PHM-Exch> Fwd: Bulletin #72: Palestinian health workers inspire global health community

Sun Mar 24 04:21:46 PDT 2024

 This fortnight Health workers in Palestine continue to resist ongoing
Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, including recent escalations of violence
against health centers and hospitals, such as Al-Shifa Hospital. Their
perseverance serves as an inspiration to nurses, pharmacists, midwives, and
doctors globally. Hanne Bosselaers, a general practitioner with Doctors for
the People in Belgium, reflects on the significance of the resilience of
Palestinian health workers in the face of Israeli aggress

Bulletin #72: Palestinian health workers inspire global health community
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This fortnight

Health workers in Palestine continue to resist ongoing Israeli attacks on
the Gaza Strip, including recent escalations of violence against health
centers and hospitals, such as Al-Shifa Hospital
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/5322245f?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>.
Their perseverance serves as an inspiration to nurses, pharmacists,
midwives, and doctors globally. Hanne Bosselaers, a general practitioner
with Doctors for the People in Belgium, reflects
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/55159d17?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
on the significance of the resilience of Palestinian health workers in the
face of Israeli aggression, as well as the lessons that health workers
worldwide can learn from their experiences.

These lessons, along with international solidarity in the health sector,
are particularly significant as the long-term effects of Israel's war on
Gaza become evident, especially through the rising incidence of hunger and
malnutrition among children
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/7f187bf2?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
.

Healthcare in occupation and conflict settings will be a topic of
discussion at the 5th People’s Health Assembly
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/e47ceb9c?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
scheduled to take place in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from April 7 to April
11. The participants will also address issues related to the transformation
of health systems under the neoliberal model, gender justice in health, and
many others.

The Assembly's program will include discussions on building alternatives to
the current pharmaceutical production model, drawing on ideas from the
recently concluded Public Pharma for Europe
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/4abfea5a?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
conference, as well as topics on global health governance. This is
particularly crucial as World Health Organization members approach the
deadline for the Pandemic Treaty and discuss potential shifts in health
economics
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/7dbbb1a4?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
.

The People’s Health Assembly will feature a strong presence of health
workers and allies from across the globe, including those engaged in
ongoing efforts to protect the public health system. This includes health
activists from Kenya
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/9f4a377f?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
where doctors have intensified their opposition to planned health reforms
that could harm the public interest.
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In focus: Health in PalestinePalestinian health workers are fighting for
humanity
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Hanne Bosselaers, general practitioner at Doctors for the People, talks
about the contribution of health work in Palestine to global movements for
solidarity and resistance
The tens of thousands of injured Gazans have nowhere to go as Israel
continues assault on hospitals
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/6c4870bf?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

A new attack on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City adds to the overwhelming
burden shouldered by patients and health workers. 15 out of 19 hospitals in
Gaza City and 18 out of 20 primary health care centers are non-functional
Children’s health in Gaza obliterated by Israeli attacks
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/00e8d254?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

Children’s health in the Gaza Strip is worsening rapidly amid Israeli
attacks, with mental and physical trauma, hunger, and infections on the rise
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Featured articlesWhat to expect from the 5th People’s Health Assembly?
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Health movements from around the world will debate strategies and tactics
at the 5th People’s Health Assembly in Mar del Plata, Argentina, as Javier
Milei’s brutal privatization policies attack public services in the country
Public pharma infrastructure could give the world access to a treasure
trove of medicines
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/babfbeae?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

Health activists and scientists in Europe met to develop strategies to
build regional public pharmaceutical infrastructure as pandemic lessons
seems lost on governments and producers
WHO’s Economics and Health for All: a promising start?
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/b59c5101?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

The World Health Organization is trying to unshackle economics from
traditional confines to prioritize health, signaling a radical departure
towards a more holistic understanding of societal well-being
Kenyan health workers prepare for a new round of industrial action
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/c02c1684?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

The workers’ demands include stable working conditions and aligning incomes
with living expenses. They are mobilizing at a time when the government is
preparing to implement a highly unpopular round of healthcare reform
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Data speaks
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