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The statement issued on 24 January 2004 by the World Health Organisation headquarters in Geneva is a gigantic step forward for the ME/CFS Community UK and has massive consequences.
Andre l'Hours from the WHO Geneva Headquarters has confirmed that the ICD classifications (for ME/CFS) are approved by the World Health Assembly and therefore take legal precedence over *unapproved modifications* made by a WHO Collaborating Centre.
The Collaborating Centre that has made these unapproved modifications is based at King's College UK. Home of Professor Wessely and the psychiatric lobby.
ME/CFS are both classified by the WHO Headquarters in Geneva as diseases of the central nervous system and not under mental and behavioural disorders as has been incorrectly stated and promulgated by WHO Collaborating Centre, King's College UK.
The WHO Collaborating Centre, King's College UK has been purposely giving out misinformation on the classification of the organic illnesses ME/CFS throughout the United Kingdom.
This is a serious error that has had devastating consequences on the lives of all ME/CFS sufferers in the UK.
We note that in the House of Lords debate that took place on 22 January 2004, the Health Minister Lord Warton stated:
"The current version, ICD-10, classifies CFS in two places: as neurasthenia in the mental health chapter, F48.0; and also as myalgic encephalomyelitis in the neurology chapter, G93.3. The diagnostic criteria used in the ICD shows that the WHO has essentially put the same condition in both places. That is the WHO's formal position".
The Lord Warner has been shown to be incorrect. (Hansard) http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199900/ldhansrd/pdvn/lds04/ text/40122\ -12.htm#40122-12_unstar0
Just precisely how did it come to pass that the Noble Lord Warner was so comprehensively and incorrectly briefed for this debate we wonder? And for how long has this gone on?
In light of thIS statement from the World Health Organisation Headquarters Geneva, we call:
1: For the WHO Collaborating Centre UK to issue a high profile public statement announcing that the information that they have been providing regarding ME/CFS nationwide is incorrect.
2: For the WHO Collaborating Centre UK to issue this statement to all media both medical and lay.
3: For a statement to be issued in this regard to the Department of Health, General Practioners nationwide, Primary Care Trusts, NHS Trusts, Medical Agencies, the Benefits Agency, Social Services et al.
4: For a recall/revision/erratum slip/amendment to be issued to correct all literature disseminated - both medical and lay - that gives the incorrect WHO Classification for ME/CFS. 5: That all websites that carry this incorrect information be modified.
6: That every Charity Magazine in the UK carries this statement.

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