PHM-Exch> 9 minutes film on how a dalit women rose up against failing health system (2)

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Vijaya kumar <vijayvins at gmail.com>

This is not a ' *9 minute*'  film as stated in the title of the email.
I am sending you the details of the film and the you tube link.


Directed by-Vijaya Kumar

Produced by : Jagruti (http://www.jagruti.org )

Duration :23 mins

Language:Kannada with English subtitles.


Part 1:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luYbXH0AdXo

Part 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JlBeAaXLTs

Part 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOXTFOlAJbc


*Synopsis of Guna Mukhi *


GUNA MUKHI, reconstructs the narrative of how a dalit women’s collective in
a small village in Belgaum district.Karnataka, defied class, caste and
gender barriers and rose up against the failing public health system.

The film draws from the rich and first hand experiences of the village
women who, with the support of various village level peoples’ organizations
and activists, stake claim to their health entitlements.

The film concludes by asserting the importance of people's struggles in
creating a functional, responsive, people-centric health care systems and
in the larger context of holding the State accountable for its duties and
responsibilities towards its citizens.


This film was one of the outcomes of the efforts to address the issue of
health as a human right and taking forward the issue of revitalizing the
public health system by various state and national level networks and
activists.


Karnataka state unit of the People’s Health Movement(JAA-K) screened this
film extensively to intensify their Health as a Human Right campaign. It
was used in various training programs for health activists who found the
film inspiring and drew ideas from it to carry out similar actions to get
their local government health centers functioning.
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