Project Objective & Brief Description: |
The international scientific and practical Center of Thyroid Disease addresses the needs of population suffering from thyroid diseases and associated endocrinological illnesses as result of the Chernobyl disaster. The main aim of the project is to provide the lacking scientific background, the lacking infrastructure, and the lacking expertise for further advancement of thyroid diseases diagnostic and treatment, and for sustainable improvements in health of the Chernobyl-affected population. The project includes the scientific and research work for advancement of knowledge about radiation included thyroid disease; establishment and equipping of an international scientific and practical Centre of Thyroid Disease primarily focused on diagnostics, treatment and dynamic monitoring of patients; and dissemination of relevant knowledge and information to medical professionals and patients. |