by Michelle Kelly (a nurse who has worked recently in Kandahar) and Morten Rostrup (international president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders) office@london.msf.org Published on Thursday, January 31, 2002 in the Guardian of London We were driving into Kandahar town after a medical assessment in Daman, a neighboring village where there were numerous cluster bombsContinue reading “Coalition Soldiers in Afghanistan are Endangering Aid Workers”
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I Forum Internacional em Defesa da Saude (english / spanish / portuguese)
TO ALL PARTICIPANTS OF THE 2nd WORLD SOCIAL FORUM Conclusions of the 1st International forum for the Defense of the Health of People HEALTH AS AN ESSENTIAL HUMAN NEED, A RIGHT OF CITIZENSHIP AND A PUBLIC GOOD HEALTH FOR ALL IS POSSIBLE AND NECESSARY … Organizers: Latin American Association of Social Medicine � ALAMES BrazilianContinue reading “I Forum Internacional em Defesa da Saude (english / spanish / portuguese)”
Drug Policy in Latin America
On January 11th, Brazilian president Fernando Cardoso signed the new anti-drug law, that will become the most advanced law of its kind in Latin America, because, among other things, it makes a clear distinction between a drug trafficker and an addict. Read more at Brazil new law At the same time, Bolivia, trapped between theContinue reading “Drug Policy in Latin America”
Danish Overseas Aid cut by 10 percent – Recortes de 10 per ciento de l’ asistencia Danesa
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! Denmark’s newly elected Liberal-Conservative Government is planning to cut back Danish Overseas Development Aid by 10 percent. This is equal to approx. USD 200 million a year – or a reduction from 1.0 to 0.90 percent of GNP. Furthermore, it is likely that the additional funds for the follow-up of theContinue reading “Danish Overseas Aid cut by 10 percent – Recortes de 10 per ciento de l’ asistencia Danesa”
Second Annual World Social Forum, Porto Alegre
From January 31 to February 4, heads of top transnational corporations and international political leaders will meet at the WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (WEF) in New York City. In dedicated and informed opposition, the Second Annual World Social Forum WSF is underway from January 31 to Febrary 5, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Here, representatives from internationalContinue reading “Second Annual World Social Forum, Porto Alegre”
Dr. Barghouthi’s Arrest by Israeli Army (5th January 2002)
Dr. Barghouthi’s Arrest, and the Israeli Military’s Brutal Treatment of Dr.Barghouthi and European Delegates Dr.Barghouthi is the president of the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (UPMRC), which won the WHO World Health Award 2001 source: PHA, updated by Pam Zimkin 5 January 2002 The arrest of Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi – a physician and humanContinue reading “Dr. Barghouthi’s Arrest by Israeli Army (5th January 2002)”
Manifiesto por el Derecho a la Salud
FADSP, Madrid, 22 de Noviembre de 2001 La Salud es un derecho fundamental reconocido por la Constitución que precisa de un sistema sanitario público universal, equitativo, eficiente y participativo para hacerlo efectivo. Este derecho se encuentra amenazado por las políticas neoliberales que pretenden desmantelar y privatizar los servicios públicos. El Estado debe garantizar una atenciónContinue reading “Manifiesto por el Derecho a la Salud”
Public services and the private sector
Allyson Pollock, Jean Shaoul, David Rowland and Stewart Player Public services and the private sector, a response to the IPPR Revised with a new foreword by David Hinchliffe MP A Catalyst working paper November 2001 Contents Executive summary Introduction Financing public services Public vs private: the evidence When contracts fail Undermining universal provision: PFI inContinue reading “Public services and the private sector”
Margaret Whitehead, Göran Dahlgren, Timothy Evans, Equity and health sector reforms
Margaret Whitehead, Göran Dahlgren, Timothy Evans Equity and health sector reforms: can low-income countries escape the medical poverty trap? Lancet 2001; 358: 833-36 Department of Public Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (Prof M Whitehead PhD); Swedish National Institute of Public Health, Stockholm, Sweden (Prof Göran Dahlgren MA); and Health Equity Division, The Rockefeller Foundation,Continue reading “Margaret Whitehead, Göran Dahlgren, Timothy Evans, Equity and health sector reforms”
The people’s campaign for health care in Spain
Sanchez Bayle M, Beiras Cal H The people’s campaign against health care counter-reforms in Spain J Public Health Policy 2001;22(2):139-152 PMID: 11469148 Hospital Nino Jesus, Madrid, Spain. Since 1996, when the conservative Partido Popular was elected in Spain, it has attempted to weaken and dismantle the national health service. It has focused on three areas:Continue reading “The people’s campaign for health care in Spain”
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