Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/27/2022
7:00 pm CDT – 8:00 pm CDT
Categories
Advocacy for Radiation Victims
Dr. Katsumi Furitsu is a quiet but strong-willed medical doctor, devoting her life to the treatment of radiation victims and participating in various campaigns for peace and a nuclear-free society both at home and abroad. She is also a part-time lecturer (genetics and basic medical radiology) at the Hyogo College of Medicine. Dr. Furitsu is head of the secretariat of the Osaka-based Chernobyl Relief Group of Kansai, and a member of the Campaign Against Radiation Exposure. Since 2004, Dr. Furitsu has been a member of the steering committee and science team of the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW), and since 2005, a member of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW).
