WHO Director general elections debate The Lancet; Volume 361, Number 9354 25 January 2003 To lead the defense of health as a social right Alexis Benos President of the International Association of Health Policy Medical Dept, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. “The World Health Organisation’s mandate is to get the evidence right and ensure thatContinue reading “WHO-DG to lead defence of health as a social right”
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II International Forum Advocacy of Peoples’ Health
III World Social Forum: Another world is possible II International Forum for the Advocacy of Peoples’ Health as an Essential Human Need, a Citizenship Right and a Public Good Porto Alegre – RS – Brasil January 20th – 23rd, 2003 Organization: Asociación Latinoamericana de Medicina Social – ALAMES International Peoples’ Health Council – IPHC InternationalContinue reading “II International Forum Advocacy of Peoples’ Health”
Million Signatures on the Internet to demand “Health for all now”
Hyderabad (India), Savar (Bangladesh), Managua (Nicaragua), 5th January 2003: PEOPLE’S HEALTH MOVEMENT and INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE’S HEALTH COUNCIL launches: The Million Signature Campaign: A march on the Internet demanding HEALTH FOR ALL NOW! “In the next 24 hours, over 30,000 children will die from preventable diseases on our planet earth. Today, while the world is writingContinue reading “Million Signatures on the Internet to demand “Health for all now””
European Social Forum: “Health and neoliberalism” (english / italian / french / spanish)
Another Health Care System is possible The “Health and Neoliberalism” seminar, held in November 7th, in Florence, within the initiatives of the European Social Forum, has resulted in the following document which we submit to all the European Social Movements. Health is a fundamental and universal right which belongs to everyone and must be freeContinue reading “European Social Forum: “Health and neoliberalism” (english / italian / french / spanish)”
Urgent appeal from Palestine 19 November 2002
URGENT APPEAL 19th November 2002 The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (UPMRC) condemns the Israeli occupation of the Medical Relief Center in Jenin that occurred today, Tuesday 19th November 2002, at 5.00 am. We have received information that much of our equipment was intentionally destroyed. Our doctors and nurses were threatened at gun-point andContinue reading “Urgent appeal from Palestine 19 November 2002”
Call of the European Social Movements (12-11-2002)
We have come together from the social and citizens movements from all the regions of Europe, East and West, North and South. We have come together through a long process : the demonstrations of Amsterdam, Seattle, Prague, Nice, Genoa, Brusseles, Barcelona, the big mobilisations against the neoliberalism as well as the general strikes for theContinue reading “Call of the European Social Movements (12-11-2002)”
Anti war call to all citizens of Europe
Anti war call to all citizens of Europe 12-11-2002 Together we can stop this war! We, the European social movements are fighting for social rights and social justice, for democracy and against all forms of oppression. We stand for a world of diversity, freedom and mutual respect. We believe this war, whether it has UNContinue reading “Anti war call to all citizens of Europe”
La investigación participativa como derecho
La investigacion participativa como derecho: posibilidad o utopia? Luis Justo*, Fabiana Erazun**, Jorgelina Villarreal*** * Medico, C?tedra de Bioetica, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina ** Profesora de Filosofia, C?tedra de Etica, Facultad de Filosofia, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina *** Antrop?loga, C?tedra de Bioetica, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina Presentado en la 1 Conferencia InternacionalContinue reading “La investigación participativa como derecho”
Exigen tolerancia y respeto a la Constitucion
Venezuela: Organizaciones de derechos humanos y de desarrollo rechazan pronunciamiento militar Las organizaciones de derechos humanos y de desarrollo abajo firmantes, preocupadas por la presencia de violencia discursiva y no discursiva en la vida pol?tica del pa?s, y ante la reciente manifestaci?n p?blica de un grupo de oficiales activos de la Fuerza Armada Nacional, convocandoContinue reading “Exigen tolerancia y respeto a la Constitucion”
Uninsured Hispanics Up 50% Last Decade in USA
submitted by: PNHP Number of Hispanics lacking health insurance up 270,000 in USA Number of Uninsured Hispanics Up 50% in Last Decade in the USA Eight States Also Experience Increase in Uninsured Despite Slight National Drop Layoffs & Recession Expected to Increase People Without Insurance in 2002 New York City – While the number ofContinue reading “Uninsured Hispanics Up 50% Last Decade in USA”
International Association of Health Policy 