IAEA Helps African Countries in the Production and Use of Radiopharmaceuticals for Cancer and Other Diseases
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) started a four-year project to help 17 African countries produce and apply vital radiopharmaceuticals for treating and managing cancer and other common diseases.
The new project builds on a previous IAEA
effort to train nuclear medicine professionals, pharmacists and technicians in
the safe preparation and administration of these medical drugs. It will step up
education activities to create a certification process for radiopharmacists,
and provide expert advice to countries in upgrading nuclear medicine facilities
to handle radiopharmaceuticals.
“Many
African countries offer nuclear medicine services but have limited
radiopharmacy capacities,” said Shaukat Abdulrazak, Director of the Division
for Africa in the IAEA's Technical Cooperation Department. “The IAEA has
previously helped the continent through equipment and more than 20 fellowships
and Master of Sciences degrees in this field, but there is a need to expand
these efforts with long-term educational opportunities in Africa.”
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Source: IAEA