Michael Elmore-Meegan
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Dr. Michael Elmore-Meegan, BPhEccl, MSc, TCD, D.Med (H C)National University of Ireland is the founder and international director of ICROSS, the International Community for Relief Of Starvation and Suffering.
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[edit] Biography
Dr Elmore-Meegan was among the team that pioneered Solar water disinfection, research widely published together with Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. [1] [2] [3]Widely published in international health, Dr Elmore-Meegan speaks internationally on global health. [4] [5]
Known for his decades among the Maasai and Samburu tribes of Kenya, Elmore-Meegan has lived in Africa for over 25 years.
Elmore-Meegan's writings [6] [7] are widely cited including in Parliament.[8] [9] Elmore-Meegan founded the International community for Relief of Starvation and Suffering [10].
A National Television documentary on the work of Michael Elmore-Meegan by RTÉ won the Radharc Award 2006 along with other film awards. [11]
[edit] Published works
- All Shall Be Well (1986)
- All Will Be Well (2004)
- Surprised By Joy (2006)
- Changing the World (2008)
[edit] Awards
- 2003: International Person of the Year, ESB/Rehab People of the Year Awards [12]
- 2006: honorary doctorate in medicine, National University of Ireland [13] [14]
[edit] References
- ^ RCSI Research : SODIS Water Project : Relevant Publications. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
- ^ Solar disinfection of water reduces diarrhoeal disease: an update. Arch. Dis. Child..
- ^ Solar Water Disinfection - A Water Treatment Process used at Household level. Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector.
- ^ "Africa '05 - Michael Meegan", HARDtalk, BBC News, 2005-07-12.
- ^ Future Shocks: disasters and relief in a changing world.
- ^ A piece of my mind: I held him in my arms and wept.
- ^ I Held Him in My Arms and Wept.
- ^ HIV/AIDS: 20 Feb 2003: House of Lords debates. TheyWorkForYou.com.
- ^ Palliative Care: 7 Jul 2005: House of Lords debates. TheyWorkForYou.com.
- ^ "Losing a generation", The Irish Times, 2005-05-21.
- ^ http://www.iab.ch/pages/Winner.htm
- ^ Ireland's People of the Year 2003 Announced. The Rehab Group.
- ^ NUI Honorary Degress 2006.
- ^ "Conferring of NUI Honorary Doctorates", UCD Today, June 2006.
