From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Anneleen De Keukelaere</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anneleen@phmovement.org">anneleen@phmovement.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hello PHM friends,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Greetings from the WHO watch team!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As you
know, the next World Health Organisation’s Executive Board (EB) meeting will
take place in January 2014 in Geneva, and PHM will be present to watch the
procedures. However WHO watching is more than being a watchdog in Geneva. It is
about taking action and initiating change through advocating our positions on the
agenda items with country delegations and WHO staff and supporting local
country campaigns on topics discussed at the EB!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As most of
you know, during a four day workshop in the lead up to the EB and World Health
Assembly (WHA), we go through each agenda item and develop a commentary paper
which is disseminated amongst country delegations. For most items we develop a
civil society statement that is read out during the WHA and EB. Our presence
over the last years has increased our visibility and our well-developed civil
society statements and commentaries are appreciated and requested by many
country delegations before and during the WHA and EB. (Click <a href="http://www.ghwatch.org/sites/www.ghwatch.org/files/PHM%28130519%29OpenLetter2Delegates2WHA66.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> for <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">the PHM commentary of WHA66 and <a href="http://www.ghwatch.org/who-watch/eb133" target="_blank">here</a> for the
PHM commentary of EB133, June 2013).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">How could you be involved?</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Although the
watchers work has been well received in Geneva, we realise that to effectively
lobby country delegations and as such initiate change, country delegations need
to be lobbied earlier, as well as within their own countries before the EB
and WHA take place in Geneva. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Secondly,
the experiences and expertise from PHM’ers active around specific topics
globally or within their country could significantly increase the quality of
WHO watch work impacting on local level. Also, this is a chance to bring the local
struggle to regional/global level and share with/learn from others in similar
local struggles!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It is for
this reason that in the lead up to EB 134 we would like to do things a bit
differently. We have set up topic teams with experienced watchers and PHM’ers
based in different countries and working on topics to be discussed at this EB.
These teams would (via email and skype) develop a commentary, item report and
civil society statement on the specific topic they work on. This work does not
require travelling to Geneva, and can be done from the country PHM’ers work in.
The WHO watchers will be coordinating this process and take active part in the <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">organisation and development of the documents.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Visit <a href="http://www.ghwatch.org" target="_blank">www.ghwatch.org</a> for more info on the WHO
watch.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">This post on the exchange is to ask if
you would be interested in joining one of the below thematic clusters,
coordinated by the WHO watchers. </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">Your level of engagement can depend on your time
available.<span> </span>It can include (but does not
need to include all) to give inputs on the topic, develop statements and
commentaries, and/or lobbying country delegation. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">If you
would like to be part of the WHO watch team, you could add your name and
contact next to the topics below. If you would
like to be involved in only one of the subthemes, indicate this in the table. The
watchers will then contact you directly to move forward.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">LET US
KNOW BEFORE MONDAY 12 AUGUST on <a href="mailto:globalsecretariat@phmovement.org" target="_blank">globalsecretariat@phmovement.org</a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:globalsecretariat@phmovement.org" target="_blank"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Social
Determinants of Health</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Social Determinants of Health, Food & Nutrition, Climate Change </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Diseases
and Conditions</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">HIV/AIDS, Non-communicable Diseases, Mental
Health, Smallpox, malaria, Poliomyelitis, Onchocerciasis, Dracunculiasis,
Injury, Psoriasis</span></p>
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Health Governance</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">WHO reform, International Health Regulations, WHO
finance and Budget, MDG’s, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, WIPO,
Global Health Initiatives, International Health Partnerships+</span></p>
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Systems</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Global immunization, Health System Financing, Health System Strengthening,
Mental Health programs and Services</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Access to medicines: Quality, Safety and efficacy</span></p>
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Groups</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Infants and young children, Women, Migrants and
Refugees</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US">External
assistance and health development</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">External assistance and health development,
Humanitarian disaster assistance</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Political
Economy of Health</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Trade and Health, Pandemic influenza preparedness,
Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation, Tax Justice, Transnational
Corporation and Health.</span></p><span><font color="#888888">
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</tr></tbody></table><div><div><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div><br clear="all">Looking forward hearing from you!<br>
Greetings from the WHO watch team!<br><br>
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