PHM-Exch> Health Session of the People's Parliament: JSA (PHM-India)

[Amitava Guha]

Dear Gargeya
Thank you for sending the well documented materials. It will enlighten us
who had missed the event.

Amitava Guha
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On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 11:22 AM Gargeya Telakapalli <
gargeya.t at phmovement.org> wrote:

> Dear Friends
>
> Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (PHM-India) was part of a larger civil society
> mobilisation known as the People's Parliament
> <https://jantaparliament.wordpress.com/> coordinated by Jan Sarokar. The
> People's parliament was aimed at discussing urgent Covid related policy
> issues and proposing solutions to be undertaken by the elected
> representatives and the Indian government. Health Session of this People's
> Parliament was held on the 16th of August from 3-7 p.m IST.
>
> The four hour session was inaugrated by KK Sailaja (Minister of Health)
> State of kerala, attended and included speakers from Jan Swasthya Abhiyan,
> patients groups of HIV and TB, families of victims of denial of healthcare,
> sex workers network, disablilty rights platform among many other
> progressive groups.
>
> We were also joined by Members of Parliament  Ravi Prakash Verma, Vandana
> Chavan and Rajeev Gowda ( Ex-MP) from the states of  Uttar Pradesh,
> Maharashtra and Karnataka who promised to take up the demands of the health
> activists at the Parliament.
>
> The health session ended with the gathering proposing and voting in favour
> of a 18 point charter to the government of India and a demand for 'Right to
> Healthcare for All'.
>
> Please find below the links related to the event:
>
> Newspaper Article-
> Janta Parliament: MPs, Health Activists Demand Right to Healthcare for
> All, Pass 18 Key Resolutions
> <https://www.newsclick.in/Janta-Parliament-MPs-Health-Activists-Demand-Healthcare-Pass-18-Key-Resolutions>
>
> Video Recording uploaded on Youtube-
> People's Parliament: Session on Health
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEnCdEwE8AE>
>
> JSA Press Release-
> Janta Parliament demands “Right to Health Care” for all
> <http://phmindia.org/2020/08/16/janta-parliament-demands-right-to-health-care-for-all/>
>
> Regards
> Gargeya
> on behalf of JSA
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