<div dir="ltr">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Pacôme Tomètissi</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tometissi@gmail.com">tometissi@gmail.com</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div dir="ltr">
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</p><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">PHM organized a regional workshop on civil society engagement for health in West and Central Africa from 16 to 18 March 2018 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the PHM group in the DRC and M3M. 30 participants from Ghana, Mali, Benin, Belgium, Italy, Gabon and DR Congo took part. The overall goal of the workshop is strenthen country circles of West and Central Africa. </font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" lang="EN-US">One of the objectives of the regional workshop is to prepare the 4th edition of the People’s Health Assembly to be held in Bangladesh. The launch of the GHW5 and the mobilization for the PHA4 are part of this dynamic and were covered by Congolese national television. During group and plenary discussions, the most important thematic axes for the region were identified: participants looked for Axis 1 and 4 with 4 as a priority. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Key decisions<span></span></font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The participation of activists from the most active countries (Gabon, Benin, Ghana) plus Mali and DR Congo was an asset for the meeting. Several initiatives have been taken as follow:<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">(i) the West and Central Africa committee is strengthened with regional PHM program focal points.<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">(ii) with the help of PHM's Guide on Right to Health, the right to health will be assessed at country levels and reports could be shared during a strategy workshop possibly in Bangladesh during PHA4<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">(iii) a regional campaign to be launched as part of the mobilization for PHA4<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">(iv) the Committee will write projects and raise funds with the support of national sections of Gabon and Ghana, as well as with Benin, DRC and possibly the Global Secretariat;<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">(v) mobilization for PHA4 will be done by the Committee in conjunction with active circles<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">(vi) discussions will continue on the best organizational form for the actual PHM group in DRC (Mondas) and how it could be more operational and coordinated<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">(vii) the focal point of PHM Mali will accelerate the process of setting up a circle with a coordinating team in his country following his participation in the workshop<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">For more information on the event and for pictures please visit<span> </span><font color="#0000ff"><u><span></span></u></font></span><font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="https://phmwcafrica.wordpress.com/blog/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://phmwcafrica.word<wbr>press.com/blog/</a></u></font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US">Country websites</span></b><span lang="EN-US">:<span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Gabon:<span> </span><a href="http://mpsgabon.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">mpsgabon.org</a><span> </span><span> </span><span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Benin:<span> <span> </span></span><a href="http://phmbenin.wordpress.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">phmbenin.wordpress.com</a><span><wbr> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:normal"><span style="background:white" lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">DRC:<u><span> </span><a href="http://facebook.com/phmdrc" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">facebook.com/phmdrc</a></u></font></span></p>
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