title: WHO's public health agenda in response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.
abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) has responded to the 2011 East-Japan earthquake and tsunami through the three levels of its decentralised structure. It has provided public health advice regarding a number of issues relating to protective measures, potassium iodide use, as well as safety of food and drinking water, mental health, travel, tourism, and trade. WHO is currently developing an initial health risk assessment linked to a preliminary evaluation of radiation exposure around the world from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Lessons learned from this disaster are likely to help future emergency response to multi-faceted disasters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Environment, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. vandeventere@who.int
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van Deventer
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Rosario Perez
authors.forename: Angelika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tritscher
authors.forename: Kazuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Zhanat
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration*