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IAHPE express its solidarity to the greek people
We know that austerity measures killed Greek people. We declare our solidarity and support to Greek people in their struggle against neoliberal health policies. Individually and as an organization we are ready to provide technical and political assistance in re-establishment of a public health care system in Greece. The executive board of IAHPE
Turkey Passes Bill that Criminalizes Emergency Medical Care
PHR Calls on President Not to Sign the Bill The Turkish parliament passed a bill today that will criminalize emergency medical care and punish doctors with heavy fines and imprisonment for assisting those in need. Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is urging the president of the Turkish Republic, Abdullah Gul, not to sign the bill,Continue reading “Turkey Passes Bill that Criminalizes Emergency Medical Care”
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”
Conférence européenne en défense de la santé et de la protection sociale publique et universelle 12 et 13 Mai 2012 à Paris
scroll down for english and spanish version INVITATION Conférence européenne en défense de la santé et de la protection sociale publique et universelle 12 et 13 Mai 2012 à Paris Chers amis et camarades, L’appel de la conférence européenne consacrée à la défense des dispositifs de santé publique et de protection sociale, qui s’est tenueContinue reading “Conférence européenne en défense de la santé et de la protection sociale publique et universelle 12 et 13 Mai 2012 à Paris”
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”
XVIth Conference of IAHP with ALAMES & RED AMERICAS, Uruguay, 3 to 8 November 2012
Crisis, acceleration, and plunder in global capitalism: progress and setbacks in the struggle for universal health and rights. Subthemes: 1. Capitalism, environment and social determination of health. 2. Social medicine and collective health in the struggle of movements and progressive socio-political processes: progress and new challenges. 3. Confronting policies of dismantling systems of social protection and social security. TheContinue reading “XVIth Conference of IAHP with ALAMES & RED AMERICAS, Uruguay, 3 to 8 November 2012”
How European governments are privatising our health care. Α new IAHPE book
Europe’s Health for Sale: the heavy cost of privatisation Edited by John Lister Libri Press, £19.95, http://www.libripublishing.co.uk Book Launch Thursday June 23, 5.30pm Ellen Terry Building, Coventry University Jordan Well, Coventry CV1 5RW. David Cameron keeps insisting that Andrew Lansley’s controversial Health and Social Care Bill does not mean privatisation of healthContinue reading “How European governments are privatising our health care. Α new IAHPE book”
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”
