PRESS RELEASE 21 June 2013 Humanity and Medicine! We waited and expected from those at the top To be sensitive to a peaceful action taking place in Gezi Park… To have respect to those who firmly adopted a peaceful attitude in spite of all violent acts against them… Not to harm our citizens who rushedContinue reading “Humanity and Medicine!, by Turkish Medical Association”
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Asa Cristina Laurell Conference on Universal Health Coverage 21 February 2013
INVITACION ALAMES se une a la invitación del Instituto Suramericano de Gobierno en Salud (ISAGS) para la conferencia de Cristina Laurell sobre los Retos y Desafíos de los Sistemas Universales de Salud, que será transmitida en tiempo real por internet, el jueves 21 de febrero a las 12 del mediodía hora Río de Janeiro, Brasil.Continue reading “Asa Cristina Laurell Conference on Universal Health Coverage 21 February 2013”
Conférence européenne en défense de la santé et de la protection sociale publique et universelle 12 et 13 Mai 2012 à Paris
scroll down for english and spanish version INVITATION Conférence européenne en défense de la santé et de la protection sociale publique et universelle 12 et 13 Mai 2012 à Paris Chers amis et camarades, L’appel de la conférence européenne consacrée à la défense des dispositifs de santé publique et de protection sociale, qui s’est tenueContinue reading “Conférence européenne en défense de la santé et de la protection sociale publique et universelle 12 et 13 Mai 2012 à Paris”
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”
Novartis threatens Indian generic drug industry
Date: 30 Dec 2009 For decades, India has been known as the “pharmacy of the developing world” for its ability to supply lifesaving generic drugs at a fraction of the cost of those with brand names. People living in India and throughout the Global South rely heavily on these affordable medicines, and without them antiretrovirals, cancerContinue reading “Novartis threatens Indian generic drug industry”
Tobacco workers are resisting against neoliberal policies in Ankara
The reflections of the General Agreement on Trade of Services or GATS augmented in our daily lives. Contract based work, performance based payment and temporary working schedules, insecurity and unemployment are some of the results of GATS. Since more than two months tobacco workers of recently privatized Factory of Turkish Monopoly of Tobacco and AlcoholContinue reading “Tobacco workers are resisting against neoliberal policies in Ankara”
World Health Organization and Radiations: Denounce the Cover Up
As the international health authority, the World Health Organization (WHO) is responsible for providing scientific and medical guidance to states in the interests of their population’s health. In line with its Constitution, that guidance must be free of all commercial interest. However, on 28 May 1959, the WHO signed an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) whichContinue reading “World Health Organization and Radiations: Denounce the Cover Up”
FADSP is denouncing Madrid’s Regional Governement that abolishes Public Health Structures
IAHP executive expressed its solidarity to our friends of the Federación de Asociaciones para la Defensa de la Sanidad Pública http://www.fadsp.org “La IAHP (International Association of Health Policy) adhiere y se solidariza con la denuncia de la desaparición de la Dirección General de Salud Pública de Madrid, sustanciada por decreto el pasado 3 de abril. Esta medidaContinue reading “FADSP is denouncing Madrid’s Regional Governement that abolishes Public Health Structures”
A note for the IAHP’s History, by Vinçen Navarro
Dear Colleagues and Friends of the International Association of Health Policy: It gives me enormous pleasure to see that the International Association of Health Policy (IAHP) has now completed its XIV Conference in Salvador de Bolivia, Brazil. When many, many years ago, a few of us got together in Amsterdam at the European Center ofContinue reading “A note for the IAHP’s History, by Vinçen Navarro”
Urgente manifestacion por la democracia en Venezuela
Estimad@s Companer@s de ALAMES, en un momento critico para el proyecto democratico en America Latina, donde hay un golpe en marcha contra el Gobierno Constitucional de Venezuela y en contra del pueblo pobre y los sectores comprometidos por la justicia social en aquel pais, es nuestra obligacion manifestarmos nuestra repulsa con los hechos perpetrados porContinue reading “Urgente manifestacion por la democracia en Venezuela”
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