by Mefloquine Awareness | Dec 22, 2016
‘We haven’t seen the safety concerns in the individuals that we’ve prescribed it for’ An antimalarial drug commonly prescribed in Alberta is facing growing calls from critics who want it downgraded as a drug of “last resort” for travellers....
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 9, 2016
Canadian soldiers will soon be deployed on a peacekeeping mission in Africa and among the anti-malaria medications being made available is a drug called mefloquine. Of the three malaria prevention treatments in use, it’s the most controversial. Short term use of...
by Mefloquine Awareness | Dec 9, 2016
I thank the Standing Committee for the opportunity to submit this brief for their consideration. My son, Corporal Scott Smith, 3-Commando, Canadian Airborne Regiment, died of self-inflicted wounds on Christmas Day, 1994, during military operations in Rwanda, following...
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...
