Hiroshima governor meets with IAEA official, ties strengthened for medical care of radiation victims
Nov. 7, 2012
by Kenichiro Nozaki, Staff Writer, dispatched from Geneva, Switzerland
On November 2 (November 3 in Japan), Hidehiko Yuzaki, governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, met with Daud Mohamad, deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The two men agreed to deepen their cooperation in the areas of medical research for people affected by radiation and the development of human resources through the Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed (HICARE), which is sponsored by the Hiroshima prefectural and municipal governments and other entities.
Tetsuji Okamoto, vice-president of Hiroshima University, and two other members of a separate group visiting Vienna were also present at the meeting. HICARE and Hiroshima University enjoy cooperative ties. Mr. Mohamad stressed that he would like to produce positive results by strengthening cooperation in activities involving medical education and joint research.
Mr. Yuzaki agreed that he hopes to bring benefit to the international community by making the most of the knowledge that has been accumulated in Hiroshima through joint efforts with the IAEA. He also explained that this would be consistent with the concept of the prefecture’s “Hiroshima for Global Peace” plan, which includes the aim of amassing research on the elimination of nuclear weapons and peace building.
In 2010, the IAEA and HICARE exchanged memorandums on collaboration in such areas as exchanges of personnel involved in providing medical services for those affected by radiation. At the meeting, it was agreed that the cooperative ties, originally defined for a period of two years, will be extended.
All of the activities scheduled for Governor Yuzaki’s European visit have been completed, including stops at the United Nations and other organizations to explain the prefecture’s peace plan and solicit support. He will return to Japan on November 4.
(Originally published on November 4, 2012)
On November 2 (November 3 in Japan), Hidehiko Yuzaki, governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, met with Daud Mohamad, deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The two men agreed to deepen their cooperation in the areas of medical research for people affected by radiation and the development of human resources through the Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed (HICARE), which is sponsored by the Hiroshima prefectural and municipal governments and other entities.
Tetsuji Okamoto, vice-president of Hiroshima University, and two other members of a separate group visiting Vienna were also present at the meeting. HICARE and Hiroshima University enjoy cooperative ties. Mr. Mohamad stressed that he would like to produce positive results by strengthening cooperation in activities involving medical education and joint research.
Mr. Yuzaki agreed that he hopes to bring benefit to the international community by making the most of the knowledge that has been accumulated in Hiroshima through joint efforts with the IAEA. He also explained that this would be consistent with the concept of the prefecture’s “Hiroshima for Global Peace” plan, which includes the aim of amassing research on the elimination of nuclear weapons and peace building.
In 2010, the IAEA and HICARE exchanged memorandums on collaboration in such areas as exchanges of personnel involved in providing medical services for those affected by radiation. At the meeting, it was agreed that the cooperative ties, originally defined for a period of two years, will be extended.
All of the activities scheduled for Governor Yuzaki’s European visit have been completed, including stops at the United Nations and other organizations to explain the prefecture’s peace plan and solicit support. He will return to Japan on November 4.
(Originally published on November 4, 2012)
