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

[Job Komakech]

thanks for sharing.

On Thu, 20 Aug 2020 at 10:37, Amitava Guha <amitava45 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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