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Hiroshima International Council
for the Radiation-exposed
(HICARE)
Atomic Bomb Survivors Support Division
Hiroshima Prefectural Government
10-52 Motomachi, Naka-ku Hiroshima
730-8511 Japan
Phone: +81-82-228-9901
Fax : +81-82-228-3277
E-mail: hicare1991@hicare.jp
Liaison Meetings for IAEA and HICARE Collaboration Projects Conducted and HICARE Seminar Held
To carry out collaborative projects under the Practical Arrangements for medical management of persons affected by radiation-exposure with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed in August 2010, a delegation was dispatched to the IAEA and its members held a discussion with Dr. Daud Mohamad, Deputy Director General of the IAEA.
The members also visited the World Health Organization (WHO) and other organizations in order to exchange opinions on new collaboration with international organizations.
Dispatch period:
October 31 to November 5, 2011
Dispatched members:
6 people
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hiroo Dohy | President of HICARE, President of Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital |
| Kazunori Kodama | Executive Secretary of HICARE, Chief Scientist of Radiation Effects Research Foundation |
| Satoshi Tashiro | Executive Secretary of HICARE, Professor of Hiroshima University Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine |
| Masahiro Sasaki | Executive Secretary of HICARE, Director General of Health and Welfare Affairs Bureau, Hiroshima Prefecture |
| [Secretariat (2 persons)] Chief secretary (Deputy Director, Atomic Bomb Survivors Support Division, Health and Welfare Affairs Bureau, Hiroshima Prefecture) Secretary (General Manager in Investigation Department, Atomic Bomb Victims Relief Division, Health and Welfare Affairs Bureau, Hiroshima City) | |
Descriptions of discussions, etc.:
(1) IAEA
1.Discussion
About future collaboration and 2011 HICARE International Symposium to be held on November 23 and 24 with Dr. Daud Mohamad, the Deputy Director General of the IAEA.
2.Liaison meetings
| Field | With whom | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joint research | Division of Human Health, Nuclear Sciences & Applications | IAEA made the following proposals: (1) To participate in the research network for biological dose assessment and with France and other research developed countries provide to research in developing countries with support for dose assessment studies. Scheduled to attend the first research meeting in March 2012. (2) To participate in coordination sessions of epidemiological study reports on radiation and cardiovascular disease. (3) To continue consideration that HICARE will provide research materials for the IAEA website. |
| Training | Radiation Safety and Monitoring Section Division of Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety, Department of Nuclear Safety and Security | HICARE proposed that HICARE and IAEA will jointly offer training programs and accept medical professionals and researchers. This remains under consideration. |
| Incident and Emergency Center, Department of Nuclear Safety and Security | It was proposed that HICARE will send lecturers to IAEA training programs and that the programs will be held in Hiroshima. This remains under consideration. |
3.Seminar
- Activities of HICARE: Hiroo Dohy, President of HICARE
- Effects of A-Bomb Radiation on the Human Body: Kazunori Kodama, Executive Secretary of HICARE
- Genome Damage Due to Radiation: Satoshi Tashiro, Executive Secretary of HICARE
Deputy Director General of the IAEA Dr. Daud Mohamad and 14 other IAEA officials
4.Opinion exchange with interns
Members talked with two interns who came from Japan about the training at the IAEA and their lives there. As a result, it was decided that HICARE will continue considering introduction of an internship program.
(2) WHO
Members exchanged opinions with Dr. Hiroki Nakatani, Assistant Director-General (ADG) and persons in charge of radiation at the Public Health and Environment Department, and held an open seminar (attended by 15 people).
(3) Other
Members visited the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and explained activities of HICARE, etc. and exchanged opinions.
Opinions exchanged about future visions with the Deputy Director General of the IAEA Dr. Daud Mohamad, on November 1
Discussed on joint research with Jan Wondergem, a radiobiologist at the IAEA, on November 1