PHA-Exch> The Role of Civil Society in Promoting Health Equity

Tue Nov 6 14:39:28 PST 2007

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org

 *Civil Society Report - First Draft*

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World Health Organization - Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
June, 2007*

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Available online as PDf file [107p.] at:
http://www.who.int/social_determinants/resources/cs_rep_2_7.pdf

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"……Various definitions of civil society have been attempted. The London
School of Economics Centre for Civil Society working definition is
illustrative14:
"*Civil society refers to the arena of uncoerced collective action around
shared interests, purposes and values. In theory, its institutional forms
are distinct from those of the state, family and market, though in practice,
the boundaries between state, civil society, family and market are often
complex, blurred and negotiated. Civil society commonly embraces a diversity
of spaces, actors and institutional forms, varying in their degree of
formality, autonomy and power. Civil societies are often populated by
organisations such as registered charities, development nongovernmental
organisations, community groups, women's organisations, faith-based
organisations, professional associations, trade unions, self-help groups,
social movements, business associations, coalitions and advocacy groups".*

….However, such conventional definitions of Civil Society do not seem to be
able to capture the complex nature of Civil Society. A more rounded
understanding of Civil society needs to take into account not only its
variegated nature but also the fact that Civil Society operates in a
contested space…."

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Table of Contents

*1. Civil Society and the Commission on Social Determinants of Health:
Vision, Experiences and Values*

                       1.1. Introduction: Historic Mission before the
Commission

                 1.2. Two Imperatives for the Commission to Inform its
Analysis and Recommendations

1.2.1 Remembering Alma Ata and the Primary Health Care Approach

1.2.2 Understanding the Role of Neoliberal Globalisation

    1.3 Civil Society's Expectations of the Commission on Social
Determinants of Health

    1.4 Locating Civil Society Roles, Actions and Concerns

1.4.1 What do we mean by Civil Society?

1.4.2 Role of Civil Society in Health

1.4.3 Civil Society Actions in Shaping Health Policies

1.4.4 Factors Shaping Civil Society Action and Knowledge

    1.5 Civil Society Values

1.5.1 Towards a Rights Based Approach to Health

1.5.2 Empowerment for Health

*2. Civil Society's Work with the CSDH *

*3. Civil Society Positions on Key Determinants *

3.1 Globalisation

3.2 Health Systems and Approaches to Health Care

3.3 Gender Dimensions of Health

3.4 Employment Conditions

3.5 War and Militarisation

3.6 Nutrition and Food Security

3.7 Urbanisation, urban settings and health equity

*4. Case Studies on CS Actions and Concerns on Social Determinants of Health
*

4.1 Revival of Maya medicine in Guatemala and Impact on Social and Political
Recognition.

4.2 Health System in Cuba

4.3. The Brazilian Health Care System

4.4. The Impact of Conflict on Health

4.5 The contribution made by Women's and Feminist Movements to Equity in
Health: the Chilean experience

4.6 Case Study Based on Focus Group Discussion with Sudanese Refugees in
Egypt

4.7. Right to Health Care Campaign of the Peoples Health Movement

4.8 Adult Literacy in a Campaign Mode: The Total Literacy Campaign in India

4.9 Female Genital Mutilation in Sub Saharan Africa: Violation of Women's
rights.

4.10 How Conflict, War and Sexual Violence have affected Social Determinants
of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo

*5. Conclusions *

Annexure I: Existing Covenants Relating to Right to Health

Annexure II: Summary of Civil Society work with the CSDH in different
regions

                              - Asian Region

                              - Latin America

                              - Eastern Mediterranean

*Case studies on the role of civil society in promoting health equity*

*Health and autonomy: the case of Chiapas (in Mexico)*
*Cuevas JH. (2007) *Full text (English) [pdf
153kb]<http://www.who.int/entity/social_determinants/resources/csdh_media/autonomy_mexico_2007_en.pdf>|
Full
text (Spanish) [pdf
140kb]<http://www.who.int/entity/social_determinants/resources/csdh_media/autonomy_mexico_2007_es.pdf>

*Civil society participation in programme implementation for intersectoral
action on health equity and intersectoral
action for health: a case study of the Health Civil Society Network in East
and Southern Africa*
*Musuka G, Chingombe I. (2007) *Full text [pdf
78kb]<http://www.who.int/entity/social_determinants/resources/csdh_media/civil_soc_intersec_sa_2007_en.pdf>

*The contribution made by women's and feminist movements to equity in
health: the Chilean experience*
*Nazarit PS. (2007) *Full text (English) [pdf
173kb]<http://www.who.int/entity/social_determinants/resources/csdh_media/equity_feminism_chile_2007_en.pdf>|
Full
text (Spanish) [pdf
159kb]<http://www.who.int/entity/social_determinants/resources/csdh_media/equity_feminism_chile_2007_es.pdf>

*Civil society and health system in Cuba*
*Ochoa FR, Visbal LA. (2007) *Full text (English) [pdf
120kb]<http://www.who.int/entity/social_determinants/resources/csdh_media/civil_soc_health_cuba_2007_en.pdf>|
Full
text (Spanish) [pdf
110kb]<http://www.who.int/entity/social_determinants/resources/csdh_media/civil_soc_health_cuba_2007_es.pdf>

*Revival of Maya medicine and impact for its social and political
recognition (in Guatemala)*
*Peren HI. (2007) *Full text (English) [pdf
147kb]<http://www.who.int/entity/social_determinants/resources/csdh_media/mayan_medicine_2007_en.pdf>|
Full
text (Spanish) [pdf
151kb]<http://www.who.int/entity/social_determinants/resources/csdh_media/mayan_medicine_2007_es.pdf>

*Civil society promotion of equity and the social determinants of health
through involvement in the
governance of health systems: the case of the Community Working Group on
Health in Zimbabwe*
*Rusike** I.** (2007) *Full text [pdf
77kb]<http://www.who.int/entity/social_determinants/resources/csdh_media/civil_soc_intersec_zim_2007_en.pdf>
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