PHM-Exch> Margarita Posada, presente!

[Ravi Narayan]

Dear Todd, Claudia, Maria , Hugo , Eduardo, and all friends in the region-
and PHM globally-
It was sad to hear about the passing on of Margarita and that also under
such tragic circumstances. Our condolences and solidarity with you all and
her family and all her companions in the movement for Health and Rights in
the region.I remember her well at SC and other meetings in the early years
when we were facilitating the secretariat and also in Cuenca especially.
Her smile and friendliness was always disarming and she carried on the
struggles with such grace and energy.
I missed the Bhopal National Health Assembly of JSA  because of health
reasons but Thelma told me about her participation and her sharing with all
the gathering in the Tri- continent dialogue! Let us all remember her best
by committing to the unfinished task of health and rights for all in all
parts of the world.
In solidarity with another colleague who passes on the baton of this long
marathon!
Ensolidaridad
Ravi

On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 1:21 PM Claudia I. Camacho <isabelcb at gmail.com>
wrote:

> What sad news!
> Rage and sadness arise from the conditions of her passing away!
>
> My sincere condolences to her family and work partners.
> May all the people of the World may achieve Health and rights for a better
> living, Now!
>
> Best regards
>
> Claudia
>
> On Tue, 14 Jul 2020 at 14:48, Todd Jailer <todd at hesperian.org> wrote:
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>> I am sorry to pass along the news of the tragic passing of our compañera
>> Margarita Posada, a leader of PHM El Salvador and of the Salvadoran social
>> movements for the right to health. That her death was a violation of the
>> right to health should make us recommit to achieving Health for All, Now!
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>> Here is a quick English translation of the notice published in
>> ElSalvador.com Another article appears in Diario Latino,
>> https://www.diariocolatino.com/margarita-posada-deja-legado-en-la-defensa-de-los-derechos-humanos/
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>> Margarita Posada, presente!
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>> Margarita Posada, a health activist, died in an ambulance after being
>> refused admittance at hospitals
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>> Her family went to several public hospitals requesting she be given
>> medical attention, but she was turned down at every one. Posada was
>> coordinator of El Salvador’s NGO coalition, the National Health Forum.
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>> Margarita Posada was an activist who tirelessly raised the flag of the right to health. However, on Monday morning, she died in an ambulance because no public hospital would receive her to give her the medical attention she needed.
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>> Margarita suffered from cancer, and her condition had worsened for several days.
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>> Sources close to the family stated that early Monday morning her health declined markedly compared to previous days, so they decided to call an ambulance to transfer her to a hospital.
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>> They went to several public hospitals pleading to be treated, but she was not received in any. The last one they went to was the Women's Hospital, but she was turned away there as well. A few minutes later, she died in the ambulance.
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>> Martín, her spouse, pleaded for his wife to be cared for: "If we had not wasted time in reception, perhaps she would not have died."
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>> “Margarita died in an ambulance, seeking medical attention, a human right for which she fought tirelessly, and which was denied to her. She was not received at any of the hospitals where she sought the care she needed. How much cruelty exists in our reality, ”wrote Ángel Ibarra, former Minister of the Environment.
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>>     “We regret to report the death of our coordinator Margarita Posada, tireless social leader, committed to communities, a brave woman who fought for the most vulnerable.
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>>     The vanquished will never surrender! Compañera Margarita will live forever!
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>>     - National Health Forum (@FNS_OficialSV) July 13, 2020
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>> Posada, 68, was director of the Association of Salvadoran Community Promoters (Aprocsal) and coordinator of the National Health Forum (FSN).
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>> Several social organizations have expressed their regret over the death of Posada, whom they identify as "a great fighter for the defense of human rights."
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>> Margarita Posada was part of the guerrilla of the Farabundo Martí Front for National Liberation (FMLN), as a cadre of the Popular Liberation Forces (FPL), an organization that she joined at the age of 17, according to an interview published by the digital newspaper *The Lighthouse.*
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>> --
>> Todd Jailer, managing editor
>> *Hesperian Health Guides*
>> *Knowledge for action. *
>> *Action for health.*
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>> todd at hesperian.org
>> www.hesperian.org
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Dr. Ravi Narayan, MD, DIH (UK), DTPH( London)
Community Health Advisor,
Centre for Public Health and Equity  Society for Community Health,
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