Reminder - European Men's Health Forum Research Project
Quick reminder: please take a minute to visit our website gathering the
experiences of men on prostate health.
You can ask a question about issues with the prostate at: www.yourprostate.eu
EMHF is a charity that aims to make it easier for men to take responsibility for
their health, and as such is looking to gather information on what men find
important about these aspects of health, so that this can form the basis of a
report to policy makers. You can read more about them here: www.emhf.org
This is not designed to duplicate or replace any of the great work being done by
men's health organisations, but as a complementary piece of research. We would
really appreciate it if you would visit the sites and use them, or tell anyone
else about them that may find them useful.
Hello
I am currently project managing a piece of work for the European Men's Health
Forum (EMHF) designed to gather the experiences of men on the issues that they
feel are important in two areas of health that are often seen as difficult to
ask questions about: prostate health and sexual dysfunction. These also have a
major impact on men's relationships with other people and are therefore very
important to deal with as quickly as possible.
This is a web based initiative using two sites where men, or their partners, can
seek anonymous advice from specialist health professionals in a private
conversation. There is no need to give any personal information and no one is
trying to sell anything!
EMHF is a charity that aims to make it easier for men to take responsibility for
their health, and as such is looking to gather information on what men find
important about these aspects of health, so that this can form the basis of a
report to policy makers. You can read more about them here: www.emhf.org
The first site, is at www.yourprostate.eu where men can ask anything they want
about issues to do with the prostate. We are also interested in men's thoughts
on what was the point where they felt they had to seek support or diagnosis.
This site has a specialist urology nurse available to answer any questions about
these issues.
The second site is at www.malehealthquestions.eu and here men can ask questions
about erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation in total confidence.
Specialist urologists with experience of dealing with these issues are available
to answer questions in English as well as many other European languages.
This is not designed to duplicate or replace any of the great work being done by
men's health organisations, but as a complementary piece of research. We would
really appreciate it if you would visit the sites and use them, or tell anyone
else about them that may find them useful.
If this breaches the protocol of your forum then please accept my apologies. And
if anyone wants further information please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Kind regards
Tim Street
tim.street@...
Health bills in Congress:
Some of America's prostate cancer organizations have expressed concern about
this possible loss of hard-won state mandated prostate health benefits. They
have also jointly expressed our concern that there is no Office of Men's Health
to participate in the agency committees that will offer information and advice
to the Administration and the Secretary about the health care needs of the
nation.
You can read the letter to Congress here:
http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/PCagroupshealthreform0709.pdf
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Is Toxic Waste Behind Somali Piracy?
European firms are being accused of dumping toxic waste off the Somali coast.
This is the claim that the Somalia pirates, who are demanding an $8m ransom for
the return of a Ukrainian ship, are making. The pirates say the money will go
towards cleaning up the waste. Januna Ali Jama is a spokesman for the pirates
and he says the ransom demand is a means of “reacting to the toxic waste that
has been continually dumped on the shores of our country for nearly 20 years”.
“The Somali coastline has been destroyed, and we believe this money is nothing
compared to the devastation that we have seen on the seas.” he added.
The MV Faina, a Ukrainian ship carrying tanks and military hardware, off
Somalia’s northern coast is being held for ransom. The
International Maritime Bureau states 61 attacks by pirates have been reported
since the start of the year. Money is the primary objective of the hijackings;
however, claims of the continued environmental destruction off Somalia’s coast
have been largely ignored by the region’s maritime authorities.
Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, the UN envoy for Somalia said there is “reliable
information” that European and Asian companies are dumping toxic waste,
including nuclear waste, off the Somali coastline. “I must stress however,
that no government has endorsed this act, and that private companies and
individuals acting alone are responsible,” he said. Allegations of the dumping
of toxic waste, as well as illegal fishing, have circulated since the early
1990s.
The tsunami of 2004 literally dumped evidence of such on the beaches of northern
Somalia. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) reported the tsunami had washed up
rusting containers of
toxic waste on the shores of Puntland.
Nick Nuttall is a UNEP spokesman and has stated that when the barrels were
smashed open by the force of the waves, the containers exposed a “frightening
activity” that has been going on for more than decade.
“Somalia has been used as a dumping ground for hazardous waste starting in the
early 1990s, and continuing through the civil war there,” he said.
“European companies found it to be very cheap to get rid of the waste, costing
as little as $2.50 a tonne, where waste disposal costs in Europe are something
like $1000 a tonne. “And the waste is many different kinds. There is uranium
radioactive waste. There is lead, and heavy metals like cadmium and mercury.
There is also industrial waste, and there are hospital wastes, chemical wastes
– you name it.”
Since the containers came ashore, hundreds of residents have fallen ill,
suffering from mouth and abdominal bleeding, skin
infections and other ailments. “We [the UNEP] had planned to do a proper,
in-depth scientific assessment on the magnitude of the problem. But because of
the high levels of insecurity onshore and off the Somali coast, we are unable to
carry out an accurate assessment of the extent of the problem,” he said.
Ould-Abdallah claims the practice still continues. “What is most alarming here
is that nuclear waste is being dumped. Radioactive uranium waste that is
potentially killing Somalis and completely destroying the ocean,” he said.
There are apparently legal reasons for not naming the companies involved in
waste dumping. The practice helps fuel the 18-year-old civil war in Somalia as
companies are paying Somali government ministers to dump their waste, or to
secure licenses and contracts.
“There is no government control … and there are few people with high moral
ground … [and] yes, people in high positions are being paid off,
but because of the fragility of the TFG [Transitional Federal Government], some
of these companies now no longer ask the authorities – they simply dump their
waste and leave.” There are ethical questions to be considered because the
companies are negotiating contracts with a government that is largely divided
along tribal lines. “How can you negotiate these dealings with a country at
war and with a government struggling to remain relevant?”
In 1992, a contract to secure the dumping of toxic waste was made by Swiss and
Italian shipping firms Achair Partners and Progresso, with Nur Elmi Osman, a
former official appointed to the government of Ali Mahdi Mohamed, one of many
militia leaders involved in the ousting of Mohamed Siad Barre, Somalia’s
former president.
The UNEP investigated the matter at the request of the Swiss and Italian
governments. Both firms had denied entering into any agreement with militia
leaders at the beginning
of the Somali civil war.
“At the time, it felt like we were dealing with the Mafia, or some sort of
organised crime group, possibly working with these industrial firms,” Mustafa
Tolba, the former UNEP executive director said. “It was very shady, and quite
underground, and I would agree with Ould-Abdallah’s claims that it is still
going on… Unfortunately the war has not allowed environmental groups to
investigate this fully.”
“If these acts are continuing, then surely they must have been seen by someone
involved in maritime operations,” Abdi Ismail Samataris a professor of
Geography at the University of Minnesota said. “Is the cargo aimed at a
certain destination more important than monitoring illegal activities in the
region? Piracy is not the only problem for Somalia, and I think it’s
irresponsible on the part of the authorities to overlook this issue.”
Mohammed Gure, chairman of the Somalia Concern Group, said
“The Somali coastline used to sustain hundreds of thousands of people, as a
source of food and livelihoods. Now much of it is almost destroyed, primarily at
the hands of these so-called ministers that have sold their nation to fill their
own pockets.” Ould-Abdallah said. “The intentions of these pirates are not
concerned with protecting their environment. What is ultimately needed is a
functioning, effective government that will get its act together and take
control of its affairs.”
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The levels of salt and sugar in breakfast cereal formulations targeted
at children are slammed in Australia after consumer group finds key
'cereal' offenders are "heavy on marketing spin and light on good
nutrition".
"Not even the added vitamins and minerals can make up for that fact
that this product is almost one-third sugar," commented Dr Rosemary
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