tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post1818641672623120562..comments2023-08-27T13:04:51.898+01:00Comments on Freedom-2-Choose (Scotland): Pharmaceutical sponsorship in smoking cessation: Toronto conference, NovemberBelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284836559314332001noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post-40109289008960742812012-04-18T17:27:40.253+01:002012-04-18T17:27:40.253+01:00Interesting.... shows the power of the corporation...Interesting.... shows the power of the corporations involved.Safer Smokehttp://www.safersmokesupply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post-10286092796958269332011-09-14T00:13:52.054+01:002011-09-14T00:13:52.054+01:00The World Health Organisation has more or less bee...The World Health Organisation has more or less been owned by the pharmaceutical cartel since 1998, where Norwegian doctor and left-wing politician Gro Harlem Brundtland took office as General Director of the WHO. In 1999 she announced a "partnership with the pharmaceutical industry":<br /><br /><a href="http://who.int/inf-pr-1999/en/pr99-04.html" rel="nofollow">Who launches partnership with the pharmaceutical industry to help smokers quit</a><br /><br />This partnership was a huge and historic error made by the WHO, because when a public organisation like the WHO teams up with a cartel of the most powerful players in a multinational private business industry, the outcome will always be that money rules.<br /><br />The WHO in fact gave up on "Health" and replaced it with "Big Money" thanks to Brundtland.<br /><br />Decades ago the WHO was financed solely by contributions from the member states. Today they are depending on financing from the pharmaceuticals also. This change could not happen without the pharmaceuticals gaining influence. And in times with economic recession it is very likely that the member states' weak ability to provide more contributions means that the pharmaceuticals are gaining even more influence and power.<br /><br />Therefore it should not be taken too seriously that the WHO "warns health professionals working in tobacco control not to become too involved with pharmaceutical companies".<br /><br />Since both the WHO and the Tobacco Control are well aware that they cannot work without pharmaceutical funding, this message should be interpreted as a call from WHO to health professionals in the world to avoid letting the relationship with Big Pharma be shown too openly in the media.<br /><br />WHO sends this call probably because they suddenly realize that Big Pharma can play the part of an "Evil Big Enemy" in the eyes of the public - in the same way WHO and tobacco controllers have been using "Big Tobacco".Klaus Khttp://dengulenegl.dk/blog/noreply@blogger.com