How European governments are privatising our health care. Α new IAHPE book

  Europe’s Health for Sale: the heavy cost of privatisation Edited by John Lister Libri Press, £19.95, http://www.libripublishing.co.uk   Book Launch Thursday June 23, 5.30pm Ellen Terry Building, Coventry University Jordan Well, Coventry CV1 5RW.   David Cameron keeps insisting that Andrew Lansley’s controversial Health and Social Care Bill does not mean privatisation of healthContinue reading “How European governments are privatising our health care. Α new IAHPE book”

Prof. Onur Hamzaoglu, Chair of Public Health Department at Kocaeli University is under investigation

An international movement of solidarity is urgently needed! A scientist, Prof. Dr. Onur Hamzaoglu, Chair of Public Health Department at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine is under investigation. Why?Just because he fulfills his dutiestowards the society as a human, a physician and an academician. Prof Dr. Onur Hamzaoglu deals with seriousenvironmental and health problems thatContinue reading “Prof. Onur Hamzaoglu, Chair of Public Health Department at Kocaeli University is under investigation”

Systematic Usurpation of salaries by Marfin Investment Group (Hygeia) in Turkey

Istanbul Chamber of Physicians made a press declaration in front of the hospital building onFebruary 7, 2011 to support our colleagues striking against the conditions ofthe physicians who have not received their salaries for months while working at JFK Hospital that owned by Şafak HospitalsGroup and Marfin Investment Group (HYGEIA) partnership and at the otherhospitals.Continue reading “Systematic Usurpation of salaries by Marfin Investment Group (Hygeia) in Turkey”

XVIth Conference of IAHPE, 29 September – 2 October 2011, Ankara, Turkey

The Conference was successfully completed. With an important attendance and a lot of indepth discussions You can read and download the content of the conference at http://www.ttb.org.tr/dosya/kapitalizm/  All the presentations available here The place: CAGDAS SANATLAR MERKEZ 4 Kennedy str, Kavaklidere, Ankara Organization: IAHPE in collaboration with the TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION             Continue reading “XVIth Conference of IAHPE, 29 September – 2 October 2011, Ankara, Turkey”

Heath Policy in Europe: Contemporary dilemmas & challenges, a IAHPE book on line

edited by Alexis Benos, Hansulrich Deppe, John Lister  This IAHPE book is now available on line for free here Contents Section 1: OVERVIEW Commercialisation or Solidarity? The Fundamental Orientation of Health Policy,  Hans-Ulrich Deppe … 3 Social care policies, national government and private interests Jane Lethbridge … 17 European Integration, the Open Method of Coordination and the FutureContinue reading “Heath Policy in Europe: Contemporary dilemmas & challenges, a IAHPE book on line”

The advertising to users of medicines puts at risk the health and sustainability of health care systems

December 2, 2010 The European Parliament has just approved the possibility that the pharmaceutical industry to report directly to patients about medication on prescription. This measure, which supposedly done to improve the information of the citizens, is really a major setback to the right of reliable information and quality. There is much evidence that theContinue reading “The advertising to users of medicines puts at risk the health and sustainability of health care systems”

Grecia, sanidad: Una semana de invitación a la desobediencia masiva

El personal sanitario de varios hospitales del país ocupo las oficinas de hospitales para bloquear el cobro de dinero a los ciudadanos 2010-11-24 “Queridos pacientes”, gritaban ayer por la mañana los altavoces fuera de la sala de urgencias del Hospital General de Níkea. Allí, como en muchos otros hospitales públicos del país, el personal sanitarioContinue reading “Grecia, sanidad: Una semana de invitación a la desobediencia masiva”

UK: criticism of the coalition government’s controversial White Paper “Liberating the NHS”

PRESS RELEASE: Friday October 1, Immediate BMA right to slam Lansley’s “deeply flawed” White Paper Pro-NHS pressure group Heath Emergency today welcomed the shift of position by the BMA to open criticism of the coalition government’s controversial White Paper “Liberating the NHS”. Health Emergency Director Dr John Lister published a widely publicised open letter toContinue reading “UK: criticism of the coalition government’s controversial White Paper “Liberating the NHS””

The right to health for citizens of the European Union, Brussels 20 October 2010

Edificio Van Maerlant: Van Maerlant Building (VMA1) 2, Rue Van Maerlant 1000 Bruxelles The objective of the conference is to analyze the currentsituation of the right to health in EU regulations, the situation in thecountries of the European Unionand to propose a letter from the right to health of EUcitizens. 9 A.m.: Roundtable .- TheContinue reading “The right to health for citizens of the European Union, Brussels 20 October 2010”

Programa Master en Políticas Públicas y Sociales

Programa en Políticas Públicas y Sociales UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA- THE JOHNS HOPKINS Desde hace ya seis años la Universidad Pompeu Fabra conjuntamente con uno de los programas de formación en Políticas Públicas más importantes en el mundo anglosajón, el Public Policy Program de la Johns Hopkins University de Estados Unidos, establecieron en Barcelona el ProgramaContinue reading “Programa Master en Políticas Públicas y Sociales”