YOUR HEALTH - GONE IN A TICK!

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"We are losing patience with the Chief Medical Officer who appears to lack understanding & compassion for thousands of Australians, despite our best efforts". [Mia Davies MLA]

The Federal Nationals Conference held in Canberra on Saturday 18 August debated an URGENT motion REQUESTING the Australian Government to:
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1. Recognise that a Lyme-like disease exists in Australia and is placed on the ‘notifiable disease’ register.
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2. Insist that doctors who are treating Lyme-like disease in Australia are protected from investigation and reprisals, in particular but not limited to, medical boards in Australia.
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3. Insist that general practice & infectious disease specialist doctors are provided best practice education on Lyme-like diagnosis & treatment.
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4. Ensure patients are offered affordable testing, treatment, & full access to acute & chronic disease support.
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5. Commit to research, on par with other infectious diseases, such as Zika, SARS, Ebola etc.
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6. That this matter be treated with urgency & is initiated prior to the upcoming Federal Election
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The motion was argued & unanimously accepted by the delegates. For this we have the National Party’s Western Australian Leader Mia Davies MLA & Tori Castledine, who seconded the motion, to thank for their stellar efforts. They spoke with passion on behalf of Lyme patients.

Ms Mia Davies said “Following a Round Table with the Lyme Disease Association of Australia (LDAA) & Federal Government politicians in 2014, it was agreed in November 2015 to hold an “Inquiry into the growing evidence of an emerging tick-borne disease that causes a Lyme-like illness for many Australia patients. 12 Recommendations resulted & were published in 2017. Since the Recommendations were published, very little has changed, & patients are losing hope." she said.

This is a fantastic result for Lyme patients, with the LDAA once again delivering solid results for our members. We will continue to represent Lyme patients & sincerely thank the National Party for their support.

So in summary, the Federal Nationals are urgently requesting the Australian Government to ACT NOW to assist Lyme (like) patients & to protect treating doctors.

The Australian Government will NOT recognise that Lymes disease exists in this country.
The 2018 Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show donated $18,500.00 for research!
A simple check online shows that many high profile people have suffered from this disease all around the world and one woman who returned to Australia was recenlty infected by a Panda bear in China. So, why can it not exist in Australia? Blood Tests conducted by German laboritories prove otherwise!!!!

Sadly such infections can be very debilitating, and yet largely ignored by the medical systems. The costs to the people of Australia are enormous. Over 600,000 Australians are suspected to be infected from bites from ticks and other vectors.
Since these infections are associated with MS, Alzheimer's Disease, Arthritis, Motor Neurone Disease, stroke, heart attacks and many more then it is very important that the general public be made aware of them, and also urgent research should be done on treatment protocols.