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IAHP honouring the late Sebastião Antônio Loureiro de Souza e Silva

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing away of our comrade Prof Sebastiao Loureiro, foundator of the  Instituto de Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal da Bahia (ISC/UFBA). Sebastião Antônio Loureiro de Souza e Silva was a physician with a sound formation in Public Health [MSc in Tropical Public Health in London SchoolContinue reading “IAHP honouring the late Sebastião Antônio Loureiro de Souza e Silva”

Nosso adeus a Sebastião Loureiro

Com imensa tristeza a Abrasco anuncia o falecimento de Sebastião Loureiro, professor do Instituto de Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal da Bahia (ISC/UFBA) e presidente da Associação entre os anos de 1985 e 1987. Sebastião deixa um legado do tamanho da sua estatura científica e humana: contribuiu para a formação de centenas de pesquisadores eContinue reading “Nosso adeus a Sebastião Loureiro”

Sign-on letter requesting WHO to intervene for release of Palestinian Activist Shatha Odeh

For the following letter to WHO D-G, we request endorsements from civil society organizations, health practitioners, academics, women’s rights organizations, and other concerned individuals Click here for Arabic (عربى) French (français) Spanish (español) To, Dr. Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusDirector-GeneralWorld Health Organization Date: 11th July, 2021 Dear Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus We, the undersigned civil society organizations, health practitioners, academics, women’s rights organizations, andContinue reading “Sign-on letter requesting WHO to intervene for release of Palestinian Activist Shatha Odeh”

Israel’s arrest of Shtha Odeh is an attack on the right to health of Palestinians. Statement by the People’s Health Movement

Statement by the People’s Health Movement On Wednesday 7 July 2021, the Israeli army arrested Shatha Odeh, director of the Health Work Committees (HWC), at her home in Ramallah. This organisation is one of the most prominent Palestinian non-profit health care providers. Shatha herself is a well respected civil society leader both locally and internationally.Continue reading “Israel’s arrest of Shtha Odeh is an attack on the right to health of Palestinians. Statement by the People’s Health Movement”

Statement of Solidarity with People of Palestine

PHM strongly condemns the attacks against Palestinian people by Israeli occupying forces and expresses full and unequivocal solidarity with the Palestinian people. The recent attempts of Israeli occupying forces to expel Palestinian residents from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in Jerusalem is a continuation of the ethnic cleansing frequently committed by the Israeli occupying forces. TheseContinue reading “Statement of Solidarity with People of Palestine”

International Symposium: Human Rights Agend in the post-Pandemic Era May 20-23, 2021

Over a year and a half, the global pandemic has added new and unprecedented challenges for human rights on top of existing ones. Uncovering the pervasive inequality and injustice of the neoliberal world order, the pandemic has demonstrated the fragility of social and economic rights all over the world, and the profound ways in whichContinue reading “International Symposium: Human Rights Agend in the post-Pandemic Era May 20-23, 2021”

Civil rights and public health during the pandemic in Greece

Amid the critical period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece a number of neoliberal policies, swiftly applied from the government, resulted in the restriction of fundamental rights, excessive use of force and police brutality in the cities, ‘suffocating’ conditions at public hospitals, as well as misinformation and propaganda spread across mass media. The authoritarian measuresContinue reading “Civil rights and public health during the pandemic in Greece”

The Pandemic and Privatisation – how to fight back

The pandemic has been a goldmine for private contractors and management consultants. But while the private sector (not least Tory ministers’ chums and donors) celebrate their new-found riches, the fiascos of failed private services have been exposed to millions. Privatised test and trace systems have become byword for failure, just as poor standards of hospitalContinue reading “The Pandemic and Privatisation – how to fight back”