PHM-Exch> [PHM News] #7April - People's Health Day - an overview!

Wed Apr 11 13:03:07 PDT 2018

From: Anneleen De Keukelaere <anneleen at phmovement.org>

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People's Health Day - 7 April

Most of us were involved in action on the 7th of April, World Health Day,
which PHM renamed "PEOPLE’S health day". Any initiative in the struggle for
health that was organised during, or around, the 7th of April can be
strengthened by making the link to the global mobilisation. Sharing what
you are doing and the main struggles in your country and region can also
inspire others.

*An overview of some PHM activities against the commercialization of Health
that took place on 7th of April 2018 can be found below. Is your PHM
activity listed? If not, let us know and we will add it to the next
newsletter !  *

Find out more about the global campaign here
<http://europe-health-network.net/>.

*PHM Nepal*

People's Health Movement Nepal has celebrated 7th April as People's Health
Day in Chitwan, Nepal with a rally and talk program...

*PHM Australia*
In Australia, Professor Fran Baum will lead a “Twitter hour of power”. The
event, hosted by Croakey News, was held from 11am-12noon AEST on Saturday 7
April – one could join the conversation by following @baumfran @Croakeyblog
and #health4all.
A new survey sounding the alarm about the extent and impact of out of
pocket healthcare costs was one of the Twitter talking points. More info
<https://croakey.org/on-peoples-health-day-tune-into-this-health4all-twitter-storm/>

*PHM Philippines*
On April 5, a picket rally was held outside the WHO Western Pacific
Regional Office in Manila. The rally focused on the failure of the
Universal Health Coverage debate to promote publicly funded health systems,
instead promoting private health insurance. It was also to ”protest the
issue of the government’s neglect of public health facilities, the
deterioration of public health systems and the continuing disregard for the
people’s right to health”.   Around 60 doctors, nurses, hospital workers,
community health workers,community people attended. Press release,
background information and pictures.
<http://www.phmovement.org/en/node/10874>

*PHM Tunisia*

The Tunisian association for defending the right to health/PHM circle
is participating in a series of events for 7th April celebration.
A coalition of more than 40 CSO supporting the right to health and
defending the public sector celebrated the event. The association took part
in a conference convened by the Tunisian forum  for economic and social
rights in the city of Sousse. A paragraph supporting the right to health
and defending the public sector appeared in the final declaration of the
conference. A press conference was planned for Thursday 5th in the premise
of the journalist syndicate to inform about the celebration. Our
association was invited to speak in  a meeting planned by Ministry of
Health and WHO on April 7th in Tunis.

*PHM Palestine*

Palestinian Medical Relief Society with other health civil society
organizations (Members of health sector in PNGO) in Gaza called for a
peaceful protest in solidarity with  Palestinians and their rights on
Sunday April 8th at 11:00 am, in commemoration of World Health Day which
comes with the theme of Universal Health Coverage this year. The activity
aims at shedding light on the ongoing Israeli violation against
Palestinians and their right to health and to call for an end to the
blockade of Gaza so Palestinians can enjoy their health rights.

*PHM Paraguay*

Comrade Victoria Peralta from Paraguay tells us that on April 2, as part of
World Health Day, PHM Paraguay had their first joint activity: a Day of
Mourning and Repudiation for Death of Girls and adolescents at the time of
childbirth and also has planned another activity during the following week.

*PHM Argentina*

In the north of Argentina, in Misiones, 2 activities took place: a
presentation of the tomato Murga, with the work: "What we eat when we eat"
that denounces the current system of food production, to corporations who
monopolize the seeds, the poisons and also the medicines like Bayer and
Monsanto. There were discussions on the transgenic foods and urges for
people to choose food from the orchards or organic farms, from the local
producers, considering that the fact of eating is a transcendental
political act.

In addition, in this same framework of World Health Day, on the 21st of
April they will hold a Provincial Health Meeting of the Province of
Missions "laicrimpito" under the theme "Agroecology, Memory, Seed and Path
to Hope for a Single Health" . In this meeting they will share these
struggles worldwide and they will send solidarity to the Palestinian
struggle.

*PHM Buenos Aires*
7 April was celebrated for the first time in a popular village in Buenos
Aires ("la carbonilla") with many citizens, most of them mothers and a lot
of children on the People Health Day. "

*PHM Ghana*
PHM Ghana mobilised civil society organisations and media and launched the
GHW5. They also used the platform to promote PHA4 and to have a dialogue on
UHC.

*PHM East and Southern Africa*
PHM East and Southern Africa country circles had a coordinated regional
launch of the GHW5 as part of the 7th of April action and PHA4
mobilisation.  A position on Universal Health Coverage and Call to Action
was developed.  Read more <http://www.phmovement.org/en/node/10875>

PHM is a global network that brings together grassroots health activists,
civil society organizations and academic institutions and individuals from
around the world. Guided by the People's Charter for Health
<http://www.phmovement.org/en/resources/charters/peopleshealth?destination=home>(PCH),
PHM works on a variety of programmes and activities and is primarily
committed to Comprehensive Primary Health Care and to addressing the
social, economic and environmental determinants of health.

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