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Dear 
Friends,                                                                       
                 Secretariat Communication

                                                                               
                             August 12, 2004

Reg: PHM Pakistan Circle

 

Greetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)!

 

Dr. B. Ekbal, National Convener of PHM India and I visited Pakistan for a week 
from 5th July to 12th July at the invitation of The Network for Consumer 
Protection - the PHM Pakistan contact point to help launch the PHM circle in 
Pakistan. We had a series of meetings with NGOs, civil society, academic, 
policy makers and health professionals and the people in Islamabad, Karachi 
and Lahore.

 

A detailed report of the visit is now posted on the website of the network at 
http://www.thenetwork.org.pk/phm.htm. 

 

The highlights of the visit were:

 

  1.. The People's Charter for Health in English (local Pakistani Version) and 
in Urdu and Sindhi languages were released during this visit. 
  2.. A process has begun to strengthen the PHM circle by evolving a Pakistan 
People's Charter for Health. 
  3.. The Pakistan Medical Association has shown interest to actively 
participate in the process and may endorse this charter at its National 
meeting in December 2004. They are surprisingly already in the forefront of 
the campaign against privatization of Health Care in Pakistan (an unusual but 
significant professional association) 
  4.. There are possibilities emerging to link the PHM Pakistan process to 
local cultural and social movements that would enhance the people's 
participation in the movement. 
  5.. PHM Pakistan has evinced interest in hosting a South Asian Assembly 
early next year before PHA - II. It may be possible to have PHM delegations 
from Central Asia and Middle East also to attend this as a bi-regional event. 
  6.. As part of the Pakistan - India people to people dialogue; this was a 
good beginning for PHM members and health professionals to join the process of 
peace and sustainable development and a movement against militarization and 
conflict. 
  7.. The Mahbubul Haque Human Development Center, Islamabad, is writing its 
next Human Development in South Asia 2004 report on the theme 'Health in Asia' 
and has agreed  to include the Charter and case studies, reports and evidence 
from PHM related groups in Asia (A separate communication will follow). 
  8.. All PHM members and circles who would like to contact and involve PHM 
Pakistan in their work are requested to write to Talib Lashari of the Network, 
who will be the focal point for PHM Pakistan (talib at thenetwork.org.pk).
 

Best wishes

Ravi Narayan



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