PHM-Exch> [PHM NEWS] PEOPLE’S HEALTH MOVEMENT – BRAZIL CIRCLE CONDEMNS THE DISCRIMINATION ACTS AND IN SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN DOCTORS

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Camila Giugliani <giugli at hotmail.com>

NOTE OF THE PEOPLE’S HEALTH MOVEMENT – BRAZIL CIRCLE IN CONDEMNATION TO
DISCRIMINATION ACTS AND IN SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN DOCTORS

On the last 27th of August, date of the arrival of Cuban doctors to work on
the Program More Doctors for Brazil, Brazilian doctors and journalists who
were against the coming of these foreign professionals, went to the
airports in the cities of Fortaleza and Natal (Northeastern Brazil), to
inveigh and offend with discriminatory, xenophobic and racist words,
showing explicit prejudice towards the arriving health professionals. The
Brazilian discriminators called them incompetent, and compared them with
the 19th century slaves, shouting that they should go back to their slave
quarters.

As if such shameful manifestation was not enough, on the next evening,
28thof August, in the School of Public Health of the State of Ceará,
in
Fortaleza, where 79 Cuban medical doctors were receiving a training
program, a group of Brazilian doctors formed a “human wall” on the exit
door, and once again harassed the foreign doctors.

There is nothing that legitimates such vexatious and hateful manifestations.

 Yes, we do favor manifestations, provided they are peaceful and
respectful. Racist, discriminatory, xenophobic and prejudiced
demonstrations are inadmissible and shall not be tolerated.

PHM Brazil expresses its solidarity with the Cuban doctors, welcoming them
and clearly stating disagreement with the discriminatory demonstrations
that took place. PHM Brazil does not accept this kind of manifestation,
because it explicitly violates the human rights principles stated in the
People’s Charter for Health.

There is no way to discuss Health For All and to improve our National
Health System if there is no respect and no equity. There is no way to
build a National Health System without meeting the needs of the population.

For a National Health System with quality and access to any and everyone!!

 People's Health Movement - Brazil
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