PHM-Exch> Fwd: Bulletin #80: Health at the intersection of war, climate, and inequity

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This fortnight Since the onset of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, enough
time has passed for babies conceived in October 2023 to be born. Due to
relentless attacks and obstructions to aid delivery, these children are
being born into dire conditions, with famine now affecting all regions of
Gaza. Hospitals and health facilities remain under threat from evacuation
orders issued by Israeli armed forces, exacerbating the already severe
health crisis in the Strip. Despite the dreadful situation, th

Bulletin #80: Health at the intersection of war, climate, and inequity
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This fortnight

Since the onset of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, enough time has passed
for babies conceived in October 2023 to be born. Due to relentless attacks
and obstructions to aid delivery, these children are being born into dire
conditions, with famine
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/d1dbd079?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
now affecting all regions of Gaza. Hospitals and health facilities remain
under threat from *evacuation orders*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/9f085260?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
issued by Israeli armed forces, exacerbating the already severe health
crisis in the Strip.

Despite the dreadful situation, there is hope that justice will prevail,
bolstered by the dedication of health workers in Gaza and supporters
worldwide. In a discussion facilitated by the People’s Health Movement
(PHM), UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, *Tlaleng Mofokeng*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/63b03a68?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
emphasized the critical role international solidarity will play in the
global struggle for justice in Palestine.

Around the world, extreme weather and other climate-related events are
increasing health risks. In *India*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/f27292ba?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
pollution claims over 30,000 lives in just 10 major cities. In *Brazil*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/265a8a0f?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
the effects of devastating May floods in Rio Grande do Sul continue to
strain the health system.

In Europe, health activists are developing an alternative vision for *health
workforce*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/9dc5d5eb?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
planning. At a June meeting in Belgium, they discussed steps to address the
brain drain from the Global South encouraged by Europe and to improve
working conditions within health systems.

In the *United Kingdom*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/fd966266?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
health workers are facing new pressures from police and counter-terrorism
forces. A recent report by Medact reveals that the anti-terrorism agenda is
attempting to co-opt the National Health Service, posing significant risks
to patients, nurses, and doctors.

Advancing the right to health amid war, climate crises, and Global North
extractivism is a priority highlighted by the People’s Health Movement in
its Mar del Plata Call to Action. In a new *podcast series*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/33dd7014?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
PHM founding member Fran Baum discusses the ongoing struggle for health
rights in a time of systemic crises.
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In focus: Health in PalestineJustice for Gaza will come, assures UN Special
Rapporteur
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/26e7c4af?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

In a conversation with health rights organizations, UN Special Rapporteur
on the Right to Health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, discussed the ongoing efforts of
health workers and activists to ensure justice for the Gaza Strip
UN experts say, there is already famine in Gaza
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/65d87c2b?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

Famine is spreading across all regions of the Gaza Strip, with devastating
effects on children and breastfeeding women, according to a statement by UN
experts
Nasser Hospital overwhelmed as Israel issues more evacuation orders
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/1bc00cdc?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

Patients and staff were forced to leave the European Gaza Hospital
following new orders from Israel, increasing pressure on the few remaining
medical centers in the south
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Featured articlesNew Lancet study shows air pollution kills 33,000 people
every year in India’s major urban centers
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/f6dddba1?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

Most of the victims of bad air in India’s major cities are working people
who cannot access adequate healthcare facilities
Population of Rio Grande do Sul still faces major obstacles to healthcare
access after devastating floods
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/74e71202?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

A health administrator from Rio Grande do Sul analyzes the state’s
situation and sees a lack of coordination and the risk of misusing public
funds in the upcoming municipal elections
Health worker brain drain to global north is fueled by erosion of workers’
rights and health systems
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/6a719d35?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

Over a dozen organizations from across Europe met to develop a regional
health workforce strategy rooted in respect and solidarity, rather than
exploitation and commodification
Should health workers work with counter terrorism agencies?
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/da483444?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

NHS staff pulled into counter-terrorism programs, raising alarms over
patient care and professional ethics
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Podcast: Charter4HealthMar del Plata Call to Action
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/6da0879a?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

PHM founding member Fran Baum, a health rights activist and public health
scientist, delves into PHM's most recent Call to Action
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