PHA-Exchange> International Health Forum - World Social Forum

[Claudio]

> > From: PHM - Secretariat <secretariat at phmovement.org>

> > > PHM at IHF - 4 / WSF  5 January 2005

> > > Greetings from the PMH Global Secretariat!

> > > With the IHF - 4 / WSF - 5 evolving gradually at Porto Alegre in
> > > Brazil 23rd  - 31st January 2005, here is a quick update and
> > > summary of the PHM presence at the event gathered from all the
> > > communications that have reached us from PHM contacts globally.

> > > We are nominating Amit Sengupta (PHM - India) and Lanny Smith (PHM -
USA) to coordinate the communication; the dialogue between
> > > potential PHM participants; and  the workshop and events.

> > > >From the PHM  point of view,  the presence of PHM in IHF /
> > > WSF is important in solidarity with the social movements and the
> > > IHF / WSF process; the event in 2005 is particularly significant
> > > and strategic opportunity for linkages, networking announcement,
> > > advocacy and planning for PHM's two key initiatives next year -
> > > the Global Health Watch Report and the Second People's health
> > > Assembly mobilization process both of which will culminate in PHA
> > > 2 at Cuenca Ecuador 18-23rd July 2005. We request all IHF / WSF
> > > 2005 participants from PHM to keep this agenda in mind.

> > > Dates
 1.         The two events are on the following dates
> > > IHF - 4 (also now known as First World Social Forum for Health) is
> > > 23 - 25th Jan 2005. WSF  - 5 is 26 - 31st January 2005. Both
> > > events at  Porto Alegre, Brazil
> > > 2.         IHF Announcement
> > > IHF - 4 has recently sent a communication on objectives and this
> > > includes "Preparing the discussion and background for II People's
> > > Health Assembly"

> > > For more information contact Armando (armandon at portoweb.com.br)
(Program commission) for programme and l information on organisation, or the
mail diariodeborde at diariodebordo.tur.br for hotels and travel assistance

> > > (Please send Armando suggestions for themes, panelists ASAP)

> > > 3.         WSF Registration
> > > Dr. Amit Sengupta has registered PHM Presence in WSF website.
> > > So far this registration is for 10 delegates and PHM participants
> > > can go directly to the website
> > > http://www.insoricoesform.org.br/content/index.php and include
> > > their name (keep phm secretariat informed as also Amit and Lanny)

> > > 4.            Registration Fees:
> > > PHM has arranged the payment of the registration fees for PHM and
> > > the 10 delegates so far. If more register then we will attend to
> > > the enhanced registration at the time of the event.

> > > 5.                  PHM Events Registered
> > > Three tentative events have been registered
                     i.      Globalisation and
> > > Healthcare: challenges ahead
                      ii.      Health for All now!
> > > Revisiting the promise of Alma Ata
                      iii.      Intellectual Property
> > > Rights and Access to Essential Medicine

> > > All prospective participants please get in touch with Amit and
> > > Lanny to evolve the nature / content of these events

> > > 6.                  Other events
> > > a)      Lanny (PHM - USA) and Michel Lotrowska (MSF - Brazil) have
registered a socio drama on TRIPS and need your assistance to make
> > > it happen (at IHF - 4)
> > > b)      A joint set of events is being planned under the banner of
> > > Global Call to Action Against Poverty in which PHM is a member
> > > represented by Dr. Ekbal PHM - India, Convenor

> > > They are organizing workshops and seminars and activity exercises
> > > (keep in touch with Ekbal (ekbal at vsnl.com), Anne Jellema Oxfam
> > > (anne at campaignforeducation.org) for details)
> > > c)      A joint event of REPEM, GCE, PHM, Health Equity Guage,
> > > Action AID and HIV / AIDS group focusing on debt and
> > > conditionality and how these prevent countries from hiring public
> > > sector workers they need to deliver on the MDGs (keeping in touch
> > > with for details)
> > > d)      INFACT - the anti tobacco network is organizing an event
> > > (keep in touch with Katheryn Mulvey, Infact (mulvey at infact.org)
> > > for details
> > > e)      PHM Bangladesh has registered events.  Keep in touch with
> > > Imam Uddin - PHM - Bangladesh for details (phmbc at dhaka.net)

> > > 7.      Action Aid - Bangkok - has sanctioned a small grant to
> > > strengthen PHM - Asia presence at WSF. We may be able to support 6-7
participants (only one from each country)

> > > 8.      We are also hoping the PHA 2 International organizing
> > > committee (PHA2-IOC) will organize informal planning /advocacy
> > > sessions at IHF - WSF.
> > > (a separate communication from them will alert all the
> > > participants to the suggested events / meeting)

> > > 9.      Looking forward to a small but meaningful presence of PHM
> > > at IHF/WSF. Keep Amit, Lanny and the PHM Secretariat informed as
> > > you confirm your participation and know of other PHM groups and
> > > people as well.

> > > In solidarity,
> > > Ravi / Prasanna / Srinidhi /Abraham / Prem
> > > PHM Secretariat team,