IAHPE’s statement on the persecution of Prof. Kayıhan Pala for questioning the management of the COVID19 crisis in Turkey

Since the COVID19 outbreak and the spread of the pandemic, various aspects concerning the preparedness of public health systems and the management of the crisis by governments of many countries have been placed under scrutiny. Following a decade of austerity policies, commercialization and privatization, impoverished public health systems have proved incapable of providing trustworthy publicContinue reading “IAHPE’s statement on the persecution of Prof. Kayıhan Pala for questioning the management of the COVID19 crisis in Turkey”

IAHPE pre-conference research workshop at QMUL, organised by the International Health and Political Economy of Health (IHPEH) Research Group | 14th September 2017, London

IHPEH pre-conference research workshop 14 September 2017 – 10:00 to 16:00 Garrod Building, Whitechapel Campus, Queen Mary, University of London                                                             Overview The XVIII Conference of theInternational Association of Health Policy in Europe (IAHPE) will be held on the 21st -24th of September 2017 in Thessaloniki Greece. The IAHPE conference will focus on the contemporary developments and research in EuropeanContinue reading “IAHPE pre-conference research workshop at QMUL, organised by the International Health and Political Economy of Health (IHPEH) Research Group | 14th September 2017, London”

#7april #health4all: Mobilizations in Europe against health commercialisation (Brussels, Βelgium – Napoli, Italy – Thessaloniki, Greece – Galicia and Catalunia, Spain| photos)

IAHPE’ s site covers today’ s mobilizations all across Europe for World Health Day. Bannering in Brussels – and then gathering in front of the national Ministry of Health See video here In Thessaloniki, Greece, doctors, nurses, hospital administrative staff and citizens gathered outside Ippokrateio and Yiorgos Genimatas Hospital, holding an “Our Health Is Not For Sale”Continue reading “#7april #health4all: Mobilizations in Europe against health commercialisation (Brussels, Βelgium – Napoli, Italy – Thessaloniki, Greece – Galicia and Catalunia, Spain| photos)”

XVIII ΙΑΗPE’ S Conference, 21-24/9, Thessaloniki (Greece) – Call for papers [eng-gr-fr]

XVIII Conference of the International Association of  Health Policy in Europe, 21-24 September 2017, Thessaloniki-Greece European health policies in the era of capitalist crisis and restructuring The International Association of Health Policy in Europe in collaboration with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Queen Mary University of London are inviting you to the XVIII IAHPE Conference thatContinue reading “XVIII ΙΑΗPE’ S Conference, 21-24/9, Thessaloniki (Greece) – Call for papers [eng-gr-fr]”

Commercialization, health services and academic freedom | Ticarileşme, sağlık hizmetleri ve akademik özgürlük: All the interventions at the Pre-Conference Workshop of IAHPE in collaboration with TMA (14-15/1, Ιstanbul [eng/tur]

Özgür Öztürk Trade, Market, Commodity (eng) | Ticaret, Piyasa, Meta (tur) Dr. Kurtar Tanyılmaz Neoliberalizmde ticarileşme, piyasalaşma ve metalaşmada değişen durum (tur) Onur Hamzaoglu, MD, Professor, Kocaeli Academy for Solidarity   Saglik Hizmetlerinin Ekonomi Politigi (tur) Elias Kondilis, Senior Lecturer in Health Systems, QMUL Stergios Seretis, Post-doctoral Researcher, AUTh International Trade and commercialization of healthcare services: the case ofContinue reading “Commercialization, health services and academic freedom | Ticarileşme, sağlık hizmetleri ve akademik özgürlük: All the interventions at the Pre-Conference Workshop of IAHPE in collaboration with TMA (14-15/1, Ιstanbul [eng/tur]”

Open Lecture Series on international health and the political economy of health in London, with the support of IAHPE

International Health and Political Economy of Health (IHPEH) Research Group OPEN LECTURES SERIES YEAR I – 2017: «Defending the right to health» 9th Feb– Dr Pol de Vos The Cuban Health System: defending the right to health in times of economic hardship 9th Mar – Vivek Kotecha NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans 23rd Mar – DrContinue reading “Open Lecture Series on international health and the political economy of health in London, with the support of IAHPE”

Call for Support to the Academicians Threatened by Prison in Turkey

Turkish scholars have been subject to heavy pressures and constraints since the declaration of the petition “We’ll not be a part of this crime” launched by the Academicians for Peace initiative in mid-January. In Mersin, a middle-sized city on the Mediterranean Coast, this climate of pressure has been experienced in an accentuated manner as theContinue reading “Call for Support to the Academicians Threatened by Prison in Turkey”

Oppose the persecussion of turkish academics

IAHPE is expressing its serious concern regarding the agravation of the situation in Turkey After Erdogan’s directive (“it is not possible for an accused to get minto the courts by one door and get out from another”) the first three academics being in the court for interogation. See below the facts                 http://monitoring.academicfreedom.info/reports/2016-03-14-bo%C4%9Fazi%C3%A7i-university-mimar-sinan-university-fine-arts-ni%C5%9Fanta%C5%9F%C4%B1-university Sign and diffuseContinue reading “Oppose the persecussion of turkish academics”

Giovanni Berlinguer loss. Statement by Feride Aksu-TaniK, President of IAHP in Europe

We would like to express our deep sadness because of Giovanni Berlinguers’ passing away. One of the founding members of our Association he inspired and mobilised us to share is values on health polixcies and medical ethics.  We promise to follow his way of struggle for right to health and introduce him and his valuesContinue reading “Giovanni Berlinguer loss. Statement by Feride Aksu-TaniK, President of IAHP in Europe”