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Since April 26, 2007, the Hippocratic Vigil has been held outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva, which now makes a total of 444 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  [ Read More ]

Chiyo Nohara, member of a research team studying the effects of radioactivity on butterflies in the Fukushima area, died at Okinawa, Japan, on 28 October 2015 after a long illness. Ms Nohara’s presentation of her group’s work was a remarkable feature of the Scientific and Citizen Forum on the Genetic Effects of Radioactivity organised by IndependentWHO in Geneva on 29 November 2014. IndependentWHO sent a message of condolences to her colleagues at the University of the Ryukus, Okinawa.