letterof11May1990fromtheUkrainian SSR.Itsassistance wouldmost likelybeintherehabilitation orpossible relocation tosaferareasof affected ordamaged industries, inthe'control ofindustrial pollution andthe like.Thescopeofdamageintheaffected areaissoimmensethatUNlOO's limited resources couldnomorethanbegintotackletheproblem. An exploratory mission wouldbenecessary toassessmoreprecisely theextentof damagetoindustry andtodetermine thescopeoftechnical assistance required. Potential sources offundswillbeapproached onthepossibility of financing projects andactivities intheaffected region, inco-operation with UNIDO. WorldHealthOrganization (WHO) 29.WHOhasplayedanactiverolewithregardtothehealthimplications of theaccident attheChernobyl nuclear powerstation. Thishasrangedfrom international assessments ofthepossible healthimpacts immediately following theaccident tocollaborative efforts withtheauthorities oftheUSSR, theByelorussian SSRandtheUkrainian SSRininvestigating theeffects on thehealthoftheexposed poDulations. WHOisalsoparticipating intheIAEA co-ordinated project concerned withfollow-up totheaccident. 30.InApril1990,thescopeofcollaboration wasexpanded through a Memorandum ofUnderstanding between theMinistry ofHealthoftheUSSRandWHO toestablish along-term international programme tomonitor andmitigate the healthconsequences oftheChernobyl accident. TheProgramme, whenfully implemented, willencompass epidemiological studies, thediagnosis, treatment andprevention ofradiation-induced thyroid disease, carcinogenic, teratogenic andgenetic effects, contribution ofradiation andnon-radiation causesof morbidity andmortality, thesocialandpsychosocial aspects oftheaccident andtheirhealthimplications, retrospective analysis oftheradiation exposure levelsandprojected dose,international expertise forindependent evaluations oftheradiation contamination situation, measures onradiation protection andhealthofthepopulation, andradiation healthdatabanks. E/1990/97 page7 31.Theagreement callsfortheestablishment, inthecityofObninsk, USSR, ofaninternational centreforradiation healthconcerns withbranches in Kiev,MinskandBryansk. TheCentrewillco-ordinate theworkofresearch and medical institutions involved inprogramme implementation. OtherGovernments, institutions andindividual experts arebeinginvitedtopaLticipate inthe international programme byproviding expertise, equipment andresources. It isexpected thatotherinternational organizations willcontribute tothework intheirareasofcompetence. 32.Ameeting of~epresentatives ofWHOCollaborating Centres inRadiation Emergency Medical Preparedness andAssistance, convened inLeningrad from 21to24May1990,commented onthefirstdraftoftheProgramme andexplored thepossible contribution oftheCentres. Duringtheremainder of1990,itis planned toestablish andconvene aScientific Advisory Co,mnittee toreviewand adviseontheproposed programme ofactivities withtheparticipation ofother Governments andtheirresearch institutions andscientists. 33.Otheractivities supporting thisnewinitiative concerned withthehealth effects oftheChernobyl accident include theworkofthenetwork ofWHO Collaborating Centres onRadiation Emergency Medical Preparedness and Assistance (RAMPAN). Thenetwork promotes thestrengthening ofpreparedness inmemberStatesforradiation emergencies andcanprovide medical assistance topeopleaffected byradiation exposure. Italsoincludes thedevelopment andoperation oftheWHO/UNEP GlobalEnvironment Radiation Monitori~g Network (GERMON), thepurpose ofwhichistocollect dataonenvironmental radiation throughout theworldandtofacilitate theexchange ofinformation inthecase ofmaiorradioactive releases (seepara.50). 34.TheWHORegional OfficeforEurope, incollaboration withtheAllUnion Research CentreforRadiation Medicine inKiev,isimplementing activities withemphasis onepidemiological surveys andpsychological effects ofnuclear accidents. Anumberofexpertmeetings arebeingheldin1990and1991on subjects suchaspsychological effects oftheChernobyl accident, effects of radionuclides onthethyroid glandandprospective investigations ofthe effects oftheChernobyl accident onthehealthofthepopulation.
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear accident and the efforts of international organizations to address its consequences, particularly on health and environment. The language used is technical and specialized, indicating a high level of expertise in the field. The text also mentions cooperation and collaboration among organizations, which suggests a global response to the disaster.

**Category**
Health, Humanitarian aid and relief