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<DIV>From the PHM South Africa Right to Health Campaign</DIV>
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<DIV>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 28, 2007 7:34 AM<BR>Subject:</B> Request for
Endorsement and Support--The People's Health Movement's "Right to Health
Campaign"<BR><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times">Dear Concerned Citizens and
Organisations:<BR><BR>I am writing on behalf of the People's Health Movement
(PHM) in South Africa<BR>which will be officially launching its "Right to
Health" Campaign on the 8th<BR>of September at OR Tambo Hall in Khayelitsha</B>.
PHM is a global movement whose<BR>goal is to ensure that the health of every
human being on earth improves. We<BR>plan to do this by mobilising for health to
be placed highest on the agenda<BR>of political priorities.<BR><BR>We have a
broad and inclusive definition of heath and understand that it is<BR>not only
poor health services that are to blame for our burden of disease.<BR>Incorrect
or poorly implemented policies, at both a global and local level,<BR>are
resulting in our people not having access to many of the simple factors<BR>that
determine good health-adequate food, clean water, decent sanitation,<BR>secure
housing, steady employment, proper health information and
cheap,<BR>locally-produced medicines.<BR><BR>The Right to Health Campaign in
South Africa is based on the fact that we<BR>have a non-negotiable right to
these basic determinants of good health. We<BR>are part of a global grassroots
campaign spreading this message. We have<BR>already enlisted support and
received endorsement from a wide range of<BR>organisations, including
faith-based organisations, NGO's, trade unions,<BR>health care workers, activist
groups, student organisations, public health<BR>associations, universities and
others.<BR><BR>Recent events have highlighted the health crisis we face in South
Africa,<BR>and we write to ask for your organisation's support in our campaign.
You can<BR>assist us by either sending us a written endorsement of the
principles we<BR>stand for (via return email, fax or letter) and/or by your
representatives<BR>attending the official launch of the campaign on 8th
September at the Oliver<BR>Tambo Hall in Khayelitsha.<BR></B><BR>Thanking you in
advance<BR>The Steering Committee for the Right to Health Campaign in South
Africa<BR><BR>Contact: Dorothy Appalasamy (Co-ordinator), 082-806-0540 or
021-932-6042 or<BR><A
href="mailto:st.faith@telkomsa.net">st.faith@telkomsa.net</A></FONT>
<BR><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times">On the web, visit <A
href="http://www.phmovementsa.org">www.phmovementsa.org</A> for information on
the South African<BR>campaign or <A
href="http://www.phmovement.org">www.phmovement.org</A> for more on the global
People's Health<BR>Movement.<BR><BR>The Right to Health Campaign will be
launched on the 8th of September at<BR>10.00am. We will first march from
Nolungile Clinic (Site C) to OR Tambo<BR>Hall in Khayelitsha to demand our
rights! At the Hall, we will hear from<BR>prominent South African and
international health activists about how we can<BR>fight for the right to health
for all.<BR></B><BR>"Health is a social, economic and political issue and above
all a<BR>fundamental human right. Inequality, poverty, exploitation, violence
and<BR>injustice are at the root of ill-health and the deaths of poor
and<BR>marginalised people." People's Charter for
Health<BR></I><BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT><BR><BR></DIV><X-SIGSEP>
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