by Mefloquine Awareness | Jul 13, 2017
Some Mefloquine Warriors took to the streets of Calgary to protest the further use of this dangerous, debilitating drug. Many thanks to Dave Bona for sharing. Calgary mefloquine protest........Posted by Dave Bona on Thursday, July 13,...
by Mefloquine Awareness | Dec 19, 2016
Dave Bona suspected for decades it was the anti-malaria drug he was forced to take while serving in Africa that cost him his military career and left him struggling with neurological and psychological issues. So when when he was finally diagnosed with Mefloquine...
by Mefloquine Awareness | Dec 17, 2016
Dave Bona is still haunted by the horrors he witnessed as a soldier in Somalia more than two decades ago. Kids being blown up and a fellow paratrooper being killed by an accidental discharge are among the images forever etched in the veteran’s memory. He...
by Mefloquine Awareness | Dec 1, 2016
A Saskatchewan veteran who served in the military is speaking out about his experience with the anti-malarial drug mefloquine. Mefloquine is a drug prescribed to Canadian soldiers when deployed to zones known to have the malaria disease. Dave Bona was administered the...
by Mefloquine Awareness | Nov 17, 2016
The majority of those in attendance during the Remembrance Day service held at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre Friday morning were surprised when one of the guests unexpectedly took to the stage. Saskatoon area resident Dave Bona, a former member of the now disbanded...
by Mefloquine Awareness | Nov 16, 2016
Veteran says antimalarial drug used by soldiers in early 1990s had side effects A veteran who was in Somalia and Rwanda in the 1990s says the government should take responsibility for the effects the antimalarial drug mefloquine may have had on soldiers. Dave Bona, a...
