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Here is a list of articles that have appeared in the press or on the internet about the collective “IndependentWHO”, its actions and progress to date, and also about the health effects of radiation and WHO&#&46s response to these effects.
The articles are arranged thematically and in the order that they appeared.

 1-  WHO, the IAEA and the agreement “WHA12-40” between them
 2-  Chernobyl, past, present and future
 3-  Military uses of nuclear technology in the past and today
 4-  Civil uses of nuclear power
 5-  Health and safety for workers in the nuclear industry
 6-  Health effects of radioactive contamination

Please consult the press reviews in our    section.




WHO, the IAEA and the agreement “WHA12-40” between them

* The Guardian - National daily - United Kingdom - 28th May 2009 Read
“Toxic link : The WHO and the IAEA”   Oliver Tickell Download      

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Chernobyl, past, present and future

* The Guardian - National daily - United Kingdom - 10th January 2010 Read
“Chernobyl nuclear accident: figures for deaths and cancers still in dispute”   John Vidal Download    

* La Tribune - National daily - Canada - 26th June 2009 Read
“Children’s health in Byelorussia under-threat”   Isabelle Pion Download    

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Military uses of nuclear technology in the past and today

* AFP - Agence de Presse - France - 24th september 2009  
”Près de Tchernobyl, l’inquiétante fréquence des arythmies cardiaques”   Boris Cambreleng
(Around Chernobyl, alarming frequency of cardiac arythmia)
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* Revue XXI - National, three times a year - France - summer 2009  
“ 7.000 Hiroshima ”   Fabienne Lips-Dumas Download    

* Le Nouvel Observateur - National weekly - France - 23rd April 2009 Read
“La dernière guerre des sacrifiés”   Sophie des Deserts
(The last war of the sacrificed)
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Civil uses of nuclear power

* Le Salzburger Nachrichten - National daily - Austria - 27th May 2009  
“Mehr Kinderkrebs rund um AKW”   Gerhard Schwischei Download  

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Health and safety for workers in the nuclear industry

* AremeniaNow - National weekly - Armenia - 28th April 2006 Read
“Healthy Concerns: Metsamor employees face risks, but need jobs”   Gayane Mkrtchyan Download    


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Health effects of radioactive contamination

* The Guardian - National daily - United Kingdom - 13th November 2009 Read
“My baby was blind. She couldn't eat or speak. I mourn for her – Iraqi families heartache over Falluja birth defects”   Martin Chulov

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* The Guardian - National daily - United Kingdom - 13th November 2009 Read
“Huge rise in birth defects in Falluja”   Martin Chulov Download    


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