DOCTORS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE

REGION ATTIKI

Prefecture ATTIKI

DOCTORS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE

Date of Initial Completion: 3/10/1996 1st Update: 20/2/1998 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 6/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 9/4/2001

e_mail: gcharitakis@olympic-airways.gr

I. Identity of Organisation

The Organisation is a member of the: International Doctors’ Committee for Responsible Medicine

Address

PALEO FALIRO Postal Code 175 01 Street: 75, AG. ALEXANDROY STR. [P.O.BOX 77022]

Tel. 210-9833101 Fax

Contact Persons: GIORGOS CHARITAKIS Tel. 210-9833101, 6944 778757

Legal Status

Today the Organisation is Civic non Profit Organisation since 1992

Initially the Organisation was Non Typical Collaboration since 1990

Aims

Practicing medicine having as a main goal the prevention, the scientific research without experimenting on animals

and the effort made to immediately suspend the animals experiments / promoting vegetarianism

Members and Friends

With voting right: 8 Without voting right: 20 of whom have paid their membership fee: 5

Material Substructure

Office: Guest

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Thematic

Activities Hall: Speeches take place in rooms provided by associations, local government, and cultural centers

For the organisation are offering voluntary work: 5 persons.

Remarks: 20/2/1998 – The association’s activity have been postponed for practical reasons. However the

communication with several ecological institutions in Greece and abroad still remains

Administrative board

Charitakis Giorgios President

Charitaki Rita Vice President

Trovas Alexandros Treasurer

II. Activities

General Issue: Information - Sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Publications

The activity took place in 1992 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Publication of a book under the title 'The silence of doctors' which includes a critique of the modern health system,

proposals for change and expression of out thesis against the experiments on animals.

Issue-Topic: Various events

From: 1992 To: 1996 Range: International

Activities - Results:

Participation in international seminars, events / One of our members actively participated in an international event

against the experiments on animals for the testing of cosmetic products (Brussels).

Speech to the National Research Institute with the participation of scientists who are against the experiments that

are undertaken on animals. Pietro Krotse's speech.

Organisation of 2 conventions in collaboration with the Greek Naturalist Anti-Hunting Initiative. The Subject of the

conventions was the abolition of experiments on animals.

Participation in the international conference against the experiments undertaken on animal (Milan, 10/92).

Interventions made in collaboration with the UNESCO organisation in order to set up a committee that will

investigate the opportunities for the use of alternative research and testing methods.

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Medical Journals

Subject: Medical Issues

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1992-9/1996 Ours Moderate

Source of information: Medical Bibliographies

Subject: Ecological Medicine

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1992-9/1996 Ours Moderate

Source of information: Pharmaceutical Companies

Subject: Ecological Medicine

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1992-9/1996 Ours Moderate

Source of information: Personal Experience

Subject: Ecological Medicine

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1992-9/1996 Ours Perfect

Source of information: Institutions Against Animal Testing

Subject: Ecological Medicine

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1992-9/1996 Ours Perfect

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: VOTRE BEAUTE

Subject: Animal experimentation