PHM-Exch> PHM Africa News July 2013

Mon Aug 5 08:40:21 PDT 2013

From: Linda Mashingaidze <linda at phmovement.org>
*  PHM AFRICA ACTIVITIES*
*                                                    JULY 2013*

*We share some highlights of PHM activities and plans happening in Africa.
Please feel free to contribute in the next brief.*

*1.PHM AFRICA ACTIVITIES*

*1.   **Networking meeting-PHM South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda*

A Joint meeting was held with PHM South Africa, PHM Zimbabwe and PHM Uganda
in Kiboga District, Uganda, March 2013 to share country best practices,
challenges and networking opportunities. The minutes are available for
download on PHM website.

2.    *PHM South Africa *

People’s Health Movement South Africa (PHMSA) has been engaged in several
activities over the past 6 months. These include public health forums,
campaigns, networking and strengthening the membership within PHMSA.

*Public Health Forums focused on:  *

-Unhealthy Farming

-No People’s NHI (National Health Insurance) Without Community Health Care
Workers

**Campaigns included: *

1.          COALITION for a People’s NHI

2.          COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

3.          OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CAMPAIGNS focusing on farm workers and
mining workers.

4.          COMMUNITY HEALTH EMPOWERMENT CAMPAIGN

**Networking: *

-PHMSA developed a partnership with NEHAWU, one of the largest and most
influential public sector unions in the country.

-PHM-SA partnered with the Eastern Cape NGO Coalition and collaborated with
the Centre for Health, Human rights & Development (CEHURD), which is based
in Uganda, to implement the Go4Health project in OR Tambo health district
of the Eastern Cape. The purpose of GO4Health was to determine the local
social determinants of health, local health problems with hospitals and
clinics and use these findings in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda to
develop a bottom up approach to defining the post MDG global health goals.

-PHM-SA, as a partner of Oxfam International and the Oxfam affiliates,
participated at the Southern Campaigning and Advocacy learning meeting in
Dakar Senegal. PHM-SA will write up a case study covering the PHM-SA
campaign goals, context of campaigning in the South African context and a
brief summary on the achievements, lessons and implications for the right
to health for those living and working in South Africa.

-On the eve of the 2013/14 National Budget Speech coordinated by the
Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) PHM-SA along with 36
other organisations delivered the Call for Budget Justice 2013 to Finance
Minister, Pravin Gordhan. PHM-SA drafted the Call’s section on the
financing for health. Participating in the Call for Budget Justice 2013
assisted PHM-SA to expand its networks and to influence civil society’s
call for greater transparency in health spending in South Africa, in
particular, spending on NHI and primary health care re-engineering.

-The PHM-SA was asked by the Government Spending Watch initiative to
participate in a panel discussion chaired by The Guardian’s Larry Elliott
with Development Finance International, Oxfam International, Save the
Children, Oversees Development Institute and Action Aid. The panel
discussion launched the Government Spending Watch 2013 report, website and
database. PHM-SA felt that this was an important initiative to support
because it is the first initiative of its kind aiming to provide the latest
available information on governments’ spending towards achieving the
Millennium Development Goals.

To get involved and for more information on PHMSA activities please email
phmsa.organiser at gmail.com and visit the website www.phmsouthafrica.org.

3.    *PHM Zimbabwe *

PHM Zimbabwe held its planning meeting on the 28th of June 2013. Highlights
of the meeting include discussion on funding opportunities, IPOL (PHM on
line course), Case Studies for Global Health Watch, PHM Zimbabwe Web Page,
Right to Health Campaign in the context of the new Zimbabwe Constitution,
MDGs Post 2015 Dialogue and Zimbabwe 2013 Harmonized Elections.

PHM Zimbabwe also organised a dialogue with Professor David Sanders on the
10th of July focusing on “Africa’s Health Crisis in the context of
Neoliberal Globalization – What is being done and what is to be done”. The
event was attended by more than 30 participants from the civil society,
government, NGOs, Media and academia.

For more information on PHM Zimbabwe contact itai at cwgh.co.zw

*4.   **PHM Ghana elections and functional groups*

PHM Ghana held its elections in May 2013. The new coordinator for PHM Ghana
is Kingsley K. A. Pereko. Some of the key activities under consideration
include

i. Exchange visits with PHM-circles in the sub region (West Africa),

ii. The possibility of IPHU in Ghana for West Africa

iii. To solicit some contributions from members and member organizations
for the Global Health Watch 4 report.

iv. The adoption of PHM Ghana constitution at their general assembly

v.   Enhancing PHM visibility in Ghana

Members from PHM Ghana represented their organizations on the Post MDG
forum on Maternal Health organized by the Coalition of NGOs presenting
papers on universal access to health care. PHM-Ghana also participated in
the forum. PHM Ghana is also considering establishing a secretariat for the
movement in Accra and engage volunteers to assist in activities.

*As a strategy PHM Ghana has set up functional groups as follows:*

*Health Systems (CPHC, Access to medicines, Health Financing, Health
Services like immunization etc)

*Political Economy of Health and Health Governance (Trade and Health,
Development Assistance for Health, etc)

*Determinants of Health (Social Determinants of Health, Food and Nutrition,
Climate Change and Environmental Determinants of Health

*Major Diseases and Conditions (HIV, Malaria, NCDs, and Injuries)

*Mental health and health emergencies

If you are interested in PHM Ghana activities, please email
phmghana at gmail.com or kpereko at gmail.com.

* **5.   **PHM Gabon*

Among other activities PHM Gabon was engaged in

-Awareness raising activities on the dangers of high blood pressure. See
link for more details on PHM Gabon poster on the dangers of high blood
pressure PHM Gabon
poster<http://www.phmovement.org/sites/www.phmovement.org/files/PHM%20Gabon%20-%20Affiches%20et%20prospectus%20phm%20gabon%20-%20June%202013.pdf>

- involved in mobilization for Gabon to sign the protocol to stop illegal
trade of tobacco. For more information click here PHM Gabon
<http://www.phmovement.org/en/node/7445>

If you are interested in getting involved in PHM Gabon activities, email:
phmgabon at coopgabon.net.

*6.   **Participation of African participants in IPOL 2013*

This year’s IPHU Online (IPOL) started on the 28th of June and will end 13
October. At least 18 African countries are participating in this year’s
IPOL.

*7.   **PHM Solidarity Statement-Central Africa Republic*

The People’s Health Movement issued a statement in solidarity with people
of Central Africa Republic (CAR). The health situation within CAR has
deteriorated as a result of the conflict between rebels and the government.
The full statement is available on the PHM website. Click CAR
Statement<http://www.phmovement.org/en/node/7613>

8.    *PHM Mozambique expressed its solidarity with of doctors and health
workers in Mozambique*

Click on the link to read the statement:  Solidarity
statement<http://www.phmovement.org/en/node/7644>

*2.USEFUL LINKS AND OPPORTUNITIES***

*•        PHM Call for Case studies for Global Health Watch 4 (GHW4). *

See link Call for case studies GHW4 <http://www.ghwatch.org/node/22204>

The deadline for case study submissions is November 28th, 2013.  If you are
interested in submitting a case study, testimonial, story based on of the
themes, you can email ghwcasestudies at yahoo.in for more information.

*•        9th Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) Conference
in collaboration with the African Federation of Public Health Associations
(AFPHA)*

See link http://www.phasaconference.org.za/

The conference will be held jointly in Cape Town, South Africa, from 24 -27
September 2013.

*•        WHO AFRO Regional Committee Sixty-third session*

See link http://www.afro.who.int/en/sixty-third-session.html

The sixty-third session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa will take
place from 2 to 6 September 2013 in the Republic of Congo.

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*•        University of Western Cape Public Health Postgraduate Programmes *

2014 applications now open. http://www.uwc.ac.za/faculties/chs/soph

*•        People’s Summit in Arusha, scheduled for 16 – 17 August 2013*

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