Help still needed for the LDN push

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Here I am pestering you once again.

We are still looking for your support, and I also want to update you on where we are at the moment, under the following headings:

“Your Country, your Call” in Ireland

The UK LDN Petition to No. 10

The ish LDN Petition

The EU LDN Petition

LDN suggested as a research topic to NIHR HTA

Many of you will have already responded to my previous requests, but you may be interested in getting this update.

Please note that people from all over the world are eligible to support the “your Country, Your Call”, and the EU Petition initiatives.

“Your Country, Your Call”

Donnelly is promoting this. has just had a letter from the Irish Health Minister, Harney to say that LDN is receiving attention.

To make sure that it does, we need your support by going here:

http://proposals.yourcountryyourcall.com/ct/ct_a_view_idea.bix?i=58C09504

You need to register, reply to the email, then go back and click on the Thumbs Up to register your support. Then add a comment. Say whatever you like, but if you don’t know what to say, just say something short, like “I support this idea”.

Everyone who makes a comment will get an automatic email.

Now this is the important bit:

Forward this automatic email to Donnelly, johnldndatabase

is buying some lotto tickets for the draw next Saturday night, and when he receives a copy of your confirmation email, you will be included in a share of the ticket.

This “Your Country, Your Call” is getting a lot of attention in the media at the moment, so we need to take advantage while we can.

The UK LDN Petition to no. 10

The big news here is that & Jayne in Wales, met with the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown last Saturday. They found that GB had already been briefed on LDN, and undertook to look into it further.

Jayne & also have the support of a number of MPs in bringing the Petition before The House of Commons.

The ish LDN Petition

The Petition Committee met again on the 2nd March and reviewed the responses they had received. They have agreed to keep the Petition open, and to pursue the matter further. They have written to the ish Government, and to the Dept of Health.

The EU Petition Petition

Jayne has received a letter from the European Parliament. They confirmed that they had a panel discussion on 27/28 January, and have agreed to ask the European Commission to further research into LDN, and to continue the examination of Low Dose Naltrexone.

This Petition is still open. If you have already signed, please ask your family friends and colleagues to also support it. Remember that you can use your email address up to 5 times, as long as it is a different person each time.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ldnnow/

NIHR HTA

The response from No. 10 pointed to the HTA as being the appropriate body to look into LDN.

Barnett had already suggested LDN as a Research Topic via their online system.

The HTA panel met on the 19th Jan, and their initial response was negative. A number of people have protested this decision, and the HTA said they would respond to this by 10th March.

In the meantime, Celia Danks, Donnelly, Margaret Schooling, Nuala Whiite and myself, have submitted a second suggestion to the HTA in our names.

More detail on all of these initiatives can be found at:

http://dnausers.d-n-a.net/dnetIogQ/LDN

Thank you for your support already, and for anything further that you can do.