Repacholi Admits Interference from the Industry at the World Health Organisation EMF Project
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Children at the Handheld Learning Conference 10-12 October 2007 in London*_
*Repacholi: *
*- Admits Industry Funding - for the WHO EMF Project*
* - Employed by the Industry before and after the WHO EMF Project*
* - Emeritus Chairman of ICNIRP since 1996 – the body charged with
setting 'Safe' International Exposure limits. [here
<http://omega.twoday.net/stories/1599006/>]*
* - Now Promoting Wireless/Microwave emitting Devices to Children - at
the Handheld Learning Conference 10-12 October 2007 in London (despite
the UK's Health Protection Agency's own advice that under 16's should
only use Mobile Phones etc. as little as possible because they are more
prone to harm from them)*
Repacholi headed the Project into ElectroMagneticFields (EMFs) by the
World Health Organisation (WHO) until July 2007.
For years, the WHO have declared Mobile Telephone Masts and the
microwave radiation (the EMFs) emitted by them and other such devices
not to be dangerous.
Campaigners have, for years, argued that Repacholi has not been
independent, since this 'research' was at least partially funded by the
Industry.
Repacholi , via the WHO-EMF Project, has for years always strongly
denied this.
However, Repacholi has now admitted that a large proportion of the
WHO-EMF Project funding was sourced via donations sent to the Royal
Adelaide Hospital from where Repacholi was seconded. It is strongly
believed that this was Industry money.
“/In 1996 the World Health Organization /[WHO]/ began what it said was a
program "to assess the scientific evidence of possible health effects of
EMF in the frequency range from 0 to 300 GHz" (EMF Project). The person
placed in charge of the program ... was Michael Repacholi, who had been
known for more than 6 years to be a paid consultant and spokesman for
the companies responsible for producing EMF pollution” /[here
<http://www.ortho.lsuhsc.edu/Faculty/Marino/Comments/RepacholiTestimony.html>]/.
/Professor Andrew Marino, Louisiana State University. [here
<http://www.ortho.lsuhsc.edu/Faculty/Marino/Comments/SOBs.html>]
It would appear that not only did Repacholi control the WHO EMF project
from its inception, but its main source of funding was Industry.
“/Repacholi states that he always followed the WHO rules on funding and
that, “NO funds were EVER sent to me.” [His emphasis.]/
/This is financial legerdemain. As Microwave News has previously
reported, Repacholi arranged for the industry money to be sent to the
Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia, where he used to work. The funds
were then transferred to the WHO. Seven years ago, Norm Sandler, a
Motorola spokesman, told us that, “This is the process for all the
supporters of the WHO program.” At the/
/time, Motorola was sending Repacholi $50,000 each year. That money is
now bundled with other industry contributions and sent to Australia by
the Mobile Manufacturers Forum (MMF), which gives the project $150,000 a
year./
“/What is the difference between sending money directly to the WHO and
sending it via Australia?,” we asked Repacholi last December. He never
responded. We don’t think there is any difference. We don’t understand
how the WHO can see this as anything other than money laundering. On
numerous occasions we have asked Repacholi to reveal all the sources of
the funding of the WHO EMF project. He has consistently refused.”
/Microwave News November 17th 2006 [here
<http://www.microwavenews.com/docs/MWN.11%289%29-06.pdf>]
The indirect funding arrangement was terminated after Repacholi's recent
departure from the WHO, as follows:-
“/The project is *currently* funded solely through extra-budgetary
contributions from participating countries and other agencies. All
contributions and accounting are audited by WHO./
• /Several governments provide either periodic or ad-hoc direct
contributions to the WHO EMF Project, while others support financially
specific activities./
• /Through an agreement set up in 1995 between WHO and the Royal
Adelaide Hospital (RAH) in Australia, RAH provided financial management
of //*funds received from contributions of non-governmental entities*//
[ /i.e. presumed to be Industry - companies with vested interests in
maintaining the discredited illusion that Mobile Phones, wireless
devices and Powerlines are safe /] on behalf of the Project. Dr
Repacholi was seconded from RAH to WHO from the time of the agreement
until his retirement from WHO in June 2006. Following Dr Repacholi's
departure, the agreement was terminated in early 2007. New funding
sources are now being sought.” /WHO Progress Report June 2006-2007 [here
<http://www.who.int/peh-emf/project/IAC%20progress%20report_final.pdf>]
Repacholi was interviewed in July 2007 about the funding of the WHO EMF
Project. He admitted the link of funding to industry, although he
claimed that Industry funding made up less than half of the total
amount. See Gateway RF Project interview at [here
<http://www.next-up.org/pdf/GatewayInterviewMichaelRepacholi20070726.pdf>]
The same WHO Progress Report goes on to list its funding as follows:-
“/A summary of funds received and spent is given in Table 3 below./
/Table 3 - Funding summary for the International EMF Project (July 2006
– June 2007)/
/INCOME/
/$249,682 Governments/
/*$529,820 Others*/
/USD 779,502 TOTAL INCOME”/
WHO Progress Report June 2006-2007 [here
<http://www.who.int/peh-emf/project/IAC%20progress%20report_final.pdf> ]
If the /“Others”/ listed above is almost entirely sourced from the Royal
Adelaide Hospital, and hence from Industry, the figures show that only
less than 1/3^rd of the WHO EMF funding comes from Governments around
the world.
With the source of WHO EMF Project funding exposed, Repacholi's role in
the WHO EMF Project explained and *his **continuing role of roving
ambassador for Industry – including in the UK at the forthcoming
“Handheld Learning 2007” event to promote Wi-fi and wireless devices to
children and schools* (see here
<http://www.handheldlearning.co.uk/hhl2007/hhl07_programme.pdf> ) isn't
it about time that people ignore Repacholi and the WHO EMF Project
reports that Industry often quote?
If you are concerned that Repacholi is being used to promote wireless
(microwave emitting) devices to children, OR that microwave emitting
devices are being promoted anyway, please send your concerns to the main
sponsors of Handheld Learning 2007, namely BECTA Chief Executive Stephen
Crowne ( <http://www.mastsanity.org/>be...@becta.org.uk
<mailto:be...@becta.org.uk> This e-mail address is being protected from
spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ), Carolyn McCall
Chief Executive of The Guardian Media Group (
<http://www.mastsanity.org/>con...@gmgplc.co.uk
<mailto:con...@gmgplc.co.uk> This e-mail address is being protected
from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and Jim Knight,
UK Minister for Schools and Learning (
<http://www.mastsanity.org/>dcsf.mi...@csf.gsi.gov.uk
<mailto:dcsf.mi...@csf.gsi.gov.uk> This e-mail address is being
protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )
Informant: Iris Atzmon
Omega Group
Repacholi Admits Interference from the Industry at the World Health
Organisation EMF Project
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On Oct 3, 2:02 pm, "news.omega" <news.om...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> _*NOW - Repacholi Promoting Wireless/Microwave emitting Devices to
> Children at the Handheld Learning Conference 10-12 October 2007 in London*_
>
> *Repacholi: *
>
> *- Admits Industry Funding - for the WHO EMF Project*
>
> * - Employed by the Industry before and after the WHO EMF Project*
>
> * - Emeritus Chairman of ICNIRP since 1996 - the body charged with
> <http://www.ortho.lsuhsc.edu/Faculty/Marino/Comments/RepacholiTestimon...>]/.
> - June 2007)/
>
> /INCOME/
>
> /$249,682 Governments/
>
> /*$529,820 Others*/
>
> /USD 779,502 TOTAL INCOME"/
>
> WHO Progress Report June 2006-2007 [here
> <http://www.who.int/peh-emf/project/IAC%20progress%20report_final.pdf> ]
>
> If the /"Others"/ listed above is almost entirely sourced from the Royal
> Adelaide Hospital, and hence from Industry, the figures show that only
> less than 1/3^rd of the WHO EMF funding comes from Governments around
> the world.
>
> With the source of WHO EMF Project funding exposed, Repacholi's role in
> the WHO EMF Project explained and *his **continuing role of roving
> ambassador for Industry - including in the UK at the forthcoming
> "Handheld Learning 2007" event to promote Wi-fi and wireless devices to
> children and schools* (see here
> <http://www.handheldlearning.co.uk/hhl2007/hhl07_programme.pdf> ) isn't
> it about time that people ignore Repacholi and the WHO EMF Project
> reports that Industry often quote?
>
> If you are concerned that Repacholi is being used to promote wireless
> (microwave emitting) devices to children, OR that microwave emitting
> devices are being promoted anyway, please send your concerns to the main
> sponsors of Handheld Learning 2007, namely BECTA Chief Executive Stephen
> Crowne ( <http://www.mastsanity.org/>be...@becta.org.uk
> <mailto:be...@becta.org.uk> This e-mail address is being protected from
> spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ), Carolyn McCall
> Chief Executive of The Guardian Media Group (
> <http://www.mastsanity.org/>cont...@gmgplc.co.uk
> <mailto:cont...@gmgplc.co.uk> This e-mail address is being protected
> from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and Jim Knight,
> UK Minister for Schools and Learning (
> <http://www.mastsanity.org/>dcsf.minist...@csf.gsi.gov.uk
> <mailto:dcsf.minist...@csf.gsi.gov.uk> This e-mail address is being