da Hellander, MD PNHP Executive Director Corporate Health Care Begets Fraud: Recent US Experience ABSTRACT: Many countries are currently engaged in debates over the privatization of their health systems. Privatization is advocated by the IMF and World Bank way of decreasing government expenditures on health and improving efficiency, despite much evidence to the contrary. PreviousContinue reading “Stockholm 2003 abstracts: Ida Hellander (USA)”
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13th IAHPEurope Conference – Stockholm 2003
13th IAHPEurope Conference Social and economic destabilisation in Europe: implications for health Wednesday 21st May to Saturday 24th May 2003 Stockholm Sweden The National Institute of Public Health The conference will debate questions like What are the likely impacts of flexibility, deregulation and fragmentation in working conditions and relationships on health? Including: the impact ofContinue reading “13th IAHPEurope Conference – Stockholm 2003”
Stockholm 2003: Health sector reform in Palestine
Motasem HAMDAN 1) Centre for Health Services and Nursing Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 2) School of Public Health, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem. 13th IAHPEurope Conference “Social and economic destabilisation in Europe: implications for health” May 21st to24th 2003, Stockholm, Sweden Health workforce in political and economic destabilisation: the interaction between health sector reform and humanContinue reading “Stockholm 2003: Health sector reform in Palestine”
Downsizing of acute beds & privatisation
Downsizing of acute inpatient beds associated with private finance initiative: Scotland’s case study Matthew G Dunnigan, senior research fellow, Allyson M Pollock, professor a University Department of Human Nutrition, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, b Public Health Policy Unit, School of Public Policy, University College London, London WC1H 9QU Correspondence to: A M PollockContinue reading “Downsizing of acute beds & privatisation”
European Social Forum: “Health and neoliberalism” (english / italian / french / spanish)
Another Health Care System is possible The “Health and Neoliberalism” seminar, held in November 7th, in Florence, within the initiatives of the European Social Forum, has resulted in the following document which we submit to all the European Social Movements. Health is a fundamental and universal right which belongs to everyone and must be freeContinue reading “European Social Forum: “Health and neoliberalism” (english / italian / french / spanish)”
Private finance & “value for money”, by A. Pollock et al.
Pollock AM, Shaoul J, Vickers N. Private finance and “value for money” in NHS hospitals: a policy in search of a rationale? British Medical Journal, 2002; 324: 1205-1209 Summary points: The private finance initiative (PFI) brings no new capital investment into public services and is a debt which has to be serviced by future generations.Continue reading “Private finance & “value for money”, by A. Pollock et al.”
The NHS from Thatcher to Blair, by Peter Fisher
Peter Fisher, NHS Consultants Association The NHS from Thatcher to Blair Addressed to the 12th IAHP and XIV FADSP Conference, Palma de MAllorca 23 May 2002 In looking at how the NHS has changed over this period it is possible to see a pattern. Sometimes quickly, sometimes more slowly and with occasional steps in theContinue reading “The NHS from Thatcher to Blair, by Peter Fisher”
Manifiesto por el Derecho a la Salud
FADSP, Madrid, 22 de Noviembre de 2001 La Salud es un derecho fundamental reconocido por la Constitución que precisa de un sistema sanitario público universal, equitativo, eficiente y participativo para hacerlo efectivo. Este derecho se encuentra amenazado por las políticas neoliberales que pretenden desmantelar y privatizar los servicios públicos. El Estado debe garantizar una atenciónContinue reading “Manifiesto por el Derecho a la Salud”
The people’s campaign for health care in Spain
Sanchez Bayle M, Beiras Cal H The people’s campaign against health care counter-reforms in Spain J Public Health Policy 2001;22(2):139-152 PMID: 11469148 Hospital Nino Jesus, Madrid, Spain. Since 1996, when the conservative Partido Popular was elected in Spain, it has attempted to weaken and dismantle the national health service. It has focused on three areas:Continue reading “The people’s campaign for health care in Spain”
Health before wealth
Demand the WTO change its patent rules Every day 37,000 people die from preventable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. Most of these deaths are in the developing world where many life-saving drugs are unaffordable because they are patented under rules set by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). There is now a strong movementContinue reading “Health before wealth”
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