Following Japan Visit, UN Expert Stresses Need for Monitoring Effects of Nuclear Radiation on People

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)– 26 November 2012 – At the end of a visit to Japan related to health issues stemming from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, a United Nations independent expert today stressed the importance of monitoring the effects of atomic radiation on people’s health.

While the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, commendedthe Government of Japan for undertaking a health management survey in Fukushima, he also urged it to expand…