PHM-Exch> Fwd: Bulletin #30: Health systems under transformation

Fri Jul 22 15:25:58 PDT 2022

 This fortnight Following the historic victory of Gustavo Petro and Francia
Márquez in Colombia’s presidential election, health workers and patients
are looking towards a major transformation of the health system. After
decades of neoliberal policies that depleted working conditions and access
to care, a new vision is coming in: building a public health system
centered on the nee

Bulletin #30: Health systems under transformation
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/bulletin-30/>
By People's Health Dispatch – 22 Jul 2022 – View online →
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This fortnight

Following the historic victory of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez in
Colombia’s
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/21/is-health-transformation-possible-in-colombia-living-sabroso-living-healthy/>presidential
election, health workers and patients are looking towards a major
transformation of the health system. After decades of neoliberal policies
that depleted working conditions and access to care, a new vision is coming
in: building a public health system centered on the needs of the people.

In South Africa
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/22/south-africas-national-health-insurance-bill-must-prioritize-public-interest-say-activists/>,
an ongoing debate about the National Health Insurance Bill is still to
address activists’ concerns about a lack of community participation in the
new system. While the planned reform could have a positive impact on access
to health care, relying on the private health sector could easily lead to
the opposite, warned different groups, including the People’s Health
Movement-South Africa.

The United States
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/22/what-is-behind-the-baby-formula-shortage-in-the-us/>
is still struggling with a shortage of infant formula which began half a
year ago. Amid factory closures and a system which almost completely
disregards promotion of breastfeeding, it is time to change course, agree
experts and civil society groups.

In two video interviews, we continue to look into predicaments of health
workers in West Asia. Physicians and other health workers in Turkey
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/22/turkish-health-workers-struggle-for-better-working-conditions/>persist
in their efforts to ensure a fairer health system and better working
conditions for all. We met with Şebnem Korur from the Turkish Medical
Association to hear more.

We also bring the second part of the interview with Palestinian health
activist Shatha Odeh <https://youtu.be/T92BJjApbOs>, who was imprisoned for
11 months by the Israeli Occupying Forces.

*Short reads* brings snapshots of the cholera outbreak in Pakistan
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/20/major-cholera-outbreak-in-pakistans-balochistan-claims-several-lives/>and
WHO’s
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/22/who-biggest-factors-behind-migration-are-climate-change-and-war/>first
*World report on the health of refugees and migrants*. Among other things,
the WHO report records the percentage of foreign-trained physicians in OECD
countries, information which we further elaborate in *Data speaks*.
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*Is health transformation possible in Colombia? Living sabroso, living
healthy
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/21/is-health-transformation-possible-in-colombia-living-sabroso-living-healthy/>*

The recent victory of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez at the presidential
election in Colombia, a great sense of hope has arisen when protection of
health rights is concerned

*South Africa’s National Health Insurance bill must prioritize public
interest, say activists
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/22/south-africas-national-health-insurance-bill-must-prioritize-public-interest-say-activists/>*

Ongoing debates about the introduction of a National Health Insurance in
South Africa should move away from opening the doors to the private sector,
and prioritize communities and people’s health

*What is behind the baby formula shortage in the US?
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/22/what-is-behind-the-baby-formula-shortage-in-the-us/>*

Thousands of families in the US have been struggling with a shortage of
infant formula for over half a year, with attempts to resolve the situation
undermined by industry interests
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*Video: Turkish health workers struggle for better working conditions
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/22/turkish-health-workers-struggle-for-better-working-conditions/>*

Şebnem Korur Fincancı, President of the Turkish Medical Association, talks
about the ongoing struggles being fought by health workers in the country
for better working conditions
  <https://youtu.be/1EZ9iuKVELk>

*Video: The heroic struggle of Palestinian prisoners*
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T92BJjApbOs>

In a second part of this interview, Hani Serag of People's Health Movement
and Palestinian health activist Shatha Odeh discuss how people's movements
from around the world can help health workers put behind bars by Israeli
occupying forces
  <https://youtu.be/T92BJjApbOs>
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Short reads

*Major cholera outbreak in Pakistan’s Balochistan claims several lives
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/20/major-cholera-outbreak-in-pakistans-balochistan-claims-several-lives/>*

The WHO has expressed fear about the risk of potential international spread
given that Pakistan has long land borders with significant cross-border
movement

*WHO: Biggest factors behind migration are climate change and ward borders
with significant cross-border movement
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/22/who-biggest-factors-behind-migration-are-climate-change-and-war/>*

A new WHO report on the health of refugees and migrants warns about the
impacts of weak health systems, war, and climate change
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Data speaks
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An Effective Pandemic Response Must Be Truly Global | by Mariana Mazzucato
& Jayati Ghosh - Project Syndicate
Mariana Mazzucato & Jayati Ghosh urge the G20 and the World Bank to adopt
an inclusive design for their proposed financial intermediary fund.
Project Syndicate•Mariana Mazzucato & Jayati Ghosh
<https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g20-world-bank-ineffective-approach-to-pandemic-preparedness-by-mariana-mazzucato-and-jayati-ghosh-2022-07>
Biotech employees cash in health care’s largest salaries, while people
working at providers sit near the bottom
It pays to be in the lab. It pays way less to be at the patient’s bedside,
according to a STAT analysis of the median pay for employees at more than
200 publicly traded health care companies.
STAT•Bob Herman
<https://www.statnews.com/2022/07/18/median-pay-for-health-care-workers/>
AYS Special from Croatia — Hrvatska: A Refugee must be Healthy!
Every day, people who have been granted international protection in Croatia
are hindered from exercising their right to primary health…
Are You Syrious?•Are You Syrious?
<https://medium.com/are-you-syrious/ays-special-from-croatia-hrvatska-a-refugee-must-be-healthy-1312bac91041>
Caregivers were traumatized by COVID-19 public health and long-term care
policies
Family caregivers of residents in longterm care homes experienced a
collective trauma as they were kept away from their loved ones during the
pandemic. This isolation has long-ranging impacts.
The Conversation•Charlene Chu
<https://theconversation.com/caregivers-were-traumatized-by-covid-19-public-health-and-long-term-care-policies-185109>
Urgent call for better use of existing vaccines and development of new
vaccines to tackle AMR
WHO today released the first-ever report on the pipeline of the vaccines
currently in development to prevent infections caused by
antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial pathogens.
Home•+41 22 791 2222
<https://www.who.int/news/item/12-07-2022-urgent-call-for-better-use-of-existing-vaccines-and-development-of-new-vaccines-to-tackle-amr>
Critical Health Perspectives: National Health Insurance in South Africa –
Issue 1: A Brief History and Critical Analysis – Peoples’ Health Movement
South Africa
Peoples' Health Movement South Africa•Anneleen
<https://www.phm-sa.org/critical-health-perspectives/>
*People’s Health Dispatch is an initiative of Peoples Dispatch and the
People's Health Movement*
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