Problems of Radiation Medicine and Radiobiology

Expert assessment of preventive measures in the zone of guaranteed voluntary resettlement

Iu. Iu. Ozerova1, V. A. Prilipko1, A. A. Myshkovska2
1State Institution “National Research Center for Radiation Medicine of the National Academy of MedicalSciences of Ukraine”, Melnykov str., 53, Kyiv, 04050, Ukraine
2Ministry Health of Ukraine, Grushevskogo str., 7, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine

Objective. An expert evaluation of preventive measures focused on population health maintenance in the zone of guaranteed voluntary resettlement taking into account the limitations of the provisions of certain articles of the Law of Ukraine on the clean-up of the Chornobyl disaster aftermath.
Materials and methods. The research survey was applied using a peer review method. The three-level (national, regional, district) expert workgroup was involved been employed within recovery of the Chornobyl disaster aftermath. Professional experience of minimum 10 years, corresponding profile and current position were the requirements for selection. A simple streamlining the values of paired or consistent comparison was applied on the primary empirical data.
Results. The arrangements made in recent years by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and ministries engaged in clean-up and recovery from the Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident are ineffective. Costs from the Fund for the implementation of measures to clean-up the consequences of the Chornobyl disaster and social protection are reduced. There is no consensus among experts regarding some constraint of an action of certain articles of the Law of Ukraine “On the status and social protection of citizens affected by the Chornobyl disaster” on the principles of social protection and health-care of the population living in contaminated areas.
Conclusions. In addressing the social and health consequences of the Chornobyl disaster the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine just for a long time has passes no amendment to the legislation on the subject. At that there are several restrictions in force for a large number of articles of the existing laws that were adopted in 1991. The mentioned above exacerbates social strain and destroys the “citizen-state relationship”. The extreme need has emerged in a comprehensive public review of existing laws with involvement of multidisciplinary group of experts to a “round table” to justify the draft laws.

Key words: peer assessment, contaminated territories, treatment and preventive measures, healthcare management, social security.

Problems of radiation medicine and radiobiology. 2013;18:133–143.