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<b>The Million Message March to the UN: On the march for the
Right2Health <br>
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The Million Message March 2011 is a collaborative communication
campaign to mobilize community support and political commitment for
the Right to Health and Universal Access. It aims to reach out
globally to collect one million messages (by SMS, Tweets…) from
people in need of treatment and care (for HIV, Cancer, TB, Diabetes,
Hepatitis and other life threatening diseases) and their families,
care-givers and allies. <br>
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These ‘Voices’ will be amplified, disseminated and projected along
the ‘March’ starting at the World Health Assembly in May, through
two UN High Level Meetings (HIV in June and Non-Communicable
Diseases NCDs in September), and other major health events. The
Million Message March will ‘arrive’ on Human Rights Day, the 10th of
December, at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights (OHCHR) so that the messages can ‘Speak-Up’ and be
heard at the top of the UN and its Member States. <br>
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On Monday, 16th of May, from the Institute of Palliative Medicine in
Calicut, Kerala, India, the Million Message March to the UN begins.
The Institute, a WHO Collaborating Center, is a global model for
participatory community based care, and a fitting starting point for
the March. First Steps: the 2nd World OPEN Health Assembly
(WOHA2011), in tandem with the World Health Assembly, 16-24 May. <br>
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WOHA features a non-stop global 'chat' and dozens of 'Speak-Up
Sessions', moderated live by partners in Asia, Africa, Europe and
the Americas, on diverse topics they choose. These partners include
the Institute of Palliative Medicine, INPUD (International Network
of People Who Use Drugs), the Lawyers Collective, the Worldwide
Palliative Care Alliance, INP+, People's Health Movement,
International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO),
Foundation for Hospice in Sub-Saharan Africa, African Palliative
Care Association, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
(US), Human Rights Watch, The International Community of Women with
HIV/AIDS (ICW Asia-Pacific), World Care Council and others.<br>
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The Million Message March to the UN (MMM2UN) is a civil society
initiative, spearheaded by the iMAXi Cooperative with the dynamic
participation of many comrades and partners. Together, we're forging
a new tool for social mobilization via social media. <br>
Open Minds > Open Source > Open Health (Open to you, too!)<br>
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Join the Million Message March to the UN. Tweet @MMM2UN Follow
#Right2Health<br>
Starts May 16 with the World OPEN Health Assembly. Tweet
@WOHA2011 Follow #WOHA<br>
SMS: +41 787597991, +91 8129094433 FB: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://on.fb.me/gxLyzl">http://on.fb.me/gxLyzl</a>
Blogs: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.imaxi.org">http://www.imaxi.org</a><br>
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<b>MMM2UN: On the march for the Right2Health.</b><br>
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Keywords: Right to Health, Patients, Mobiles, SMS, HIV, Cancer,
NCDs, MDR-TB, Care, Universal Access, Palliative, United Nations,
WHO, UNAIDS, Institute of Palliative Medicine, Calicut, Kerala,
India, OHCHR, mHealth<br>
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