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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" align="center"><b><u>PEOPLES’
HEALTH<span>  </span>MOVEMENT – SRI LANKA (PHM – SL)<span></span></u></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" align="center"><b><u>REPORT ON
MONTHLY MEETING HELD ON 22^ND AUGUST 2019<span></span></u></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">The PHM – SL Monthly Meeting for
the month of August<span>  </span>2019 was held at the
Community Education Centre, Malabe.<span>  </span>The
objectives of this Meeting were as follows:-<span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span><span>(1)<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span>To
commemorate Ms. Nanda Udawatta, a prominent Member of PHM – SL.<span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span><span>(2)<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span>To
discuss future activities to be carried out with regard to the Motion on ”Right
to Health” due to be taken up in the Sri Lanka Parliament by Hon. Member of
Parliament, Mr Nanayakkara.<span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><u>Ms. Nanda Udawatta<span></span></u></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Many appreciated comments about
Ms Nanda Udawatta’s work on organic farming and preparation of indigenous food items
prepared by her in the villages.<span>  </span>A
Recipe Book written by her was formally launched. It’s a great loss to PHM – SL,
because the activities carried out by her were immense and the role played by
her cannot be replaced easily.<span>  </span><span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><u>Motion on “Right to Health”<span></span></u></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Following activities are to be
carried out:<span></span></p>

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address a letter to all Presidential candidates to include “Right to Health” in
their Election Manifesto<span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span><span>b)<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">     </span></span></span>To
write a letter to all Members of Parliament requesting them to support this
Motion when taken up in Parliament.<span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span><span>c)<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">     </span></span></span>To
address a letter to all Secretaries of Political Parties requesting them to
support this Motion.<span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span><span>d)<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">     </span></span></span>To
write letters to all Chairpersons and Local Government Members requesting their
support.<span></span></p>

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write letters to Civil Society Organizations asking their support for this
Motion.<span></span></p>

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organize a Signature campaign in all main towns.<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Prepared by Sirimal Peiris<span></span></p>

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