FAN CAMPAIGN Bulletin #28: Watch out World!
April 17, 2004
Dear All,
We have just received this news from contacts in the UK: the WORLD CONGRESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2004 will occur in Brighton next week (April 19-22). This event is sponsored by the World Federation of Public Health Associations(WFPHA) and over 55 public health organisations from the UK and around the world. With the British Fluoridation Society in attendance and with the event occuring so soon after the passage of the fluoridation supporting Water Bill in the UK, this is likely to be the venue for a renewed effort to get public health officials in the UK and other countries very excited about getting on with water fluoridation. Such a possibility is further underlined by some of the key speakers listed in the schedule (see below). These include Mr. Michael Martin, the Minister of Health and Children in Ireland, who orchestrated the totally bogus Fluoridation Forum report, which whitewashed Ireland's mandatory fluoridation policy and Melanie Johnson, MP, UK Minister for Public Health, who was quoted in the UK press as saying words to the effect that "with fluoridation you can throw away your toothbrushes."
So if you live in the UK or other European countries please contact Peter Crampton at [email protected] to find out what you can do to counteract this potential "love fest" for fluoridation.
If you live in other countries be warned that you can anticipate delegates from this conference returning all fired up to renew their efforts to fluoridate your country, or any communities holding out against this archaic and undefendable practice.
Paul Connett
Peter Crampton's summary of the schedule:
WORLD CONGRESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2004
Monday 19 April
(Event we believe will be opened by Cofi Annan)
PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE 21st CENTURYDr Robert Beaglehole, WHO Director, Evidence, Information and Policy Rt. Hon Hilary Benn, MP, Secretary of State for International Development,
UK Micheal Martin, TD Irish Minister for Health and ChildrenTuesday 20 April
GOOD HEALTH EQUALS GOOD ECONOMICSMelanie Johnson, MP, Minister for Public Health Dr Marc Danzon, Regional Director of the European Office of the WHO Derek Wanless, Consultant, HM Treasury Dr Richard Feacham, Exec Director Global Funds for HIV/Aids
Wednesday 21 April
THE END OF HEALTH AS WE KNOW IT, CONSTRUCTING GLOBAL HEALTH IN THE 21st CENTURY
Prof Ilona Kickbusch, Special Advisor to Pan American Health Organisation
Faculty, Yale Uni Medical School
Prof Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer, EnglandThursday 22nd April
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-REDRESSING THE BALANCE LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY
Yvette Cooper, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Planning, Office of Deputy PM
Commisioner Margot Wallstrom, EU Environment Commisioner
Carol Bellamy, Exec Director UNICEF