Paper presented at European Network for the Defense of Public Health of the European Social Forum Anti-Summit Conference on Globalisation, Thessaloniki, 18 June 2003. Since the 1970s, advanced medical care throughout the world has been dragged through a painful but apparently necessary and inevitable metamorphosis. This can be summed up as transformation of medicine toContinue reading “Health Care or Health Trade? A historic moment of choice, by J.T. Hart”
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VIth European Conference on Health Promotion and Education
VIth European Conference on Health Promotion and Education Equity, solidarity and responsibility for health JUNE 18-21, 2003 PERUGIA, ITALY
Urgent alert from Palestine Medical Relief, 14 June2003
Palestine Medical Relief and Palestine Monitor URGENT ALERT Stop Attacks on the Village of Deir Ghassaneh Friday 13th June, 2003 Palestine Medical Relief and Palestine Monitor have just received an urgent call for help from the villagers of Deir Ghassaneh, near Ramallah in the West Bank. At 3am this morning, the Israeli occupying army surroundedContinue reading “Urgent alert from Palestine Medical Relief, 14 June2003”
Populations are people: choices for rural health care, by J.T. Hart
Populations are people: choices for rural health care Julian Tudor Hart Santiago, 2003 According to conventional wisdom, in a free public service available to everyone, finite resources face infinite demands. Needs of individuals therefore conflict with needs of communities and nations. For public services to survive, we’re told that doctors must harden their hearts andContinue reading “Populations are people: choices for rural health care, by J.T. Hart”
UPMRC update about the detention of health workers
UPMRC Update: Monday 19th May 2003 Further to our recent appeal, we are pleased to announce the release of Mr Nasaif Al Dik (Coordinator of Community Health Projects), Shadi Abu Bakr and Ahmed Badwan (Medical Relief Volunteers). All were arrested whilst in their homes along with Dr Mohammed Skafi (Head of Emergency Services and FirstContinue reading “UPMRC update about the detention of health workers”
UPMRC: Appeal for release medical personel
Palestinian Medical Relief UPMRC Sender: upmrc URGENT APPEAL UPDATE Release Medical Personel Wednesday 7th May 2003 Following on from our recent appeal regarding Israeli occupying army attacks on two medical relief clinics and training centers in Nablus and Ramallah, and the arrest of Dr Mohammed Skafi (Head of Emergency Services and First Aid), Mr NasaifContinue reading “UPMRC: Appeal for release medical personel”
Foundation hospitals will kill the NHS, by A. Pollock
Foundation hospitals will kill the NHS Don’t be fooled by the rhetoric: this is about privatisation Allyson Pollock Wednesday May 7, 2003 The Guardian At its launch, Alan Milburn described the foundation hospitals bill as “true to our traditions of solidarity, community and fairness”. The Labour party chairman, Ian McCartney, even called it leftwing. ButContinue reading “Foundation hospitals will kill the NHS, by A. Pollock”
Baghdad Central Infectious Disease Laboratory looted!
PHM reporting Tuesday 15 April Just reported from Baghdad on Abu-Dhabi Satellite Television News (6pm Londontime) The Central Infectious Diseases Laboratory in the heart of Baghdad has been broken into, looted and smashed. Incubators containing many dangerous viruses, including hepatitis, polio, AIDS and many other have been stolen and other containers and incubators have beenContinue reading “Baghdad Central Infectious Disease Laboratory looted!”
British soldiers face jail for refusing to fight in Iraq
Two British soldiers are facing a court martial after refusing to fight in the war against Iraq for moral reasons. The men, both from 16 Air Assault Brigade, have been sent home and face up to two years in jail for disobeying orders. A third serviceman, a reservist who refused to travel to the GulfContinue reading “British soldiers face jail for refusing to fight in Iraq”
But he found no trace of the depleted uranium (DU) some scientists believe is implicated in Gulf War syndrome. Other researchers suggest new types of radioactive weapons may have been used in Afghanistan. The scientist is Dr Asaf Durakovic, of the Uranium Medical Research Center (UMRC) based in Washington DC. Dr Durakovic, a former USContinue reading
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