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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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...
“Canadians Need Mefloquine Awareness” – Gord Johns
Representing Mefloquine Awareness Canada, Pieter Vorster met with Gord Johns, M.P. at the final leg of his Ride The Riding tour. Visit Gord Johns' website to find out more about his Ride The Riding tour. On Saturday, 1 September, I had the opportunity to...
Cure or curse?
By Sharon Adams with illustrations by Robert Carter. Originally published in Legion Magazine September/October 2017. Reproduced with permission of Legion Magazine. Canadian Airborne Regiment veteran Dave Bona woke up with the same question every...
Australian veterans fighting toxic side effects of anti-malaria drugs
Australian soldiers serving in East Timor during 2000 to 2002 were given the anti-malaria drug mefloquine. Originally published August 30, 2017 at 12:26 pm Schizophrenia, hallucinations, seizures and self harm are among the disorders allegedly affecting Australian...
Defense requested a “DuBay” hearing
Defense requested a "DuBay" hearing to obtain additional relevant evidence related to whether SSG Bales was exposed and how we had affected. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia United States v. DuBay, 17 USCMA 147, 37 CMR 411, was a 1967 case which established...
Antimalarial drug mefloquine drove her husband ‘to madness,’ Sask. woman says
Marj Matchee is asking the government to reopen the Somalia inquiry. Her husband was charged with second-degree murder in the 1993 death of a Somali teen, which is considered one of the darkest chapters in Canada's military history. (Don Somers/CBC)....
MAC members Meet with Parliament Members
Above: Marj Matchee, Cathay Wagantall M.P., Dave Bona, and Bev Skwernuik. Some members from Mefloquine Awareness Canada met with Members of Parliament, Cathay Wagantall and Dr Robert Kitchen and others, to discuss mefloquine and the effects it has had on...
Former MP wants Philpott to intervene in department handling of drug safety law
Originally published August 18, 2017. Updated August 18, 2017 at 12:55pm Former Conservative MP Terence Young is calling for Health Minister Jane Philpott to personally review her department's handling of a law that bears his daughter's name — a request supported by...
Bonnie Toews 1941 – 2017
We at Mefloquine Awareness Canada were saddened to learn that Bonnie Toews had passed away. We owe her a great debt for her work with veterans and bringing awareness to the dangers of Mefloquine use. Published in the Toronto Star from Aug. 12 to Aug. 14, 2017 TOEWS,...
2016 PTSD Challenge – Dave Bona – PTSD and mefloquine (PTSD Video – graphic content)
As a member of the Airborne Regiment, Dave Bona spent 14 years with the military including the first Gulf War and Cyprus. Later he would pull the wrong straws and got some opretty tough deployments; Somalia, Rwanda and just about Bosnia. Served with the N Sask R, 1 Bn RCR, 3 Bn RCR and 3 CDO Canadian Airborne Regiment.