A campaign to educate all world travelers about Mefloquine neurotoxicity.
Our MISSION is to provide information to, and encourage the formal establishment of basic health care provisions for, individuals injured by mefloquine.
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MEFLOQUINE MASS TORT LAWSUIT UNDERWAY IN CANADA
Howie, Sacks and Henry LLB, a Personal Injury Law firm based out of Toronto is wanting to hold the Canadian Government accountable for prescribing Mefloquine (Lariam) to Canadian soldiers without following proper procedure for clinical trial and failing to inform the...
DAVE BONA – PTSD AND MEFLOQUINE
Meet Canadian Forces Veteran Dave Bona. Mr. Bona took Mefloquine in 1992 whilst serving in Somalia and again in Rwanda. Hear his story!
The Quinism Foundation Calls on Veterans Affairs Canada to Screen Recent Canadian Veterans for Symptomatic Mefloquine Exposure
Health Canada Warns that the Antimalarial Drug, Widely Prescribed to Members of the Canadian Armed Forces Since the Early 1990s, Can Cause Several Potentially Permanent and Disabling Conditions WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT. (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 The Quinism...
The Quinism Foundation Calls for a Reopening of the Somalia Commission of Inquiry
The Quinism Foundation has sent a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for a reopening of the Somalia Commission of Inquiry to investigate the role of mefloquine poisoning in the brutal killing of Somali captive Shidane Arone, which occurred twenty five years ago this week.
On March 16, 1993, Master Corporal Clayton Matchee participated in a brutal beating of Arone that quickly led to the captive’s death. Following his arrest, Matchee was subsequently found hanging in his cell, having suffered brain damage that rendered him unfit to subsequently stand trial.
Foundation for mefloquine awareness asks Trudeau to reopen the Somalia inquiry
Originally published March 11, 2018 A foundation created to inform the public about the harms of mefloquine is asking Justin Trudeau to reopen an inquiry into the 25-year-old killing of a Somali teenager by Canadian soldiers who had been ordered to take the drug as...
Bev Skwernuiik – In Memorium – July 26, 1970 – January 02, 2018
Beverly Skwernuiik, beloved wife of Alex Kennedy, and Mother of Jilian and Rachel passed away suddenly on January 2, 2018 while visiting family in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. She was 47 years of age. Bev was a Mefloquine Warrior, championing the need for more awareness...
Somalia veterans’ malaria drug case is too old to proceed, federal lawyer argues
A photo and boots of Master Corporal Clayton Matchee and others are placed on the front steps of Parliament during an anti-malarial drug mefloquine rally on Sept. 19, 2017. Originally published December 8 2017 Veterans of the Somalia mission who say they were...
Former soldier files lawsuit against federal government, drug manufacturer
Originally published December 7, December 7, 2017 2017 Updated 7:26 PM EST A former member of the disbanded Canadian Airborne Regiment will finally get his day in court. Ronald Smith, formerly of North Bay, has filed suit against the federal government and a drug...
Ireland settles mefloquine case with veteran as Canada prepares to fight suit
A mosquito is pictured at the University of Arizona in this undated handout photo. The Irish government has agreed to pay a ‘substantial’ amount to a former army sergeant who was given the anti-malarial drug mefloquine in 2009. D. STOLTE, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA/THE...
Systematic review looks at the effectiveness and side effects of mefloquine
Originally published October 31, 2017 Researchers have published two systematic reviews revealing the safety of mefloquine (Lariam) for preventing malaria in travellers. “Mefloquine is at least as effective as other options,” says Dr Tickell-Painter, from...
Re-visiting Mefloquine Use at Guantanamo: A Guest Post by Dr. Remington Nevin
View the original article on http://transparentpolicy.org, Published 1 November 2013 Did the CIA direct the U.S. military to administer a powerful antimalarial drug to Guantanamo detainees, not for its antimalarial properties, but for its intoxicating and...
Desmond family brings call for inquiry into military murder-suicide to Ottawa
Diane Desmond, left, and Cassandra Desmond speak with the media outside Parliament in Ottawa on Friday October 20, 2017. Cassandra Desmond is bringing her call for an inquiry into the circumstances around her brother's death to the steps of Parliament, in hopes of...
Need to Know: Antimalarial Drugs
Antimalarials can have serious side effects & interactions with other meds. Malaria is serious, too, so you should discuss travel plans with a specialist. Originally published 10 October 2017. Overview Antimalarial drugs drugs are associated with severe and...
UK – The Use of Lariam six-month progress report published
Defence Committee publish a six-monthly progress report from the Ministry of Defence.
The Committee has today published on its website a six-monthly progress report, which gives an update on the Department’s implementation of the Committee’s recommendations.
Court: Conviction, life sentence stands for former Army Sgt. Robert Bales
This U.S. Army photo, provided by the Tacoma, Wash., News Tribune, shows Staff Sgt. Robert Bales in March, 2012. (U.S. Army/Tacoma News-Tribune via AP) The sergeant, stationed in Washington state, was sentenced to life for the slayings of 16 Afghan civilians and...
Antimalarial Drug May Be Effective Against PML
Coverage from the XXIII World Congress of Neurology (WCN) Originally published 26 September 2017 KYOTO, Japan — The antimalarial drug mefloquine may prove to be an effective treatment for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in patients not infected with...
Alarm as ‘super malaria’ spreads in South East Asia
Malaria is caused by a parasite spread by blood-sucking mosquitoes. Originally published September 22 to the BBC News website The rapid spread of "super malaria" in South East Asia is an alarming global threat, scientists are warning. This dangerous form...
’25 years I struggled’: Sask. veteran pushing Ottawa to help soldiers affected by anti-malaria drug
Canadian Armed Forces veteran Dave Bona is marching in Ottawa on Tuesday to call for more help for veterans suffering from the side-effects of mefloquine. (CBC News). Originally published by CBC News Sask. - September 18, 2017 An army veteran from...
Mefloquine Rally September 19-20th Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Mefloquine Awareness Canada (MAC) is a group comprised of Canadian Forces veterans, family members, civilians, and medical experts. We aim to raise awareness of the harms caused by the use of the anti-malarial drug mefloquine (also known as Lariam). 14:50 -...
Veteran likens anti-malaria pill’s effects to Agent Orange
An Australian veteran (not pictured) who claims her brain injury was caused by a controversial anti-malaria drug has compared the tablets with the notorious Agent Orange chemical. Originally published September 9, 2017 An Australian veteran who claims her...
UK Hotline Set Up For Those Worried Of Lariam Poisoning
Originally published September 6, 2016 Military personnel concerned about the side-effects of taking the anti-malarial drug Lariam are being urged to contact the MoD. It follows recommendations made by a recent Defence Committee report into the...