecture. Mr. Yahata explained that full reimbursement for the medical expenses of A-bomb survivors living overseas began this past January, and that it is becoming more important for survivors to receive medical treatment near their place of residence. The doctors also watched a video that presents HICARE’s activities.
After that they moved to the Radiation Effects Research Foundation and studied the effects of radiation on the human body. During their stay in the city, they will also visit the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
Kim Cheon-il, 42, the doctor overseeing the medical checkups of A-bomb survivors at Sangju Red Cross Hospital, said that he would like to learn about the conditions suffered by A-bomb survivors and appropriate ways to treat these conditions. He said he hopes to put this knowledge to good use in the health checkups performed in South Korea.
(Originally published on June 14, 2016)
The doctors are in their 30s and 40s and work at Seoul Red Cross Hospital and Sangju Red Cross Hospital. They visited the prefectural government office, where they listened to Takeshi Yahata, head of the Atomic Bomb Survivors Support Division of Hiroshima Prefecture. Mr. Yahata explained that full reimbursement for the medical expenses of A-bomb survivors living overseas began this past January, and that it is becoming more important for survivors to receive medical treatment near their place of residence. The doctors also watched a video that presents HICARE’s activities.
After that they moved to the Radiation Effects Research Foundation and studied the effects of radiation on the human body. During their stay in the city, they will also visit the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
Kim Cheon-il, 42, the doctor overseeing the medical checkups of A-bomb survivors at Sangju Red Cross Hospital, said that he would like to learn about the conditions suffered by A-bomb survivors and appropriate ways to treat these conditions. He said he hopes to put this knowledge to good use in the health checkups performed in South Korea.
(Originally published on June 14, 2016)
