Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 392 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
Week 388 – Geneva – 01 to 03 October 2014
Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland) – Loïc Schneider (Prévessin Moëns – 01 – France)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France)
(not photographed)
Maryvonne David-Jougneau (Grenoble – 38 – France) – Edith Mayer (Prévessin Moëns – 01 – France)
Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland) - Irène Schowb (Geneva – Switzerland)
Georges Gordon (Ferney-Voltaire – 01 – France) – Françoise Bouvier (St Cergues – 74 – France)
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Week 389 – Geneva – 06 to 10 October 2014
Michel Rioche (Arthaz – 74 – France) - Maki (Osaka- Japan)
Jean Yves Peillard (Clarafond – 74 – France) – Jean Marc Muller (Prévessin Moëns – 01 – France)
Guy Chatelan (Gex – 01 – France) - Carole Bouvier (Cologny – Switzerland)
(not photographed)
Véronique Marcot (Rochejean – 25 – France) – Carole Sutty (Marnoz – 39 – France)
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Week 390 – Geneva – 13 to 17 October 2014
Jean Marie Frontini (Angers – 49 – France)
(not photographed)
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland) - Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland)
Marie Grandclément (Gex – 01 – France)
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Week 391 – Geneva – 20 to 24 October 2014
Bernard Nicolle (Feins – 35 – France) - Rachel Mauguet (Maubec – 38 – France)
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Week 392 – Geneva – 27 to 31 October 2014
Corinne Trit (Pontivy – 56 – France) – Françoise Bloch (Geneva – Switzerland)
Alison Katz (Geneva – Switzerland) – David Shipley (Geneva – Switzerland)
Michel Monod (Geneva – Switzerland) – Annick Steiner (Geneva – Switzerland)
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We 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 2014 :
Midori Amo – Ruwanara Bopearachchi – Françoise Chanial – Philippe Clavière – Christophe Elain – Marie Magdeleine Fratoni – Etsuko Furukata – Bernard Gauthier – Martine Laroche – Monique Lévy – Dominique Maddaléna – Jeannine Naudinet - Christian Roy – Nadine Ruelland – Jean Pierre Triger