La Red Latinoamericana de Género y Salud Colectiva de ALAMES, y su nodo Cuba, desean acompañar al pueblo cubano tras la sensible pérdida del líder Fidel Castro Ruz, dedicando unas breves palabras sobre el papel de esta figura para la Salud Pública Cubana y Latinoamericana. El Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro fue el primer yContinue reading “La Red Latinoamericana de Género y Salud Colectiva”
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Urgent call: The antidemocratic shift in Turkey is not only a turkish problem
Dear friends, The situation in Turkey is getting worse. A big wave of hunting and sacking people from their jobs is growing. The fact is that, contrary to the propaganda speaking about Gulen people, the majority of the sacked and threatened people are progressive and left wing activists. The news are that 41 more persons that signed the petitionContinue reading “Urgent call: The antidemocratic shift in Turkey is not only a turkish problem”
Turkey purge: ‘strong academic institutions cannot emerge in a climate of fear’
Academics in Turkey are scared, and they have every reason to be, says Serdar Değirmencioğlu Those who are concerned about the higher education system in Turkey were stunned when 1,577 deans were recently asked to resign immediately. Even more shocking was that not a single dean resisted this demand. Rectors were summoned to Ankara by the Higher EducationContinue reading “Turkey purge: ‘strong academic institutions cannot emerge in a climate of fear’”
Statement in memory of Dr. Quentin Young, 1923-2016
Dr. Quentin D. Young, who served as national coordinator of Physicians for a National Health Program from 1992-2014, and who also served the organization’s past president, died on March 7 in Berkeley, Calif., where he had been under the watchful eyes and care of his daughters and other family members. He was 92. In additionContinue reading “Statement in memory of Dr. Quentin Young, 1923-2016”
DrC. Miguel Márquez (1934-2014)
OBITUARY (following in spanish) Last February 3, 2014, Professor of Merit and Dr C . Miguel Marquez died, just a month before his 80th birthday . He was born in Cuenca, Ecuador, on March 23, 1934. He was a recognized Latin American public health expert, a dear friend of Cuba, and a man of extraordinaryContinue reading “DrC. Miguel Márquez (1934-2014)”
Urgent Call from Turkish Medical Association
Since May 31st 2013 the peaceful and legitimate demonstrations are tried to be suppressed by the police. The police forces are using chemical gases savagely on the unprotected civil masses. Before complete blockage of health assistance to the injured people and the preclusion of the functioning of health services by the police attacks, that tookContinue reading “Urgent Call from Turkish Medical Association”
Solidarity to the struggling turkish people
Dear friends, Right now, police forces in Turkey are using excessive violence against peaceful protesters, injuring scores of people. Only a massive public outcry will pressure PM Erdoğan to stop the crackdown. Sign the urgent petition now and share with everyone: I am writing this e-mail from Taksim Square in Istanbul where peaceful protesters areContinue reading “Solidarity to the struggling turkish people”
Attacks on Physician Self-Governance in Turkey
The Turkish governement is completing its attack against the Turkish Medical Association! Following the global trend of the neoliberal policies the turkish governement is rebuilding a totalitarian and antidemocratic legal framework in order to force to silence “enoying voices”, as this of the Turkish Medical Association. The World Medical Association.expressed its concern and has raised strongContinue reading “Attacks on Physician Self-Governance in Turkey”
Prof. Onur Hamzaoglu, Chair of Public Health Department at Kocaeli University is under investigation
An international movement of solidarity is urgently needed! A scientist, Prof. Dr. Onur Hamzaoglu, Chair of Public Health Department at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine is under investigation. Why?Just because he fulfills his dutiestowards the society as a human, a physician and an academician. Prof Dr. Onur Hamzaoglu deals with seriousenvironmental and health problems thatContinue reading “Prof. Onur Hamzaoglu, Chair of Public Health Department at Kocaeli University is under investigation”
Systematic Usurpation of salaries by Marfin Investment Group (Hygeia) in Turkey
Istanbul Chamber of Physicians made a press declaration in front of the hospital building onFebruary 7, 2011 to support our colleagues striking against the conditions ofthe physicians who have not received their salaries for months while working at JFK Hospital that owned by Şafak HospitalsGroup and Marfin Investment Group (HYGEIA) partnership and at the otherhospitals.Continue reading “Systematic Usurpation of salaries by Marfin Investment Group (Hygeia) in Turkey”
International Association of Health Policy 