WHO

CORRUPTION AT THE WORLD HEALH ORGANIZATION

"Precautionary policies should not be applied to EMFs," states Dr. Michael
Repacholi. (MWN, S/O 01).

As reported in Microwave News, Mike Repacholi, the head of the WHO EMF
project, “recruited utility representatives to help write the original draft of
the WHO document recommending exposure levels, and later asked them to review
the completed draft. Repacholi invited eight utility representatives to
attend task group meeting -the only observers who were invited.
Dr. Repacholi also denied Prof. Johansson participation in the WHO
workshop summary, although he participated in this workshop. It is not a
coincidence that the recommendation to governments to discourage the publicfrom
measuring radiation in their homes emerged from this workshop group. Thisis an
active harm to the public.”
“On the 5th of July 2005, it was publically [sic] published that Dr.
Michael Repacholi - Coordinator of the WHO's Radiation and Environmental Health
Unit- receives 150,000 dollar a year directly from the cellular phone
industry with additional money for meetings and travels, meaning he broke the rules
of the WHO which bar to receive money directly from the industry.”
(microwavenews.com 5.7.05).  
In addition, Dr. Repacholi is documented as having invited power industry
representatives to participate actively in setting public health standards
for electromagnetic fields emitted by powerlines and transformers.
(Microwavenews.com 1.10.05, 22.9.05) It is important to note that this happens despite
the fact that Dr. Repacholi said himself to a Senate Committee Inquiry that:  
"[T]he world health Organization does not allow industry to participate in
either standard setting or in health
risk assessment. The WHO takes the view that there cannot be industry
representation on standard setting working groups. There cannot be someone on the
working group who is having an influence on health effects for an industry when
they derive benefit from that industry." Reference: Inquiry into
Electromagnetic Radiation, Report of the Senate Environment, Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts References Committee, Section 4.115, page 151, May 2001

Professor Olle Johansson of the Karolinska Institute, one of the key
referral institutions for the WHO reported that at the Prague conference on
electromagnetic sensitivity, Dr. Repacholi distributed disinformation aboutthe
acknowledgement of electrosensitivity by the Swedish government.


Mike Repacholi (of WHO's EMF project) was recently reported in New
Scientist (10th September 2005, page 14) as saying that "the worst effects of the
Chernobyl nuclear accident are mental health problems brought on by too much worry.
”
[Repacholi was also involved in a follow up report on Chernobyl that
apparently falsified death/disease statistics at the behest of the nuclear energy
industry, which was set back by public concern due to the Chernobyl disaster.
“The joint press release from the International Atomic Energy Agency, World
Health Organization and United Nations Development Program has sent
shockwaves throughout the world and brought strong condemnation from physicians,
environmental organizations, religious groups and even some political parties.”  
(The Nuclear Reporter #634 9/16/05) -Shivani]
Documents published lately show that tobacco industry and asbestos
industry both were very much involved with WHO and managed to prevent stricter
actions to protect the public. (with regard to tobacco-  
www.microwavenews.com 22.9.05, with regard to asbestos- Ladou Joseph, Environmental Health
Perspectives Volume 112 no. 3 March 2004)

November 2, 2004 - The World Health Organization's EMF Project is advising
national governments against setting stricter exposure limits for exposuresto
electromagnetic fields (EMFs) to protect children from leukemia.
The EMF project states that “WHO believes exposure limits should bebased on
effects conventionally regarded as established and are not an appropriate
mechanism for implementing precautionary approaches. Therefore WHO does not
recommend including exposure limits based on the childhood leukemia data asan
option.” The current ICNIRP exposure limit is 1,000 mG (100 µT) for the general
population. Epidemiological studies have consistently shown a leukemia riskto
children exposed, on average, above 3-4 mG (0.3-0.4 µT).
[The effect "conventionally regarded as established" is simple tissue
heating. As long as this, the absurdity of which has been proven over andover,
remains the basis of "safety" standards, industry can continue to recklessly
irradiate all living beings, and the health damage caused will continue and
increase. The effects most important to industries and their political friends are
money and power, not the suffering occurring due to present standards.  
Common sense, evidence, logic and compassion are not part of the decision making
process here. Shivani]
[The WHO has also denied that there is any indication that lowering
internationally accepted limits would reduce the prevalence of symptoms
attributed to EMF, advised that persons complaining that electromagnetic radiation
is affecting their health be given psychological evaluations, and advised
governments to discourage people from taking measurements of radiation levels in
their homes. The World Health Organization may be criminally liable for
offences in the countries that follow these guidelines. Outraged international
experts may take legal action. Stay tuned. -Shivani]




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