Mercedes Benegbi
Mercedes Benegbi is a prominent advocate for thalidomide survivors in Canada, having served as the former executive director of the Thalidomide Victim’s Association of Canada. She has been instrumental in the long fight for recognition and compensation for those affected by the thalidomide tragedy, which left many Canadians born with severe birth defects in the 1960s. In recent years, she has reflected on the challenges faced by survivors a decade after a federal compensation program was established, emphasizing that while financial support has improved comfort and security, the emotional scars and sense of injustice remain.
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Mercedes Benegbi, the former executive director of the Thalidomide Victim’s Association of Canada, fought for decades to achieve a true measure of compensation.
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