PHM-Exch> Fwd: Bulletin #25: Nurses of the world face new trials

[Ana Vračar]

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From: Peoples Health Dispatch <health at peoplesdispatch.org>
Date: Sat, May 14, 2022 at 12:11 AM
Subject: Bulletin #25: Nurses of the world face new trials
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This fortnight On International Nurses’ Day 2022, an Israeli military
tribunal sentenced Palestinian nurse and health activist Shatha Odeh to 16
months of prison and a $9000 USD fine, with a 5-years suspended sentence on
condition that she does not engage in provision of health services. The
sentence comes 10 months after Shatha Odeh was first arrested, and will ce

Bulletin #25: Nurses of the world face new trials
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By People's Health Dispatch – 13 May 2022 – View online →
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This fortnight

On International Nurses’ Day 2022, an Israeli military tribunal sentenced
Palestinian nurse and health activist Shatha Odeh
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/13/israel-sentences-palestinian-nurse-and-health-activist-shatha-odeh-to-16-months-in-prison/>
to 16 months of prison and a $9000 USD fine, with a 5-years suspended
sentence on condition that she does not engage in provision of health
services. The sentence comes 10 months after Shatha Odeh was first
arrested, and will certainly undermine the right to health of Palestinians:
Health Work Committee, the organization which Odeh is director of, provided
care to more than 400 thousand people in Palestine over the course of years.

Health activists in the Philippines
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/13/what-does-the-marcos-duterte-government-mean-for-access-to-health-in-the-philippines/>met
news of the election of Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte with extreme
apprehension, as they expect the duo to continue with repression of social
justice movements and disinvestment in public health care.

In Brazil
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/13/minimum-wage-for-nurses-will-bolsonaro-veto-the-law-passed-by-congress/>,
nurses and health activists are keeping a close eye on president Jair
Bolsonaro as they await further developments with draft bill n. 2.564,
which would introduce a minimum wage for nurses. While the bill has been
approved by the Parliament, actions by some parliamentarians indicate that
the President might veto the decision.

Nurses in Algarve, Portugal
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/11/nurses-in-algarve-portugal-strike-against-meager-salaries-exhaustion/>,
have been campaigning for more than a month in the lead-up to International
Nurses’ Day, calling attention to unresolved problems with salaries and
remuneration of working experience. On 5 May, they embarked on a 24-hour
strike, announcing that they would continue with their actions until their
demands were met.

Health and care workers’ have been preparing for industrial action in
Australia
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/03/australian-aged-care-workers-prepare-for-walkout-during-election-season/>,
too, as the country edges towards federal parliamentary elections. You can
find more about their plans in our *Short reads* section.

A report on the effects of commercialization of healthcare in Kenya
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/13/healthcare-in-kenya-remains-elusive-due-to-commercialization/>published
by the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, compiled
with the support of many community groups and networks such as the People’s
Health Movement Kenya, indicates that the government’s orientation towards
the private sector weakened the public health system and led to obstacles
in access for many.

In a new video, we bring a conversation with health activist Leigh Haynes,
to whom we spoke about the leaked plans of the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe
v. Wade
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/06/abortion-rights-under-attack-in-the-united-states/>
ruling of 1973, thus eliminating abortion rights for millions of women.

In *Data speaks*, we look into recently published data on excess mortality
during Covid-19 published by the World Health Organization, which indicates
a much larger number of deaths than originally reported by countries.
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*What does the Marcos-Duterte government mean for access to health in the
Philippines?
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/13/what-does-the-marcos-duterte-government-mean-for-access-to-health-in-the-philippines/>*

The election of Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte is cause for concern for
health justice activists in the Philippines as they expect increased
persecution and insufficient budget for health

*Minimum wage for nurses: Will Bolsonaro veto the law passed by Congress?
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/13/minimum-wage-for-nurses-will-bolsonaro-veto-the-law-passed-by-congress/>*

Workers and parliamentarians are advocating for funding of a proposal of
increasing nurses’ rights and against a possible veto of the president

*Nurses in Algarve, Portugal strike against meager salaries, exhaustion
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/11/nurses-in-algarve-portugal-strike-against-meager-salaries-exhaustion/>*

Nurses in the south district of Algarve, Portugal, held a one-day strike in
an attempt to pressure the health administration to provide funds for
better working conditions

*Healthcare in Kenya remains elusive due to commercialization
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/13/healthcare-in-kenya-remains-elusive-due-to-commercialization/>*

A report by the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
shines light on harmful effects of commercialization of health in Kenya
among communities living in informal urban settlements
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Short reads

*Israel sentences Palestinian nurse and health activist Shatha Odeh to 16
months in prison
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/13/israel-sentences-palestinian-nurse-and-health-activist-shatha-odeh-to-16-months-in-prison/>*

On International Nurses Day, an Israeli military tribunal gave nurse and
health activist Shatha Odeh a 16-month prison sentence. was given a 5 year
suspended sentence on the condition that she does not provide health
services

*Australian aged-care workers prepare for walkout during election season
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/03/australian-aged-care-workers-prepare-for-walkout-during-election-season/>*

Thousands of aged-care workers in three Australian States will be staging a
walkout just weeks ahead of the federal parliamentary election. Unions have
blamed the Scott Morrison government for the crisis that has been
afflicting aged-care centers
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*Video: Abortion rights under attack in the United States
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/05/06/abortion-rights-under-attack-in-the-united-states/>*

Roe v Wade is the only federal protection for abortion rights for women
across the United States. Without it, millions of women in conservative
states would be at the mercy of right-wing politicians who have expressed a
desire to eliminate abortion altogether
  <https://youtu.be/UxZIvn1LGsg>
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Data speaks
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