Jean-Pierre Unger, Pierre De Paepe, Giorgio Solimano Cantuarias, Oscar Arteaga Herrera The Chilean health system underwent drastic neoliberal reform in the 980s, with the creation of a dual system: public and private health insurance and public and private provision of health services. • This reform served as a model for later World Bank–inspired reforms inContinue reading “Chile’s Neoliberal Health Reform: An Assessment and a Critique”
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Universal Health Care Systems (UHCS) on the Periphery of Capitalism, by H.U. Deppe
Hans-Ulrich Deppe, MD Professor for Medical Sociology and Social Medicine J.W. Goethe-University of Frankfurt/ Germany Ulrich.Deppe@em.uni-frankfurt.de X Congreso Latinoamerikano de Medicina Social, IV Congresso Brasileiro de Ciencias Sociais e Humanas em Saude, XI Congress of the International Assotiarion of Health Policy , Equidade, Etica e Direito a Saude: Desafios a Saude Coletiva na Mundializacao vomContinue reading “Universal Health Care Systems (UHCS) on the Periphery of Capitalism, by H.U. Deppe”
The World Bank-false financial and statistical accounts in malaria treatment
The World Bank has an annual budget of US$20 billion, and is the largest organisation operating with a mission to reduce poverty worldwide. Malaria destroys about 1 million lives a year; the disease is the leading parasitic cause of death for Africa’s children and impoverishment for their families. Here we examine how these factors meetContinue reading “The World Bank-false financial and statistical accounts in malaria treatment”
La Directiva Bolkestein, Ramon Serna
La Directiva Bolkenstein y el recorte de los servicios publicos en Europa Ramon Serna, Intersindical Alternativa de Catalunya – El proyecto de la directiva que se conoce con este nombre fue adoptado por la Comisi?n Europea en enero de este a?o y pretende empezar a aplicarse a partir del pr?ximo a?o, despu?s de que seaContinue reading “La Directiva Bolkestein, Ramon Serna”
PHM letter to Lancet on arm trade activities of Reed Elsevier
2 years ago your Editorial staff and International Advisory Board took the courageous and correct step to criticise the practices of your parent company, Reed Elsevier, in the hosting of arms trade fairs.(1) The arms trade industry as it stands has little good to say for itself. It encourages transgressions of the various Geneva ConventionsContinue reading “PHM letter to Lancet on arm trade activities of Reed Elsevier”
Vicente Navarro, Que esta ocurriendo en la OMS
¿QUÉ ESTÁ OCURRIENDO EN LA ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DE LA SALUD?* La próxima elección del director general de la OMS VICENTE NAVARRO Catedrático de Políticas Públicas y Gestión Sanitaria, Escuela de Salud Pública en la Universidad John Hopkins; Director del Programa en Políticas Públicas y Sociales en la Universidad Pompeu Fabra-John Hopkins; Fundador y pasado PresidenteContinue reading “Vicente Navarro, Que esta ocurriendo en la OMS”
What is happening at the World Health Organisation?
WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION? The Coming Election of the WHO Director-General by VICENTE NAVARRO Professor of Health and Public Policy, School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University; Director of the Public and Social Policy Program, Pompeu Fabra University – The Johns Hopkins University; Founder and Past President of the InternationalContinue reading “What is happening at the World Health Organisation?”
The People’s Health Movement for the new WHO DG
A new Director General for the World Health Organisation – an opportunity for bold and inspirational leadership published in The Lancet 1. Introduction The sudden and sad death of Dr Lee Jong-wook, the former Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has already prompted several articles in this journal about WHO. But further discussionContinue reading “The People’s Health Movement for the new WHO DG”
Health Reform: Turning away from the Solidarity Principle, by Hans-Ulrich Deppe
Neoliberal economic and labor market policy, stagnating working income and continuing mass unemployment have withered the extent of employment paying into social security the next financing crisis of health insurance is pre-programmed. Health Reform: Turning away from the Solidarity Principle by Hans-Ulrich Deppe In many areas of the public sector of society, changes are nowContinue reading “Health Reform: Turning away from the Solidarity Principle, by Hans-Ulrich Deppe”
Public risk for private gain?, by D. Price & A. Pollock
Price D, Pollock AM. Public risk for private gain? The public audit implications of risk transfer and private finance. London: UNISON 07 July 2004. The key claim by government that private finance deals in the public sector are value for money has still not been evaluated, according to a report published today by public sectorContinue reading “Public risk for private gain?, by D. Price & A. Pollock”
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