Nuclear accidents – harmonization of the public health response: report on a WHO meeting, Geneva, 10–13 November 1987
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World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
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111 p.
Contains summaries in French, German and Russian
Following a resolution of the thirty-sixth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Europe, made in September 1986, a special project on the public health response to nuclear accidents was established. It placed special emphasis on reviewing the experience gained from the Chernobyl accident of April 1986, stimulating long-term epidemiological studies and providing guidance on a harmonized public health response system appropriate to European conditions in the event of another accident with transfrontier consequences. In September 1987, the thirty-seventh session of the Regional Committee reviewed the progress made and approved a second resolution, which provided further guidance to the WHO Regional Director for Europe on the direction the project should take. To assist in the progress of the project and to assess the work done so far, 33 senior experts, with representatives of six international organizations, formed the Working Group on European Harmonization of Public Health Actions in Relation to Nuclear Accidents, meeting in Geneva in November 1987. The main aim of the Working Group was to provide appropriate advice for the harmonization of public health measures in Europe, to minimize the possible harm to health resulting from widespread radioactive contamination following a nuclear accident. To accomplish its task, the Group reviewed the experience gained from the Chernobyl accident and recommended further essential follow-up activities.
Contains summaries in French, German and Russian
Following a resolution of the thirty-sixth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Europe, made in September 1986, a special project on the public health response to nuclear accidents was established. It placed special emphasis on reviewing the experience gained from the Chernobyl accident of April 1986, stimulating long-term epidemiological studies and providing guidance on a harmonized public health response system appropriate to European conditions in the event of another accident with transfrontier consequences. In September 1987, the thirty-seventh session of the Regional Committee reviewed the progress made and approved a second resolution, which provided further guidance to the WHO Regional Director for Europe on the direction the project should take. To assist in the progress of the project and to assess the work done so far, 33 senior experts, with representatives of six international organizations, formed the Working Group on European Harmonization of Public Health Actions in Relation to Nuclear Accidents, meeting in Geneva in November 1987. The main aim of the Working Group was to provide appropriate advice for the harmonization of public health measures in Europe, to minimize the possible harm to health resulting from widespread radioactive contamination following a nuclear accident. To accomplish its task, the Group reviewed the experience gained from the Chernobyl accident and recommended further essential follow-up activities.