PHA-Exchange> Global Health Watch- Call for Case Studies and Testimonies

[Patricia Morton]

PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST GLOBAL HEALTH WATCH, BY SUBMITTING CASE STUDIES. 

We are calling activists, health workers and academics from around the world to submit case studies and testimonies to supplement the first edition of the report. See below for how.

For more information on the Global Health Watch see www.ghwatch.org

WHY SHOULD YOU GET INVOLVED

The Global Health Watch is a non-government initiative aimed at supporting civil society to more effectively campaign and lobby for 'health for all' and equitable access to health care. This is not a matter of finding a technical or economic prescription, but is one that requires political mobilisation to shift resources and attention towards the needs of the poor, and to reform the very political and social institutions that have generated the state of ill health today.

The Global Health Watch provides a platform for academics, activists and non-government organisations to: 

. Promote the accountability of governments and global institutions that affect health (such as the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and the World Bank)

. Identify policies and practices at the global and national levels that are unfair, unjust and bad for health

. Highlight the needs of the poor and reinvigorate the principle of 'health for all'

. Shift the health policy agenda to recognise the political, social and economic barriers to better health and to advocate alternatives to market-driven approaches to health and health care

But Watch aims to do more than just produce another document - it also aims to provide a voice for health workers and the academic and non-government community from as many countries as possible.

HOW YOU CAN VOICE YOUR VIEWS

The Global Health Watch is putting out a call for the submission of country or region-specific case studies and testimonies. These case studies and testimonies will form part of the electronic accompaniment to the alternative world health report which will be launched in July 2005 at the People's Health Assembly in Ecuador.

SOME EXAMPLES:

. Positive and negative examples of policies and actions to secure improved and equitable access to health care. 

. Examples of interventions to address public sector corruption and inefficiency.

. Examples of effective, efficient and inclusive public health care systems.

. Evidence showing the negative effects of commercialised health care on professional ethics.

. Case studies on what is driving good and bad processes of decentralisation, with some analysis illustrative case studies of where deconcentration, devolution and delegation have worked, where it hasn't worked and why.

. The good and bad practices bilateral and multi-lateral donors on public health stewardship and on the performance of health care systems. 

. Examples of civil society resistance to the effect of privatised public water and electricity utilities on equitable and fair access.

. Case studies of the positive and negative impact of multi-national corporations on health policy. 

. Case studies of the difficulty that country governments have in responding to the needs and demands of multiple international agencies (creditors such as the World Bank, traditional bilateral donors, relatively new institutions such as GAVI and the Global Fund). 

GUIDELINES

We are looking for short and concise submissions of 500 - 2000 words

Please indicate: 
- your organisation 
- your locality/country/region 
- whether you want your submission to be anonymous and why

We request that you use clear English with no jargon.

Timeline:
- end October 2004 for potential inclusion into the report; 
- end December 2004 for potential reference in the report; 
- end June 2005 to coincide with the launch.

Send your submissions to ghw at medact.org







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