Improving Public Health with Radiation Medicine and Technology

Non-communicable diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disorders are becoming increasingly common throughout the world, including in low and middle income countries. The growth in the number of people with such conditions is putting an enormous strain on developing countries, which often lack the resources to diagnose and treat these conditions effectively. Many people die of diseases which would be treatable if they lived in countries with advanced health care systems. This is a great human tragedy. This edition of the IAEA Bulletin provides an insight into what the IAEA is doing to help. As far as cancer is concerned, we help countries to establish or upgrade oncology and radiotherapy centres, and to build capacity in nuclear medicine for diagnosis