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Jamaica’s first public nuclear medicine centre has opened with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) support in the University Hospital of the West Indies in the capital Kingston, the IAEA has said on. The centre will provide diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable diseases under Jamaica’s Rays of Hope initiative launched earlier this year to help countries fight cancer.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 08 July 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsjamaicas-first-public-nuclear-medicine-centre-opens-with-iaea-support-9833440
Jamaica has opened its first public nuclear medicine centre with the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Rays of Hope initiative. The centre, at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) in Kingston, will provide diagnosis and treatment for cancer and other diseases including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/New-centre-provides-nuclear-medicine-to-Jamaican-p
Ongoing support to developing countries is essential to ensure adequate cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said in a panel discussion held on 4 February to mark World Cancer Day. Panelists called for more and urgent action to address the wide gap in diagnosis and therapy access between developed and developing countries.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 09 February 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Grossi-highlights-IAEA-support-in-fighting-cancer
The Ethiopian government is receiving support from the International Atomic Energy Agency and other development partners to address its urgent need for improvement in cancer treatment. The IAEA recommends four radiotherapy machines per one million people, but Ethiopia has only one for its population of 105 million.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ethiopia-makes-progress-in-cancer-treatment-provis
The Ethiopian government is receiving support from the International Atomic Energy Agency and other development partners to address its urgent need for improvement in cancer treatment. The IAEA recommends four radiotherapy machines per one million people, but Ethiopia has only one for its population of 105 million.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 28 December 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ethiopia-makes-progress-in-cancer-treatment-provis