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CONFESQ marks World Environmental Health Day and presents its Green Book for MCS and EHS
CONFESQ, the Spanish national coalition for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity and electrohypersensitivity, held a conference on September 24, 2026 for World Environmental Health Day. Coalition president María López Matallana presented the Green Book on workplace adaptation, which we reported in
September was due to launch here. Most of the programme concerned chemical pollutants, endocrine disruptors and microplastics, in a talk by Granada radiology professor Nicolás Olea. The coalition frames the argument around One Health, that pollution is a public health question for everyone, not only for people living with these conditions.
ℹ️ The organisation states that the text was written with the help of AI tools.
Note: CONFESQ stands for Coalición Nacional de Entidades de Fibromialgia, Síndrome de Fatiga Crónica / Encefalomielitis Miálgica, Sensibilidad Química Múltiple y Electrohipersensibilidad, which it renders in English as the Spanish National Coalition of Fibromyalgia, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Electromagnetic Sensitivity. It is a non-profit umbrella body based in Madrid, founded in 2004 as a confederation, hence the letters in the name, and re-registered as a coalition in 2018. It says it has more than 60 member associations representing over 11,000 patients across Spain, and it holds Spanish public-interest status.
Quotes (our translation)
"Continued exposure to chemical substances present in numerous products and spaces of daily life can affect the well-being of the entire population and be especially harmful for people living with chronic diseases and pathologies related to environmental factors"
[original: "La exposición continuada a sustancias químicas presentes en numerosos productos y espacios de la vida cotidiana puede afectar al bienestar de toda la población y resultar especialmente perjudicial para las personas que conviven con enfermedades crónicas y patologías relacionadas con factores ambientales"]
— María López, CONFESQ
"This perspective reminds us that problems related to environmental pollution do not only affect people with MCS or EHS, but rather constitute a public health issue that challenges all of society."
[original: "Esta perspectiva nos recuerda que los problemas relacionados con la contaminación ambiental no afectan únicamente a las personas con SQM o EHS, sino que constituyen una cuestión de salud pública que nos interpela a toda la sociedad."]
— CONFESQ
"Reducing exposure to environmental contaminants is a beneficial measure for all citizens and can contribute to improving the quality of life of people with chronic diseases"
[original: "Reducir la exposición a contaminantes ambientales es una medida beneficiosa para toda la ciudadanía y puede contribuir a mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas con enfermedades crónicas"]
— CONFESQ
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