PHM-Exch> International Human Rights Day: Taking Vows, Taking Pulses and Taking Action

[Outreach for Input]

Greetings from the World Care Council.
To mark International Human Rights Day, we invite you to enjoy some 
tasty food for thought, share your views, and to join some uplifting 
actions.

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Take the Vow of Non-Silence

A growing group of health advocates and activists are engaging to 
dynamically push forward during 2010 on issues relating to 
Accountability and Transparency, keys to open the door for a Rights and 
Responsibilities approach in health. In common cause, in a collective 
Vow of Non-Silence, all agree to speak up and voice concerns of 
questionable practices by both authorities and civil society.
Read more and Sign-On: 
http://www.worldcarecouncil.org/content/no-more-silence-speak-accountability

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Taking the Pulse of Global Health: Now Online!

You can have your say about health services and contribute to increasing 
"democracy in health' - Taking the Pulse of Global Health is an online 
civil society consultation that takes about 9 minutes to complete and 1 
minute to send to 10 of your contacts, This Outreach for Input 
initiative aims to raise awareness on health issues and rights. The 
results will help activists in many countries to better understand how 
the general public views their health care, what hopes they have for the 
future, and can encourage greater involvement of a broader base of 
society. Your 'voice' can make a difference.
Take your Pulse. Fill-In the Questionnaire: 
http://www.worldcarecouncil.org/content/taking-pulse-global-health

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Take your Pulse on Ethics and Human Rights for Tuberculosis

Long ignored, it's high time to establish, promote and enhance Ethics 
and Rights for TB and TB-HIV.
QuickQuestionnaire: 
http://www.worldcarecouncil.org/content/ethics-human-rights-tb-care

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Following Kinshasa's lead, a successful Rights and Responsibilities 
Roadshow in Jakarta, Indonesia

More than 70 people from across Indonesia came together for the Rights 
and Responsibilities (R&R) Workshop Roadshow on 24-25 November 2009 in 
Jakarta to consult, discuss and advance a R&R approach to improve TB and 
HIV responses. The month before, a similar Roadshow held in Kinshasa, 
DRC also brought together a broad base of civil society and government. 
Now, from words to action...
Read more and input: 
http://www.worldcarecouncil.org/content/rights-responsibilities-workshop-roadshow-2009

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Note:
The World Care Council is a NGO registered in India, France and the 
Democratic Republic of Congo, that strives to raise the standards of 
care for people with Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and other communicable 
diseases. Driven by people living with HIV and/or TB, the World Care 
Council advances a Rights and Responsibilities approach to confronting 
these pandemics by influencing policy at the 'top', and mobilizing for 
implementation from the 'bottom'. The World Care Council practices the 
principles of greater and more meaningful involvement of people with the 
diseases, and welcomes the participation of all people seeking to 
improve the health and well being of their communities. 
www.worldcarecouncil.org

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