Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 340 weeks without interruption. The vigil consists of a silent presence that aims to remind the World Health Organization of its obligations as set out in its constitution. We have added the name of Hippocrates to our description because of the ethical rules he instituted for health practitioners. As far as the protection of the health of people affected by the consequences of the nuclear industry is concerned, the World Health Organization ignores these rules.

The Vigil takes place outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva every working day from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

Christophe Elain (Globe Trotter) – Paul Roullaud (Guenrouët – 44 – France)

Thérèse Raitière (Guenrouët – 44 – France) – Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland)

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Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland) – Loïc Schneider (Prévessin Moëns – 01 – France)

Françoise Bouvier (St Cergues – 74 – France)

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Renée Barazinski (Villars de Lans – 38 – France) – Maryvonne David-Jougneau (Grenoble – 38 – France)

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Jean Marc Muller (Prévessin Moëns – 01 – France) – Pascal Bézier (St Louis – 68 – France)

Claude Proust (Corenc – 38 – France) – Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)

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Paul Boyer (Chandon – 42 – France) – Pomme Baldens (Gentioux Pigerolles – 23 – France)

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Françoise Bouvier (St Cergues – 74 – France)

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Marius Simonnet (Ile de Noirmoutier – 85 – France) – Denny Simonnet (Ile de Noirmoutier – 85 – France)

Françoise Chaffard (Viuz – 74 – France) – Michèle Robergé (Filinges – 74 – France)

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François Fresneau (Pruillé l’Eguillé – 72 – France)- Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)

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Week 340 – Geneva – 28 to 31 October 2013

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François Fresneau (Pruillé l’Eguillé – 72 – France) – Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland)

Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland)

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We now believe it is important to address ourselves to those who are partly responsible for deciding WHO policy. It is for this reason that, on 9th November 2012, we began a Vigil outside the Ministry of Health in Paris. The Ministers of Health are the representatives of the member countries of WHO, and they are involved in deciding the policies and actions that this institution pursues in the area of radioprotection.

We will maintain this silent and peaceful vigil every Friday from 9am to 5pm outside the Ministry of Health in Paris, until France takes the necessary steps to ensure that WHO fulfils its mission to protect the population from radioactive pollution, and that a programme of independent research is put in place on a national and / or European level, on the theme of “Health and nuclear power”.

Taking part in the Vigil outside the Ministry of Health during October 2013 :

Anne Baldens – Caroline Bénichou – Christophe Elain – Marie Magdeleine Fratoni – Etsuko Furukata – Martine Laroche – Claude Lesage – Monique Lévy - Dominique Maddaléna – Jeannine Naudinet – Eliane Perreux – Nicolai Tchertkoff – JeanLuc Tonnerieux – Jean Pierre Triger

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