PHA-Exchange> FW: Press Release- (PHA -2) "Solidarity, synergy and popular resistance to push the struggle for health for all"

[UNNIKRISHNAN P.V. (Dr)]

PRESS RELEASE:
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
 
"Solidarity, synergy and popular resistance to push the struggle for
health for all"
 
 
The People's Health Assembly-2,  17-22 July, 2005, Cuenca, Ecuador
Cuenca, Ecuador, 15 July 2005: Stage is set for the second People's
Health Assembly (PHA-2). Over 1500 people from over 80 countries are
gathering in this city from 17-22 July, 2005.
PHA -2 is organised jointly by the People's Health Movement and the
Frente Nacional por la Salud de los Pueblos de Ecuador (National Front
for the People's Health, Ecuador).
"PHA-2 is happening at a critical time- Unfair trade agreements,
unchecked privatisation, militarization and violence is blocking health
for the majority of the people worldwide" said Dr. Arturo Quizphe
(Ecuador), the co-ordinator of PHA 2.
The assembly 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.
Solidarity, synergy and resistance form the common theme of the assembly
that will bring people from Asia, Africa, Europe, Americas, Australia.
Several of them are frontline health workers from rural areas.
"I am here to acquaint myself with people who have the same belief of
social justice" said Dr. Noluthando Ford (South Africa)."Working
together and solidarity is needed to reduce health inequities to the
disadvantaged" she said. 
Africa is sending several delegates who are expected to critique the
recently held G-8 summit and develop strategies to step up pressure on
donor countries.
 "People's Health Movement is essentially a grass root movement that was
born out of the pressing need to take up the issue of health for all"
said Dr. Prem John (India). "The movement has been growing by building
alliances with a variety of groups and movements" he said. 
The assembly will be represented by people from various walks of life,
like students, health workers, trade unionists, researchers, academics,
medical professionals and journalists.
"Today, health means different things to different people" said Dr. Hani
Serag (Egypt). "In the middle east, conflicts and militarization is one
of the biggest blocks in achieving health" he said. A delegation from
Palestine is expected to highlight the plight of people and devastation
of health care in the Occupied Territories of Palestine. War, conflicts
and militarization is a central theme of the assembly.
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 PHM is striking a balance- between frontline activists and health
workers and serious researchers and academics" said Dr. Claudio Shuftan
(Vietnam / Mexico). "The launch of the International People's Health
University is a step to bring the rigour of academic research into
health activism" he said.
International People's Health University, launched this week as a build
up to the assembly, is being attended by students and faculties from
over 40 countries.
PHA 2 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. 
World Health Organisation is sending their representatives to the
assembly. Representatives from several other international NGOs and
national NGOs, consumer and environmental groups and others are also
expected.
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. 
 
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    
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9873 9376) 
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0115 )
*	Sanjana / Satya (English):  0 9156 2935  (From abroad : dial
+593  9156 2935) (sanjanab at yahoo.com)
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