Mykolaiv doctors receive new equipment from WHO to measure radiation

Mykolaiv doctors received new equipment from the World Health Organization. These modern devices are designed to measure the content of radionuclides.

This was reported by the press service of the Mykolaiv Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

These devices can be used to measure the content of radionuclides in the human body, in agricultural and food products, in drinking water, medicinal raw materials, wood, building materials and other environmental objects.

These are the SICH-ACP-3 human radiation spectrometer, the SEG-001 scintillation gamma radiation spectrometer AKPS-S 63 and the BETA radiation spectrometer SEB-01-150 with software.

Currently, specialists of Atomkomplekssprylad LLC are installing the equipment and training medical personnel to use it.

This equipment will enhance the center's ability to monitor radiation safety and prevent related diseases.

The Ministry of Health also donated modern laboratory equipment for toxicology and DNA testing. This will speed up the identification procedure and allow for innovative examinations, including those using molecular genetic methods.

In June, the rehabilitation department of Mykolaiv City Hospital was reopened. International partners purchased and delivered special medical equipment and renovated the wards. The rehabilitation unit provides medical services to soldiers wounded in the shelling, stroke victims and other groups in need of rehabilitation care.

In May, the latest generation mammography machine was purchased for Mykolaiv Hospital No. 5. The mammography machine was purchased at the expense of the local budget. According to doctors, there are only a few devices of this class in Ukraine.