| MCS International presents: International Conference on Environmental Illness 2003 to be held on Tuesday 2nd & Wednesday 3rd September 2003 at Cecil Sharp House, corner of Gloucester Avenue, 2 Regents Park Road, Camden Town, London, NW1 |
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Announcement: At the first International Conference on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, 2002, a large number of people expressed interest in the formation of a separate organization to meet the medical and social needs of sufferers of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and or related environmental disorders. This resulted in ELC [Environmental Law Centre] setting up MCS International which is in the advanced process of being registered as a Charity. As a first step, towards full recognition and
to gain a better understanding of the problems faced by sufferers,
MCS International is inviting eminent speakers to an International
Medical/ Legal Conference. The purpose of this conference is to
advance public and government awareness to the continuing dangers
of household, medical and industrial products and their consequences
which poses associated risks to the health of the population and
the environment. Our Conference theme is:
Misdiagnosed Illnesses – what you can do medically
and legally Speakers • Keynote Speaker: Professor
P Hunt (UK) United Nations Rapporteur on Health - to confirm •
Chairpersons: Drs P Brooke and S Myhill |
Background: The
World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that :- One reason for this high incidence is that high-powered
modern marketing techniques ensure, on average, ensures that a person
comes into contact with about 300 chemicals per day (source: EU).
Ten years ago 1 child in 850,000 was diagnosed as suffering from
autism or autism-type-syndrome. Today it is one in 85! There have
been similar increases in the incidence of asthma and other diseases.
Gulf War Syndrome is another illness which has exploded and it affects
not just those who fought in the Gulf War but also those who served
in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and Puerto Rico. Gulf War type syndrome
is a by-product of modern warfare and cannot be seen as an isolated
occurrence. The Government response is to prescribe Prozac
or Ritilin or a put people in mental homes. Children as young as
five are now put on Prozac and the problem is growing. One interesting
aspect is that most sufferers identified so far are educated and
from middle to C5 groups [middle income to higher income groups]
and not poor! To date people have spent hundreds of thousands of
pounds on treatment with little to show for their efforts. This
has often resulted in financial ruin, marriage breakdown etc. Our aim is to bring these problems to the attention
of everybody so that attention can be paid to the plight of these
people. ICESR provides the basis of right to health and housing.
Their human rights are being breached - according to numerous articles
of the convention. The conference is targeted at a wide range of people including, lawyers, doctors, students (of human rights, law, medicine) plus victims of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. I hope the above gives you an idea of what our
conference will be focusing on, but please come back to me if you
need further info. |
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DRAFT PROGRAMME 9.00 - 9.30 am - Registration Wednesday 3rd September 2003 9.15 - 9.30 am Registration Contact: Dr Kartar Badsha drbadsha@elc.org.uk |