Annual reports from a number of countries, including Israel, reviewing the range of activities related to non-ionizing radiation and health are published on the World Health Organization (WHO) website.

The following is a summary of activities related to non-ionizing radiation and health in Israel for the years 2013-2014, as they appear on the WHO website.

On 29.12.2014 Israel's State Comptroller, Justice (Ret.) Joseph Haim Shapira, published a report on the audit conducted on local authorities in 2014.  Among other subjects, the report dealt with the way local authorities and private bodies operating educational institutions related to the issue of non-ionizing radiation in these institutions.

The British Ministry of Health commissioned a study named SCAMP (The Study of Cognition, Adolescents and Mobile Phones) to determine whether mobile phones affect cognitive and behavioral development of adolescents. The study population will comprise about 2500 schoolchildren aged 11-12.  It is estimated that most children of that age in Britain own mobile phones.  Over a period of three years the researchers will collect data on how the adolescents use the phones and the amount of use.  At the end of this period they will assess the effect of the use of mobile phones on the cognitive functions (such as memory and attention) of the adolescents.

We are proud to announce the establishment of the first Israeli national center for information on non-ionizing radiation and its effects on public health.

New international study was launched in January 2014, to investigate the potential effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields on the risks of developing cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, behavioral changes, and its impact on reproductive outcomes and aging.  The study will last five years.

GERoNiMO  - Generalized EMF Research using Novel Methods –

Over the past few decades we have witnessed a dramatic increase in the spread of electromagnetic fields throughout the world, alongside growing concern both among experts and the general public regarding the potential health effects of exposure to these fields. Despite the research being conducted on this subject, opinions are still divided as to the health impact of electromagnetic fields.

Consequently, the aim of this new study is to broaden knowledge on the health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields, and to propose means of reducing this exposure.