Fukushima 福島第一

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IndependentWHO is organising a « Scientific and Citizen Forum on Radioprotection : from Chernobyl to Fukushima » on May 12th 2012 in Geneva.

Why organize a scientific and citizen Forum?

The real health consequences of Chernobyl have been covered up. And a repeat cover up of the health consequences of Fukushima is well underway.

Subordinate since 1959 to the International Atomic Energy Agency – part of whose mandate is the promotion of peacefull use of the atom - the World Health Organization has fully participed in the cover up.

The " clean bill of health " that the WHO provides to all nuclear activities must be denounced and civil society must take matters into its own hands.

IndependentWHO has decided, therefore, to invite independent scientists, free or all conflict of interest, to participate in a Scientific and Citizen Forum so that serious, reliable information can be provided be to the public on radiocontamination and radioprotection.

The Forum will allow citizens, politicians, journalists, health professionals and Hippocratic Vigils to share information and experience and think about what they can do together to protect populations from radioactive pollution.

P R O G R A M M E

Saturday 12 may 2012 – 8.00 to 12.45 -

8.30 Welcome

9.00 Présentation – Chair : Marc MOLITOR

Opening adress by Rémy PAGANI (Switzerland)

Administrative Councillor of the City of Geneva

Introduction to the Forum

Paul ROULLAUD(France)Représentative, IndependentWHO

Why organize a scientific and citizen forum ?

Roland DESBORDES (France) Président, CRIIRAD

Citizen information : taking responsability.

Paul LANNOYE (Belgium) Scientist, Honorary Member of

European Parliament : Why have the risks of exposure to radioactivity

always been underestimated ?

9.50 Overview of the radiocontamination in Japan and the

Health consequences of Chernobyl

- Chair : André LARIVIÈRE

Alexei YABLOKOV (Russia) Environmental scientist ,

Adviser, Academy of Sciences :

The diversity of biomedical consequences of Chernobyl.

ShinzoKIMURA (Japan) Professor, University of

Hokkaido. Specialist in radioprotection.

Extent of contamination and first clinical symptoms following

the Fukushima catastrophe.

EisukeMATSUI (Japan) Director, Institute of Environmental

Medicine of Gifu, Specialist in respiratory illness.

Action taken by Japanese scientists and citizens concerned about

low-doses internal radiation exposure in Japan.

11.25 Radioprotection against internal contamination

- Chair : Wladimir TCHERTKOFF

Galina BANDAJEVSKAIA (Belarus) Pediatrician, cardiologist

Health status of children in Belarus since the accident at the

Chernobyl nuclear reactor.

Alexei NESTERENKO(Belarus) Director, Belrad Institute

Implementation of radioprotection for population at local level.

Radioecological atlas : human beings and ionizing radiation.

Vladimir BABENKO (Belarus) Assistant Director, Belrad

Institut : From Chernobyl to Fukushima... A practical guide to

radioprotection.

Saturday 12 may 2012 – 14.00 to 18.00 -

14.00 Management of the catastrophe by the autorities and its effects on

society. - Chair : Eric PEYTREMANN

Sophie FAUCONNIER (France) Practitioner, author of studies on the

impact of Chernobyl in Corsica

Health impact of the Chernobyl accident in Corsica : an independent

epidemiological study finally established.

Paul JOBIN (France) Professor of Sociology, specialised in Japan,

Research associate at the Center for Research on Contempory Issues in

Public Health (INSERM-EHESS)

Fukushima : radioprotection ou « radio-management » by autorities ?

Kolin KOBAYASHI (Japan) Journalist, correspondent, 'Days Japan'

Nuclear energy in Japan, from Hiroshima to Fukushima, and the

antinuclear movement

15.20 Civil society : Following Chernobyl and Fukushima, NGOs,

individuals citizens, politicians, doctors, scientists, andjournalists

take action.

- Chair : Marc MOLITOR

Youri BANDAJEVSKY (Belarus) Anatomopathologist,

Président, Center for Analysis and Coordination "Ecology and Health"

From the syndrome of chronic incorporation of long half- life radionuclides

to the creation of programs and radioprotection policies for populations

: - an example of an integrated model.

Aya MARUMORI and Wataru IWATA (Japan) Independent Laboratory

CRMS : Independent initiatives and activities following Fukushima

Michèle RIVASI (France) Member, European Parliament , co-founder

CRIIRAD.

What is Europe doing in the area of radioprotection ?

Miwa CHIWAKI (Japan) Representative,Association of Mothers from

Fukushima : Our struggle for survival continues.

Chris BUSBY (United Kingdom) Chimist, chemical physicist,

Secretary ECRR

Small area cancer epidemiology for the Citizen : some approaches.

Michel FERNEX (Switzerland) Professor Emeritus, Faculty of

Medicine, Basel, former consultant, WHO.

Fukushima : precious time has been lost.

Conclusion of the day

Accommodation

“Accommodation in Geneva and the surrounding area”

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