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The 50th Memorial Symposium
  Nagasaki and Hibakushas’ Medical Care
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In commemoration of the 50 year-anniversary for the foundation of Atomic Bomb Disease Institute (GENKEN) at Nagasaki University and also the 20 year-anniversary of Nagasaki Association for Hibakushas’ Medical Care (NASHIM), the joint ceremony and symposium, titled “Nagasaki and Hibakushas’ Medical Care – A New Challenge for Radiation Health Risk Control: International Contributions and Efforts to Fukushima”, have been held at Best Western Premier Hotel Nagasaki on February 9-10, 2013.

On the 1st day, the orders of the ceremony were as follows;(1) the opening speech by Dr. Makimoto, the president of NASHIM, Dr. Katamine, the president of Nagasaki University and Mr. Nakamura, Nagasaki Governor, (2) Introduction of history for GENKEN and NASHIM, (3) congratulatory speeches by guests of honor, (4) Memorial lectures by Prof. Yamashita (Light and shadow of civilization by science and technology: Global Perspective of GENKEN and NASHIM), and by Emeritus Prof. Tomonaga (Evaluation and future issues for research on radiation late effect in GENKEN), (5) Special lecture by Emeritus Prof. Nagataki (), and (6) Award of The Takashi Nagai Memorial Nagasaki Peace Award by Prof. Mykola Tronko at the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.

On the 2nd day, we also had the symposium with five speakers, including Profs. Takamura and Nagayama at GENKEN and Dr. Akahoshi at Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Sasaki at Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Casualty Council and Ms. Ariga from Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The numbers of the attendance were ~200 in the 1st day, and ~100 on the 2nd day.
Program
The 1st day, February 9, 2013 (Sat.)
13:00 - 13:20 Opening Remarks
13:20 - 13:30 Introduction of history for GENKEN and NASHIM
13:30 - 14:10 Addresses
14:10 -14:55 The 9th Takashi Nagai Memorial Nagasaki Peace Award Ceremony ph
Recipient: Dr. Mykola Tronko,
Academician of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine (Radiation Endocrinology)
15:10 - 17:30 Symposium
Memorial lectures Light and shadow of civilization by science and technology:
Global Perspective of GENKEN and NASHIM

Professor Shunichi YAMASHIATA, Fukushima Medical University
Evaluation and future issues for research on radiation late effect in GENKEN
Emeritus Professor Masao TOMONAGA, Nagasaki University
Special lecture Nagasaki’s global expansion
Emeritus Professor Shiganobu NAGATAKIi, Nagasaki University
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The 2nd day, February 10, 2013 (Sun.)
9:30 - 9:40 Opening Remarks
9:40 - 10:20
Lecture
National support administration for A-bomb victims
Ms. Reiko ARIGA, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
10:20 - 11:00
Seminar I
Activity and Health management for Hibakusha of HICARE, Hiroshima
Dr. Hideo SASAKI, Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Casualty Council
11:10 - 12:00
Seminar II
History and Future of NASHIM, Nagasaki
Professor Noboru TAKAMURA, Nagasaki University
13:00 - 13:50
Seminar III
Recent knowledge about Radiation and Thyroid cancer
Professor Yuji NAGAYAMA, Nagasaki Unversity
13:50- -4:50
Seminar IV
Effects of Radiation exposure
Dr. Masazumi AKAHOSHI,Radiation Effects Research Foundation
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Exhibition of Health survey and study at the time of Atomic bombing
  - Atomic bomb rescue and releaf report by Takashi Nagai, Original script
- My exprience and damages by Raisuke Shirabe, Original script
- Document of Nagasaki atomic bombing by Kodo Yasuyama, Original script
- Statistical Observation of atomic bomb damages in Nagasaki by Raisuke Shirabe, Original script and copied film sheet
- Reports of Atomic bomb disaster survey group in 1947, Original script
>> Link to NASHIM's "The 9th Takashi Nagai Memorial Nagasaki Peace Award" page
Host organizations : Nagasaki Association for Hibakushas' Medical Care(NASHIM), GENKEN, Nagasaki Prefecture
Nagasaki ken Medical association, Nagasaki city medical association
Supporters : Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed(HICARE), Nagasaki city