thefiftyyearfight

Official site run by the Thalidomide survivors campaign, to get support from German government for unmet health needs to counteract rapidly deteriorating health

[thefiftyyearfight @fiftyyearfight]

@normanlamb Will always be grateful for your support. Best wishes

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@BorisJohnson @10DowningStreet @MattHancock @DHSCgovuk Reply from Boris Johnson: https://t.co/vxe4ncGgFh

[thefiftyyearfight @fiftyyearfight]

Thanks to @Simon4NDorest for his question at #PMQs re support for Thalidomide survivors https://t.co/KfS7qoID83
@BorisJohnson @10DowningStreet @MattHancock @DHSCgovuk

[thefiftyyearfight @fiftyyearfight]

@adamfleming It's a sign

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Martin Whitfield MP: We need new signage to reflect any and all disabilities https://t.co/90DaBjSTqe via @PoliticsHome

[thefiftyyearfight @fiftyyearfight]

BBC News - Thalidomide scandal: How Australia's response has 'lagged behind'
https://t.co/s2GkityVUs

[AustralianStory @AustralianStory]

The final Senate Inquiry report into support for Australia's #thalidomide survivors is out. Here's the key recommendations in a nutshell (thread) #AustralianStory

[AustralianStory @AustralianStory]

The Australian Government provide all #thalidomide survivors with an ongoing annual payment for health services and support

[AustralianStory @AustralianStory]

The Aust Govt should establish a
support centre for #thalidomide
survivors and currently unrecognised survivors.

[AustralianStory @AustralianStory]

The Aust Govt provide all
Australian #thalidomide survivors who have been recognised by Diageo with a lump sum payment on a scale according to their level of disability (thread)

[AustralianStory @AustralianStory]

The Aust Govt start a fund to aid #thalidomide survivors to meet major expenses such as car and home modifications

[AustralianStory @AustralianStory]

The committee recommends the Aust Govt consider options to recover money from Grünenthal GmbH to support Australia's #thalidomide survivors.

[AustralianStory @AustralianStory]

Story: #Thalidomide survivors owed apology and compensation from Government: Senate report https://t.co/x0VUcGkLmb

[ABC News @abcnews]

Government has 'moral obligation' to compensate, apologise to thalidomide survivors https://t.co/e6neKzaF0q

[Thalidomide Group AU @Thalidomide_AU]

Thank you @AustralianStory and @hawkinsbelinda1 for giving us this platform to tell our story.

[Neil Vargesson @N_Vargesson]

Interim report from Australian Senate investigating how to support thalidomide survivors... very interesting and relevant... i was very pleased to have been invited to offer evidence.
https://t.co/5pK1Yp8ezP

[Jacqui Browne @abrihouse]

Interesting report from Australia in relation to the middle ageing issues and the current lived health experience of thalidomide survivors around the world https://t.co/Fw2Xwebzwg

[@samizdathealth @DrDavidHealy]

No better way to understand the 20th century than this account of thalidomide disaster--and how its victims fought back https://t.co/8Yn5czBpxC

[Stephen Kerr MSP @RealStephenKerr]

Meeting with #Thalidomide survivor and campaigner Mikey Argy in Parliament today, where I committed to support the campaign to get those affected what they are owed.

[Geoff Spink @GP_Spink]

The sordid truth about #Thalidomide and why #survivors are still fighting for justice. Read my Amazon review of The Thalidomide Catastrophe by Johnson, Stokes & Arndt. https://t.co/vHzBhmrz9o