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[Claudio Schuftan]

*PEOPLE’S HEALTH MOVEMENT – SRI LANKA*

*MONTHLY MEETING REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2018*



PHM – Sri Lanka held its December 2018 Monthly Meeting on 20th December
2018 and Lanka Plus, one of the affiliated organizations of PHM Sri Lanka
commemorated World AIDS Day during this Meeting.  The National STD & AIDS
Control Programme presented valuable information on current issues. It
emphasized the value of blood testing and stressed the point that the youth
population is at high risk.

After that, a discussion on PHA4 experiences was commenced.  All the
participants of PHA4 were present and all of them presented their views and
experiences.  They showed their gratitude towards their individual
organizations and spoke highly about the value of the proceedings of the
Seminars and Meetings of PHA4.   The participants of PHA4 were highly moved
about the international collaboration and the brotherhood that prevailed
throughout the Assembly.  Privatization of the Health Sector does not
affect only Sri Lanka, but it showed that it is a universal problem now and
the participants of PHA4 now have a clear understanding about it.  During
the course of the discussion, they emphasized that collaboration of health
and politics plays a major role.

At the end of the meeting it was decided that we should build up PHM–Sri
Lanka in all the Districts of Sri Lanka if possible.

Before commencement of the Meeting, a two minute silence was observed to
commemorate Comrade Dr Amit Sengupta who passed away from our midst soon
after PHA4.



Prepared by Sirimal Peiris
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