Lola Corrales, conferencia sobre el Síndrome Post-Polio en Tudela.

La Asociación de Personas con Discapacidad Física de la Ribera de Navarra "AMIMET", de Tudela, organiza el 27 de octubre de 2006, una conferencia sobre el síndrome post-polio. En nombre de la Asociación Afectados de Polio y Síndrome Post-Polio, interviene como ponente Lola Corrales.

 

ASOCIACIÓN AFECTADOS DE POLIO Y SÍNDROME POST-POLIO   

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LOLA CORRALES - POST-POLIO SYNDROME AND POLIO

Lola Corrales was born in Madrid, Spain in August 1958. Lola suffered of polio at the age of 13 months, during an epidemic.

She was not vaccinated, because Franco's dictatorship (1939-1975) only used Salk anti polio vaccine for rich and friends of the Government, but not for the rest of the population. Besides, Franco's dictatorship was the opinion “Salk vaccine is not good, because cause polio”.

In autumn 1998, Lola Corrales knew through internet about the post-polio syndrome, since the Spanish Administration (the Ministry of Health, among others), although already knew the existence of the Post-Polio Syndrome, kept silence about it. Afterwards she worked one and a half year with a polio survivors group.

Asociación Afectados de Polio y Síndrome Post-Polio was established by Lola Corrales and eight other polio survivors in February 2000. Since then, the Association has achieved national dimension and has changed the lives of many people with polio.

We have addressed several proposals to the Spanish Parliament, as well as several written questions to the Council and Commission of the EU. Furthermore interviews in television, radio and newspapers, all related to the polio and post-polio syndrome.

In December 2003, we have also filed a criminal complaint before the Criminal Court in Madrid, regarding felony for intentional injury that brings about the polio and post-polio syndrome, which was admitted by the Trial Court, having appreciated indications of crime. After a lengthy process, in April 2008, the Provincial Court of Madrid decided the provisional dismissal and file of the case, but mentioning the important historical information contained in the complaint.

Currently several members of the Association, have individually filed complaints before the National Court, Supreme Court, Constitutional Court and European Court of Human Rights. 

Since 2000, Lola Corrales is President of the Asociación Afectados de Polio y Síndrome Post-Polio.

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LOLA CORRALES - SE CREA EN MADRID LA ASOCIACIÓN AFECTADOS DE POLIO Y SÍNDROME POST-POLIO

La Asociación Afectados de Polio y Síndrome Post-Polio, nace en febrero de 2000, de las necesidades especificas del colectivo (tratamiento médico, laborales, eliminación de barreras arquitectónicas, ayudas técnicas, etc.) y de conocer por Internet, que los síntomas que padecemos tienen nombre y apellidos: SÍNDROME POST-POLIO.

Muchos de los miembros de la Asociación, trabajan en la difusión y recopilación de información del SÍNDROME POST-POLIO, desde Noviembre de 1998.

En las actividades de la Asociación se menciona especialmente:

Provocar el interés de las autoridades sanitarias, de la comunidad científica y médica para que se realicen investigaciones sobre las causas del SÍNDROME POST-POLIO y el mejor tratamiento posible.

También reclaman para los afectados de POLIO Y SÍNDROME POST-POLIO, que puedan ejercer libremente sus derechos fundamentales que recogen la Constitución española, la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos, y cualquier carta de derechos futura que ampare a las personas con Discapacidad y mejore su calidad de vida.

La Asociación no tiene ánimo de lucro, sus cargos no son retribuidos, no recibe subvenciones y desarrolla su trabajo con absoluta independencia económica y política.

Lola Corrales
Presidenta de la Asociación Afectados de Polio y Síndrome Post-Polio
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Lola Corrales - Asociación Afectados de Polio y Síndrome Post-Polio is created in Madrid

Asociación Afectados de Polio y Síndrome Post-Polio - Spain, was born in February 2000, of the specific needs of the group (medical treatment, job, elimination of architectural barriers, technical aids, etc.) and to know on the Internet, that the symptoms that we suffer have a name and surname: POST-POLIO SYNDROME – PPS.

Members of the Association have been working on the dissemination and collection of information from the POST-POLIO SYNDROME - PPS, since November 1998.

The activities of the Association especially mention:

To provoke the interest of the Health authorities, of the scientific and medical community so that investigations are carried out on the causes of the POST-POLIO SYNDROME and the best possible treatment.

They also claim for those affected by POLIO AND POST-POLIO SYNDROME, that they can freely exercise their fundamental rights that are included in the Spanish Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and any future bill of rights that protects people with Disabilities and improves their quality of life.

The Association is not for profit, its positions are not remunerated, it receives no subsidies and develops its work with absolute economic and political independence.

Lola Corrales
Presidenta de la  Asociación Afectados de Polio y Síndrome Post-Polio
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