[ RadSafe ] Supposed Courage of Margaret Chan WHO DirectorGeneral, on ionising radiation

Tue Oct 2 13:57:36 CDT 2012

Hi Joseph -

The quote from Dr Chan was reported at the time -- it was dueing a  
May 4, 2011 meeting between her and a group that had been protesting  
in front of WHO HQ for years about the need for WHO to establish more  
independence between it and IAEA.

I'm having trouble getting http://independentwho.info/OMS- 
IW_2011-05-04_FR.php to load (or any page from that site) this  
afternoon. Other links about the May 4 meeting:

http://tekknorg.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/w-h-o-secretary-general-chan- 
admits-for-the-first-time-in-52-years-radiation-is-always-dangerous/

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2011/radiation_20110504/en/ 
index.html

And here's Christina MacPherson's blog post about it on May 16, 2011  
(she's the same person who posted recent remembrance of the 'courage'  
of Dr Chan):

http://nuclear-news.net/2011/05/16/world-health-organisation-director- 
comes-clean-about-nuclear-radiation/

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On Oct 2, 2012, at 2:14 PM, Joe Nardi wrote:

Can anyone provide a link to the statement by Dr Chan that is being  
quoted on these web pages?  I have tried to find something about it  
so I could see the full context of the statement but nothing seems to  
be available.  The web pages quoting her seem to indicate that Dr.  
Chan made the statement during a presentation on May 12, 2011 but  
there does not seem to be any record of a speech on that day on the  
WHO web site.  Anyinformation would be appreciated

A. Joseph Nardi

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If no level of radiation is safe, how come the human race have  
survived this many millenniums??  Does she have an answer and what  
proof does she have?
Who is she trying to scare and what does she suppose we should do  
about it!

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Christina MacPherson posted: "HISTORY WAS MADE. Marion Odell, 29 Sept
2012
On May 12, 2011 history was quietly made when courageous WHO Director- 
General Margaret Chan said "There is no safe low level of radiation."  
Until May 12, 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO) always"

Courage of Margaret Chan WHO Director General, on ionising radiation

by Christina MacPherson

HISTORY WAS MADE. Marion Odell, 29 Sept 2012 On May 12, 2011 history  
was quietly made when courageous WHO Director-General Margaret Chan  
said "There is no safe low level of radiation."

Until May 12, 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO) always  
followed the lead of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on  
nuclear health effects issues as there is a 1959 agreement that WHO  
would accept the findings of that organization. This agreement is  
still in effect and hopefully will be rescinded soon.

However this most likely will need some considerable political  
pressure from the public. It is imperative that we support this  
tremendously important pronouncement and spread the message far and  
wide. This is a breakthrough that will impress the public because of  
the prestige of the World Health Organization and the integrity of  
the Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan.

The letter to Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan from the  
International Institute of Concern for Public appears below. It can  
also be seen at iicph.org/330.

URL: http://wp.me/phgse-7PN

http://nuclear-news.net/2012/09/29/courage-of-margaret-chan-who-director
-general-on-ionising-radiation/
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