The World Health Organization and Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation joint project: medical relief for children affected by the Chernobyl accident through the development and implementation of health telematics

Title: The World Health Organization and Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation joint project: medical relief for children affected by the Chernobyl accident through the development and implementation of health telematics
Author: Repacholi, Michael N. / Takamura, Noboru / Souchkevitch, Guennadi N.

Reference: International Congress Series, 1234, p.135-140, May 2002

doi: 10.1016/S0531-5131(01)00604-5

Keywords: Chernobyl; Telemedicine; Health telematics; Thyroid cancer

Abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) and Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation (SMFH), in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus (the Ministry), have established and promoted a project entitled “Medical Relief for Children Affected by the Chernobyl Accident through the Development and Implementation of Health Telematics” to improve early diagnosis of thyroid diseases and follow-up of patients who have developed thyroid cancer due to exposure to radioactive fallout. The article reviews the development and current status of the project.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531513101006045

Chernobyl Sasakawa Health and Medical Cooperation Project

Title: Chernobyl Sasakawa Health and Medical Cooperation Project

Author: Shigematsu, Itsuzo

Reference: International Congress Series, 1234, p.3-6, May 2002

doi: 10.1016/S0531-5131(01)00589-1

Keywords: Chernobyl accident; Sasakawa Project; Thyroid cancer; Tissue bank; Telemedicine

Abstract: …A telemedicine program between the Gomel Center and Nagasaki University School of Medicine, and an international cooperative project to establish thyroid cancer tissue banks are also being implemented. It is expected that all these programs have contributed to their original objectives, which were to provide support for the three Republics in their efforts to supply the best medical care for the people affected by the Chernobyl accident.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531513101005891