NewsNewsCursed by 'miracle drug,' thalidomide victims wait… Cursed by 'miracle drug,' thalidomide victims wait for Canada's apology By Ingrid Peritz From Saturday's Globe and Mail, Feb. 05, 2010 February 5th, 2010 To all TVAC members Thank you for completing the questionnaire "Reality 2009: Study on the Current Living Conditions of Canadian Thalidomide Survivors and their Projections for their Future." Your participation is very important! Focusing on issues such as the health status and degree of i… Now Petition in solidarity with thalidomide survivors. The International Contergan/Thalidomide Alliance (ICTA) is circulating worldwide a petition in order to put pressure on the German government so that it may recognize its fault in the thalidomide tragedy and take its responsibilities: www.Petition… Now North American premiere of NoBody's Perfect at DOXA Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver The documentary film NoBody's Perfect follows Niko von Glasow as he looks for eleven people who, like him, were born disabled due to the disastrous side-effects of Thalidomide, and who are prepared to … May 2009 TVAC celebrated its 20th Anniversary! It was under the theme “20 Years! You Are The Heart of it All!” that the members gathered together in Montreal on November 7th, 8th and 9th, 2008. Read TVAC’s press release. November 2008 ICTA’s peaceful demonstration in front of the German embassy in London (UK), April 3rd, October 2nd and 3rd, 2008. October 2008 and April 2008 On July 17th, 2008, TVAC presented its position on the risks associated with the possible marketing of a generic to thalidomide: “A Generic of Thalidomide: Why Duplicate Such a Danger to Unborn Children!” to the US Food and Drug Administration. July 2008 |
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