<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 7:21 PM, SIRIMAL PEIRIS <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sirimalp@sltnet.lk" target="_blank">sirimalp@sltnet.lk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Minutes of April monthly meeting<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></span></p> <span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">PHM Monthly Meeting –
April 2018<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">This meeting was held at the usual venue. It was attended by
21 participants including one Member of the Parliament.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Main focus was about the organizing for the forthcoming PHM Assembly.
It was decided to focus preparations on the basis of Primary Health Care
issues. During the meeting in March 2018, five committees were formed for
preparatory activities. These were: <span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Sex workers, Transgender Issues and HIV -
Community Strength Development Foundation <span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Issues of Telungu speaking minority and other
minorities –<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Issues with fisheries <span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Alternative medicine <span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Free Trade Zone issues –<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Issues of women-<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span> </span>School
children-<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">The progress of activities already was reviewed. Data
gathering had been completed. A decision was taken to submit papers by June
2018 and to have them in English language. A committee will review and edit the
papers before submission. Representatives from organizations in charge of the
different committees were present for the meeting.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">One participant agreed to work on the current progress of
PHC activities in the country and another volunteered to prepare a paper on
local foods focusing on jak fruit.<span> </span><span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">During the second part of the meeting, current health issues
were discussed. Herein, the group Positive Women, stressed about the issues
related to ARV treatment.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span> </span>The issue of
inclusion of health rights in the proposed Constitution received the attention
next and<span> </span>it was agreed to make
representations in Parliament regarding this issue. Following this, the
proceedings closed. <span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Prepared by <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Somaratne Herath<span></span></p>
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