PHA-Exchange> In preparation of PHA II - part 6

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Finally, the Movement promotes a large number of initiatives aimed at transforming health in the most comprehensive manner possible. These include the following:
  a.. getting more actively involved in actions addressing the silent epidemic of violence against women;
  b.. more prompt responses and preventive/ rehabilitative measures in cases of natural disasters;
  c.. making a renewed call for a comprehensive, and more democratic People's Health Care that is given the resources needed -and holding governments accountable in this task;
  d.. vehemently opposing the commoditization and privatization of health care (and the sale of public facilities);
  e.. promoting independent national drug policies centred around essential, generic drugs;
  f.. calling for the transformation of WHO, supporting and actively working with whatever replaced its  Civil Society Initiative (CSI) making sure WHO remains accountable to civil society;
  g.. assuring WHO stays staunchly independent from corporate interests;
  h.. sustaining and promoting the defense of effective patient's rights;
  i.. expanding and incorporating traditional medicine into People's Health Care;
  j.. working for changes in the training of health personnel to assure it covers the great issues of our time as depicted in the People's Charter for Health;
  k.. public health-oriented (and not for-profit) health research worldwide;
  l.. strong people's organizations and a global movement working on health issues;
  m.. more proactive countering of the media that are at the service of the globalization process;
  n.. people's empowerment leading to their greater control of the health services they need and get;
  o.. creating the bases for a better analysis and better concerted actions by its members through greater involvement of them in the PHM's website (www.phmovement.org) and list-server (pha-exchange at kabissa.org );
  p.. fostering a global solidarity network that can actively support fellow members when facing disasters, emergencies or acute repressive situations.
 As we are well into the new millennium, this comprehensive view of actions for health, is probably the most significant contribution of the People's Health Assembly and the evolving People's Health Movement. (Schuftan,  2002).

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