PHM-Exch> Fwd: Bulletin #84: Gaza fights polio, Public Pharma gains focus in health movements

Fri Sep 13 02:04:51 PDT 2024

 This fortnight Since Israel launched its largest attack on the West Bank
since 2002, access to healthcare in the occupied Palestinian territories
has been further restricted. Over the past two weeks, health workers in the
West Bank have been assaulted and used as human shields, while more
hospitals and health centers have been stormed by Israeli forces. In Gaza,
the polio vaccination campaign continues despite interference from Israeli
Occupation Forces (IOF) and new evacuation orders near plan

Bulletin #84: Gaza fights polio, Public Pharma gains focus in health
movements
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This fortnight

Since Israel launched its largest attack on the West Bank
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/08498be9?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
since 2002, access to healthcare in the occupied Palestinian territories
has been further restricted. Over the past two weeks, health workers in the
West Bank have been assaulted and used as human shields, while more
hospitals and health centers have been stormed by Israeli forces. In Gaza,
the *polio*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/9f723ed6?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
vaccination campaign continues despite interference from Israeli Occupation
Forces (IOF) and new evacuation orders near planned vaccination sites.

*Sudan’s*
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health system is also in crisis after months of armed conflict, leaving
millions without essential care. Women and girls are particularly
vulnerable, facing a lack of hygiene supplies, reproductive healthcare, and
increased exposure to gender-based violence. In *India*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/4e25178f?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
high femicide rates continue to fuel mobilizations against gender violence.

Meanwhile, the announcement of a new preventative drug from Gilead has
raised hopes for better control of HIV/AIDS. However, as Alan Rossi Silva
from the People’s Health Movement highlights, access remains limited under
the current pharma model, underscoring the need for a shift to a *Public
Pharma*
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approach.

Finally, in two new episodes of the *Charter4Health* podcast, health
activists *Delen de la Paz*
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and *Abhay Shukla*
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/38dd621b?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
discuss the barriers to achieving the right to health, from free trade
agreements to the targeted repression of health rights defenders.
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In focus: Health in PalestineIsrael targets health workers in the West
Bank, obstructs polio campaign in Gaza
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Israeli forces have attempted to obstruct a crucial polio vaccination
campaign in Gaza while also targeting healthcare workers in the West Bank
Polio vaccination underway in Gaza, but child health remains dependent on
peace
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Approximately 187,000 children in central Gaza have received their first
dose of the polio vaccine, but the Strip’s health system remains crippled
by ongoing attacks and severe aid restrictions
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Featured articlesPublic Pharma vs. abusive prices: the case of the latest
HIV-prevention drug
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The high price tag on the HIV drug lenacapavir underscores the widespread
dysfunction within Big Pharma
Mobilizations in India continue for an end to femicide and better security
in public spaces
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The left-led movement for safe public spaces for women following the rape
and murder of a junior female doctor at Kolkatta’s RG Kar public hospital
last month completed almost a month now
The conflict in Sudan has devastated health and healthcare systems
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In an IPA-hosted press conference, Sudanese leftists discussed the impact
of war on the distribution of proper healthcare
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Podcast: Charter4HealthHealth rights defenders in the Philippines
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In this episode of *Charter for Health*, Dr. Delen de la Paz, public health
physician and coordinator of the People’s Health Movement in the
Philippines, discusses the challenges faced by health workers and the
economic barriers to healthcare access in the country
Free trade agreements and their impact on health rights
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Public health expert Abhay Shukla discusses the effects of free trade
agreements, healthcare commercialization, and access to medicines in low
and middle-income countries. Also featured is Roshan John, an intellectual
property lawyer, sharing insights on the UK-India free trade negotiations
on medicines
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With ever-growing numbers of children starving at school, teachers and
dietitians are demanding that the government steps in and offers free
school meals for all.
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<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/36103ee8?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
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Pharmaceutical companies claim their profits are necessary for vital
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private firms gobble up the benefits through patent monopolies.
•Nick Dearden
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/95833311?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
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People's Health Movement*
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