IAEA/RCA Regional Workshop on Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers for Healthcare Application that was planned to be held in 23-27 June 2003 in Malaysia and IAEA/RCA Regional Training Course on Clinical and Technological Aspects of Radiotherapy for Uterine Cervix Cancer that was planned to be held in 7-11 July 2003 in Japan was postponed due to the prevailing situation of SARS in the region.