<p>A study on the impact of radiation on the health condition of people living around Kaiga Nuclear Power Generation Station has commenced.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The survey is being conducted by Tata Memorial Cancer Research Institute, Mumbai, and the Community Health Centre of Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.<br /><br />The people and voluntary organisations here had demanded a survey to study the incidence of cancer and other mysterious diseases caused by nuclear radiation. <br /><br />The State government and the Atomic Energy Commission had therefore decided to conduct the epidemiological survey around Kaiga power plant.<br /><br />A 16-member team led by Dr Ganesh and Dr Umesh from the Tata Memorial Cancer Research Institute is conducting the survey. Each of the four teams comprise a doctor, community officer, social worker and a nurse. The teams are collecting data relating to health in different villages, especially non-contagious diseases.<br /><br />The survey will collect data on occupation of the villagers, family background and hereditary diseases, anaemia, cancer, chronic illness and its causes. A team from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal is conducting a survey of the employees of the nuclear station by visiting the residences of each of the employees. <br /><br />The survey requiring about half an hour, will collect elaborate details, including family background, visible ailments, background of any surgery if any, blood pressure, any serious illness in the past.<br /><br />Between 2005 and 2011, the Yellapur taluk health officials conducted a survey on behalf of the nuclear power station in some villages in the taluk which are close to the station. At that time 110 cases of cancer were detected.<br /><br />A team of doctors from the Union Health Ministry had recently conducted a survey of hospitals around the nuclear station to assess whether they were equipped to face any nuclear calamity.<br /><br />The team had reported that hospitals coming in the vicinity of the station in Yellapur, Ankola and Joida taluks need to be upgraded and the shortage of doctors should be addressed.<br /><br /></p>
<p>A study on the impact of radiation on the health condition of people living around Kaiga Nuclear Power Generation Station has commenced.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The survey is being conducted by Tata Memorial Cancer Research Institute, Mumbai, and the Community Health Centre of Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.<br /><br />The people and voluntary organisations here had demanded a survey to study the incidence of cancer and other mysterious diseases caused by nuclear radiation. <br /><br />The State government and the Atomic Energy Commission had therefore decided to conduct the epidemiological survey around Kaiga power plant.<br /><br />A 16-member team led by Dr Ganesh and Dr Umesh from the Tata Memorial Cancer Research Institute is conducting the survey. Each of the four teams comprise a doctor, community officer, social worker and a nurse. The teams are collecting data relating to health in different villages, especially non-contagious diseases.<br /><br />The survey will collect data on occupation of the villagers, family background and hereditary diseases, anaemia, cancer, chronic illness and its causes. A team from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal is conducting a survey of the employees of the nuclear station by visiting the residences of each of the employees. <br /><br />The survey requiring about half an hour, will collect elaborate details, including family background, visible ailments, background of any surgery if any, blood pressure, any serious illness in the past.<br /><br />Between 2005 and 2011, the Yellapur taluk health officials conducted a survey on behalf of the nuclear power station in some villages in the taluk which are close to the station. At that time 110 cases of cancer were detected.<br /><br />A team of doctors from the Union Health Ministry had recently conducted a survey of hospitals around the nuclear station to assess whether they were equipped to face any nuclear calamity.<br /><br />The team had reported that hospitals coming in the vicinity of the station in Yellapur, Ankola and Joida taluks need to be upgraded and the shortage of doctors should be addressed.<br /><br /></p>
