Tag Archives: Personal Account

Psychosis, Bipolar and Chronic Depression: Personal Account of an Australian Tafenoquine Veteran

Posted on June 27, 2016 by IMVAlliance.org

This is the personal account of an Australian soldier who deployed to Timor Leste with the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) in 2000-2001. During this tour 1 RAR soldiers were used to trial the experimental quinoline anti-malarial drug … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Clinical Drug Trials, Our Stories, Support | Tagged Antimalarial, Australian Department of Veterans Affairs, Courage, Coverup, GlaxoSmithKline, Leadership, Military, Mistreatment, Neuropsychiatric, Personal Account, Psychiatric, Tafenoquine, Veterans | 8 Comments

Not Accepting the Risk: The Journey to Define the Use of Lariam (Mefloquine Hydrochloride) in the British Military

Posted on June 1, 2016 by IMVAlliance.org

The history of mefloquine hydrochloride (Lariam™), and its adverse event profile in the British military, has been a long and complicated one. The origins of this drug, and some of the controversy surrounding its use in a military setting, have … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Our Stories, Support | Tagged Courage, Coverup, Lariam, Leadership, Media, Mefloquine, Military, Ministry of Defence (UK), Mistreatment, Neuropsychiatric, Personal Account, Policy, Veterans | Leave a comment

Feature Story – Mefloquine in the U.S. Peace Corps

Posted on May 16, 2016 by IMVAlliance.org

This episode of the Posh Corps Podcast investigates Peace Corps’ use of the anti-malarial drug Mefloquine. This story is the third segment in The Reform Series, a four-part series about Peace Corps reform efforts. Mefloquine, also known by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Clinical Drug Trials, Media | Tagged Antimalarial, Lariam, Media, Mefloquine, Mistreatment, Neurological, Neuropsychiatric, Personal Account, Policy, Psychiatric, Rational use, Risk benefit, U.S. CDC, U.S. FDA | Leave a comment

Dave Bona – Mefloquine, Somalia, Rwanda, PTSD and a Veteran’s Search for Medical Help

Posted on May 6, 2016 by IMVAlliance.org

This is a personal account from Canadian veteran Dave Bona, who served in the Canadian Airborne Regiment in Somalia 1992-93, during the events that became known as the Somalia Affair, and later in Rwanda. Dave’s compelling account describes his experiences … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Drug Trials, Our Stories | Tagged Mefloquine, Military, Personal Account, Psychiatric, Veterans | 11 Comments

Lavina Salter – The Need for an Outreach Program for Mefloquine & Tafenoquine Veterans

Posted on May 4, 2016 by IMVAlliance.org

On 13 March 2016 a group of more than 100 veterans, relatives, health practitioners and Australian Defence Force officials attended a forum in Townsville, Queensland, to discuss the adverse health effects of mefloquine and tafenoquine. The event was hosted by … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Clinical Drug Trials, Media, Our Stories | Tagged Contraindications, Mefloquine, Mistreatment, Neuropsychiatric, Personal Account, Policy, Veterans | 2 Comments

Personal Account of “Informed Consent” in Australian Army Malaria Institute Mefloquine & Tafenoquine Clinical Trials, No. 1

Posted on May 3, 2016 by IMVAlliance.org

This is the first in what will be a series of personal accounts from veterans and family members involved in the Australian Army Malaria Institute’s (AMI) clinical trials of mefloquine and tafenoquine during the period 1999 to 2002. This account describes … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Clinical Drug Trials, Media, Our Stories | Tagged Mefloquine, Military, Personal Account, Veterans | 2 Comments

Our Stories – Mrs Bea Coldwell

Posted on November 9, 2015 by IMVAlliance.org

Mrs Bea Coldwell In August 2007 Bea Coldwell and her daughters, then 15 and 13, farewelled her husband “M”, a British Army Lieutenant Colonel, for his year-long posting to IMATT in Sierra Leone. A gentle, home-loving man, M was told by … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Media, Our Stories | Tagged Antimalarial, Courage, Coverup, Leadership, Media, Mefloquine, Military, Neuropsychiatric, Personal Account, Psychiatric, Veterans | Leave a comment

Our Stories – Major Stuart McCarthy

Posted on November 1, 2015 by IMVAlliance.org

Major Stuart McCarthy Stuart McCarthy joined the Australian Army in 1988. Since graduating from the Royal Military College – Duntroon in 1990, his diverse career has included a wide variety of roles in Australia, the Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Media, Our Stories, Research | Tagged Courage, Coverup, Leadership, Media, Mefloquine, Military, Mistreatment, Personal Account, Veterans | 8 Comments

Our Stories – Associate Professor Jane Quinn

Posted on October 27, 2015 by IMVAlliance.org

Associate Professor Jane Quinn A/Professor Jane Quinn is originally from the UK. She is a PhD neuroscientist and neurotoxicologist whose research includes natural products biochemistry and the mode of action of toxic compounds. Jane’s late husband Major Cameron Quinn was an … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Our Stories, Research, Roll of Honour | Tagged Courage, Leadership, Mefloquine, Personal Account, Rollofhonour, Veterans | 3 Comments

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Tag Archives: Personal Account

Psychosis, Bipolar and Chronic Depression: Personal Account of an Australian Tafenoquine Veteran

Not Accepting the Risk: The Journey to Define the Use of Lariam (Mefloquine Hydrochloride) in the British Military

Feature Story – Mefloquine in the U.S. Peace Corps

Dave Bona – Mefloquine, Somalia, Rwanda, PTSD and a Veteran’s Search for Medical Help

Lavina Salter – The Need for an Outreach Program for Mefloquine & Tafenoquine Veterans

Personal Account of “Informed Consent” in Australian Army Malaria Institute Mefloquine & Tafenoquine Clinical Trials, No. 1

Our Stories – Mrs Bea Coldwell

Our Stories – Major Stuart McCarthy

Our Stories – Associate Professor Jane Quinn

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