Coming from 82 countries around the world, 1492 people met at the Second People’s Health Assembly in Cuenca, Ecuador from 17th to 22nd July 2005, to analyse global health problems and to develop strategies to promote Health for all. Overwhelmingly we reaffirmed the continuing importance of the People’s Charter for Health (2000) and saw itContinue reading “The Cuenca Declaration”
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Global Health Watch launched the 20th of July at PHA2, Cuenca
The Global Health Watch is a call to all health workers to broaden and strengthen the global community of health advocates who are taking action on global ill-health and inequalities, and their underlying political and economic determinants. The Global Health Watch is a broad collaboration of public health experts, non-governmental organisations, civil society activists, communityContinue reading “Global Health Watch launched the 20th of July at PHA2, Cuenca”
People’s Movement stops government privatisation programme in Paraguay
Eye witness report from Paraguay, one of the smallest and poorest countries in South America, and for many decades ruled by a murderous dictatorship that fiercely repressed any form of political opposition, is today a country in the throes of a popular revolution. For the first time anywhere in the world, a popular struggle, notContinue reading “People’s Movement stops government privatisation programme in Paraguay”
10th Conference “Poverty and Health”, Berlin, December 3-4, 2004
Health and Globalisation For the first time the German conference Poverty and Health internationalizes with 4 workshops held by medico international. We want to discuss with speakers from the People’s Health Movement from India (Thelma Narayan), South Africa (David Sanders) and Nicaragua (Maria Hamlin Zuñiga) and the Netherlands (Jose Utrera) political strategies in dealing withContinue reading “10th Conference “Poverty and Health”, Berlin, December 3-4, 2004″
Call for action by ESF: To defend Health and fight privatisation [english / french / italian / spanish]
Call for action to defend the right to health and fight the privatisation of health services European Social Forum London, 15 october 2005 The participants of the health seminars at the ESF in London propose that the Assembly of Social Movements embrace, as a priority, a campaign for the right to health and against privatisationContinue reading “Call for action by ESF: To defend Health and fight privatisation [english / french / italian / spanish]”
Declaration for Venezuela – Pronunciamento por Venezuela
PRONOUNCEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH POLICY (IAHP) AND THE LATINOAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL MEDICINE (ALAMES) FOR VENEZUELA, IN THE WAKE OF THE REFERENDUM OF AUGUST 15TH September 27th, 2004 The IAHP and the ALAMES wish to express publicly their congratulations to the Venezuelan people and would like to share this important moment ofContinue reading “Declaration for Venezuela – Pronunciamento por Venezuela”
Allyson M Pollock, NHS plc: the privatisation of our health care
Allyson M Pollock NHS plc: the privatisation of our health care. London: Verso 2004. £15; ISBN: 1 84467 011 2 “This is a shocking story, brilliantly told, by one of the leading thinkers in the field of public health policy. Here you will learn how Labour politicians, with their cronies from the private sector, areContinue reading “Allyson M Pollock, NHS plc: the privatisation of our health care”
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”
Questioning the claims of Kaiser Permanente
Dr Alison Talbot Smith, Dr Shamini Gnani, Prof Allyson M Pollock, Sir Denis Pereira Gray Questioning the claims of Kaiser Permanente British Journal of General Practice 01 June 2004 A key document in UK government policy making for the NHS has been evaluated by Dr Alison Talbot Smith and her co-authors Dr Shamini Gnani andContinue reading “Questioning the claims of Kaiser Permanente”
Polio eradication in India, by Debabar Banerji
GLOBAL PROGRAMME OF POLIO ERADICATION IN INDIA* April, 12, 2004 Debabar Banerji, Professor Emeritus, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, B-43 Panchsheel Enclave, New Delhi 110017 *This study is commissioned by the West Bengal Voluntary Health Association. The usual disclaimers apply. SUMMARY Poliomyelitis forms a miniscule part of the load ofContinue reading “Polio eradication in India, by Debabar Banerji”
International Association of Health Policy 