The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) this week joined the growing list of organizations to condemn their own ruling Conservative Party for the continued production and export of asbestos mineral that causes cancer mesothelioma.
In connection with the strict laws prohibiting its use at the national level, Canada exports about 98 per cent of the asbestos he mines, mainly in India, Africa and South-East Asia.
Earlier this summer in Geneva, Switzerland, the Canadian Government blocked the resolution, the United Nations Summit, which will be posted of chrysotile asbestos in the list of hazardous substances under the Rotterdam Convention.
Enter asbestos in this list would require exporters to warn importers potential threats to health are likely to reduce the number of sold worldwide.
Although the extraction of asbestos in Canada has been reduced in recent years, there are still two remaining production in Quebec. One expects a loan guarantee by the Government to continue the operation.
"Canada should not be in business for export of dangerous products," Jeff Turnbull, outgoing President of the CMA, told reporters this week.
"Canadian doctors should ... Express outright opposition to the position of the Government, "said Barry Turchen, M.D., during his speech at the annual meeting of the CMA. "I think this sends a powerful message of the Federal Government that physicians of Canada will not tolerate his unethical and disgraceful behaviour (for export)."
Asbestos is still present a huge amount of products throughout the world, was once hailed as a miracle mineral thermal resistance, adaptability and accessibility. Since the late 70 's, however, in many industrialized countries banned in new manufacture or restricted its use, since it can cause various health problems.
Importers in the less developed countries still use it extensively low-income housing and commercial development.
Mesothelioma is caused almost exclusively by inhaling asbestos fibers, although the symptoms of cancer often does not appear for decades after exposure. There are approximately 2500-3000 new mesothelioma cases in the United States each year and 70000 asbestos-related diseases in the world.
"Time for CMA now go beyond appealed to the Federal Government and begging him to take measures, as it clearly has no intention to do so," Turchen said.
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