PHA-Exchange> PRESS RELEASE (PHA -2) : "NO MORE LIES. NO MORE COMPROMISES!"- PHA-2 to demand "Health for All Now!"

[UNNIKRISHNAN P.V. (Dr)]

PRESS RELEASE .            URGENT.      
For media enquiries: +593  919 6 1712 / +593  9873 9376 / +593  9453
0115 / +593  9156 2935
People's Health Movement PHM - re-establish health and equitable
development as top priorities with comprehensive primary health care
"NO MORE LIES.  NO MORE COMPROMISES!"
PHA-2 to demand "Health for All Now!"
 
The People's Health Assembly-2,  17-22 July, 2005, Cuenca, Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador, 14 July 2005: Tired of violations of peoples right to
health by corporations and compromises offered by governments, over 1500
people from all over the world are gathering in Cuenca, Ecuador. The
second People's Health Assembly (PHA-2) will be held in Cuenca in
Ecuador from 17-22 July, 2005.
PHA-2 will push for recognising the right to health by the governments
all over the world and calling for a full stop of the corporate abuse of
health.
PHA-2 presents a unique opportunity for solidarity, synergy and to
develop common strategies for future. Delegates are expected from all
over the world- Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Australia. The Assembly
also provides an opportunity for academic debate, reflection and
exchange of experiences. The struggle for health for all is expected to
get a big boost.
"The assembly is happening at a time when wars and conflicts and unfair
trade agreements that boost profits of corporations (known as `free´
trade agreements) across different regions of the world frequently
demolish peoples´ right to health" said Dr. Arturo Quizphe, professor of
paediatrics, University of Cuenca and the co-ordinator for the assembly.

"The mass mobilisation is unprecedented" said Dr. Prem John, an
organizer of PHA-2 from India. 

International launch of the first Global Health Watch Report (GHW),
termed the Alternative World Health Report, will be one of the
highlights of the Assembly.
"The GHW is emerging as an important tool in the fight for global health
justice" said Jaime Breilh, Director, of the Centro de Estudios y
Asesoría en Salud and a leading epidemiologist.
The report combines reality checks with political analyses and is
expected to increase accountability and transparency in the global
health arena. 
"Health is fundamentally related to issues of land alienation, war and
militarization and to the struggles of the indigenous peoples. Numerous
plenaries, forums and cultural events taking place over the assembly
will reflect this" said Dr. Adolfo Maldonado, the lead researcher on
health and environment, Accion Ecologica, Ecuador.
"Our key demand is to put health first. This assembly will galvanise the
aspirations of thousands of health workers worldwide who have been
struggling to make health for all a reality" said Dr. Unnikrishnan
(India), a spokesperson for the PHM and the assembly. 
"We will challenge and confront the forces and empires of corporate
greed, disastrous policies of the international financial institutions
and the inaction of governments and UN institutions" he said.
Peoples Health Movement is a coalition of peoples´ organisations,
movements, civil society organisations, health professionals, academics,
students working towards making HEALTH FOR ALL a reality. 


Ongoing PHM campaigns include - "Lets Write Peace", "Health NOW! NO War!
NO WTO!"; "Women's Access to Health", "Health for All NOW ! Revive Alma
Ata". 
PHA-1 took place in Savar, Bangladesh in  December 2000 with 1500
participants from 75 countries. PHA 1 came out with the People's Charter
for Health, the manifesto of the People's Health Movement. The Charter
is considered as the largest consensus document on health. 
For media enquiries for PHA-2, please call:        
+593  919 6 17 12 (Unnikrishnan - unnikru at yahoo.com  ) or    
*	Gloria (Eng and Spanish): 0 9873 9376 (From abroad : dial +593
9873 9376) 
*	Fabiola (Spanish) : 0 9453 0115 (From abroad : dial +593  9453
0115 )
*	Sanjana / Satya (English):  0 9156 2935  (From abroad : dial
+593  9156 2935) (sanjanab at yahoo.com)
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