Category Archives: Activities

19th IAHPE Conference: Capitalism,Pandemics, and Public Health (21-24 September 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece)

Every capitalist epoch has its own characteristics of struggles for health, social justice, and access to health care. The beginning of the decade has been over-shadowed by increased and exaggerated inequities and inequalities of peoples’ health and access to healthcare worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic deep-ened the class divide of access to health, healthcare, and vaccinesContinue reading “19th IAHPE Conference: Capitalism,Pandemics, and Public Health (21-24 September 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece)”

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”

PHM’ s webinar: Resisting Militarisation of the Covid19 response

PHM’ s thematic Group  on “War and Conflict, Occupation and Forced Migration and Health” is starting up its programmes with a webinar on Resisting Militarisation of the Covid19 response  August 25 // 1 p.m GMT (9:00 p.m Manila / 6:30 p.m Delhi / 4:00 p.m Beirut/ 10:00 a.m Rio) Please Register Here: https://bit.ly/2CHYT5p Speakers:  Michael LimContinue reading “PHM’ s webinar: Resisting Militarisation of the Covid19 response”

In Defense of the Autonomy and Institutionality of the Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar

A los pueblos y gobiernos de la comunidad Andina, de Latinoamerica y del mundo (english version is following) La Asociación Latinoamericana de Medicina Social (ALAMES) se une a todas las voces que desde América Latina y el mundo expresan su preocupación ante el desconocimiento de los procesos democráticos que llevaron a la designación del Dr. CésarContinue reading “In Defense of the Autonomy and Institutionality of the Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar”

La Crisis de los Refugiados y los riesgos para la Salud: Hay que actuar de inmediato

La crisis de los refugiados que pueblan los mares, fronteras y países se extiende como una mancha  física y moral por toda Europa. Las causas han sido analizadas y conocidas por todos y tienen que ver con los conflictos de intereses geoestratégicos relacionados con el control del petróleo, el comercio internacional y los intentos deContinue reading “La Crisis de los Refugiados y los riesgos para la Salud: Hay que actuar de inmediato”

Solidarity and Call for Action to Support Kobani

Dear Friends, In Kobane since 23 days there are very heavy attacks of ISIS. Hundreds of thousands people fled to Turkey. This is one of the worst forced migration we have ever faced. The total number of immigrants had reached to millions.  We need urgent solidarity in order to makeane visible in the world. EnclosedContinue reading “Solidarity and Call for Action to Support Kobani”

Turkey Passes Bill that Criminalizes Emergency Medical Care

PHR Calls on President Not to Sign the Bill The Turkish parliament passed a bill today that will criminalize emergency medical care and punish doctors with heavy fines and imprisonment for assisting those in need. Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is urging the president of the Turkish Republic, Abdullah Gul, not to sign the bill,Continue reading “Turkey Passes Bill that Criminalizes Emergency Medical Care”