PHM-Exch> Fwd: Bulletin #83: Torture in Gaza, Mpox outbreaks, and the fight for global health justice

[Health PD]

 This fortnight Palestinian health workers released after weeks or months
of captivity in Israeli camps and jails have come forward with harrowing
accounts of daily torture and abuse. A recent report details the horrific
methods used by Israeli soldiers and interrogators to break Palestinian
resistance. Meanwhile, the relentless attacks and destruction in Gaza by
the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have led to the resurgence of
infectious diseases, including polio, which has reappeared in the G

Bulletin #83: Torture in Gaza, Mpox outbreaks, and the fight for global
health justice
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This fortnight

Palestinian *health workers*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/fffe7f25?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
released after weeks or months of captivity in Israeli camps and jails have
come forward with harrowing accounts of daily torture and abuse. A recent
report details the horrific methods used by Israeli soldiers and
interrogators to break Palestinian resistance.

Meanwhile, the relentless attacks and destruction in Gaza by the Israeli
Occupation Forces (IOF) have led to the resurgence of infectious diseases,
including *polio*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/63ed0ee6?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
which has reappeared in the Gaza Strip for the first time in over 20 years.

An explosive outbreak of *Mpox*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/c38d139c?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
in several African countries has raised alarm, with hundreds already dead.
Health groups are urging high-income countries to step up support for the
Mpox response, including increased pressure on vaccine producers.

In an interview with Third World Network’s KM Gopakumar and Lauren Paremoer
from the People’s Health Movement, Jyotsna Singh recaps this year’s
negotiations on the Pandemic Treaty and *International Health Regulations*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/4c393f75?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
as discussions on a new pandemic instrument are set to resume in September.

In *India*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/ec337f26?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
the rape and murder of a doctor have sparked protests now entering their
third week. Health workers and left groups are leading the mobilizations,
demanding justice, accountability, and improved workplace security.

In *Sudan*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/6f8a18a7?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
women and girls are among the hardest hit by the civil war that has
displaced millions since April 2023. Hundreds have reported sexual
violence, and many more lack access to essential health care.

The *Charter4Health* podcast releases three new episodes, focusing on *PHM’s
global health activism*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/df327a19?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
including mobilizations in *Latin America*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/e0fcb12d?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
and key initiatives like the *Global Health Watch*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/f7aa902e?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
.
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In focus: Health in PalestinePalestinian health workers in Gaza describe
torture and abuse in Israeli detention
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/671ac4e7?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

A new report reveals harrowing accounts from Palestinian health workers who
were imprisoned and tortured by Israel
Polio returns to Gaza after over two decades
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/c088a51f?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

The Palestinian Ministry of Health has confirmed the reemergence of polio
in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to decimate healthcare infrastructure
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Featured articlesScale up Mpox response, health groups urge
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/8b1805c9?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

Health activists and organizations are urging an intensified response to
the Mpox outbreak in Africa, where the virus has infected thousands and
caused hundreds of deaths
Left-led anti-femicide demonstrations enter third week in India’s West
Bengal
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/f2f61d3b?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

Protests against the rape and killing of a woman doctor have faced massive
repression and attempts by the right-rwing to infiltrate it in orde to push
regressive agenda
Sexual violence and child malnutrition in Sudan’s civil war place heavy
burden on women
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/afd1af94?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

Sudanese women activists have reported that since the civil war which broke
out in 2023, sexual violence has been used as a tool of war by both sides
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Video: What lies ahead for global health?
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KM Gopakumar and Lauren Paremoer join People’s Health Dispatch to discuss
crucial developments from this year’s World Health Assembly.

<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/c4e80d9d?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
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Podcast: Charter4HealthGlobal Health Watch
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/1a6569ba?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

In this episode of *Charter for Health*, introduced by Professor Ron
Labonté, we explore the history and editing process behind *Global Health
Watch*, the flagship publication of the People’s Health Movement. We
discuss its significance for the movement and what to expect in the
upcoming 7th edition
The origins of the People’s Health Movement
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/51e1afc7?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

In this episode of *Charter4Health*, we explore the origins of the People’s
Health Movement and its impact on health activism with Claudio Schuftan,
physician, pediatrician, and co-founder of the movement
Health systems in Latin America
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/8b871392?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>

In this episode of *Charter4Health*, we dive into the state of health
systems in Latin America and the inter-regional dialogue within the
People’s Health Movement. Our special guest, Matheus Falcão, co-director of
the Brazilian Center for Health Studies (Cebes) and regional coordinator of
PHM in Brazil, shares his insights as a lawyer and activist for the right
to health
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<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/5c2786bc?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
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<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/dd3a821c?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
Israel: Palestinian Healthcare Workers Tortured
Israeli forces have arbitrarily detained Palestinian healthcare workers in
Gaza since hostilities began in October 2023, deported them to detention
facilities in Israel, and allegedly tortured and ill-treated them.
Human Rights Watch
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/c1ee1aba?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
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