<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Sarojini N B</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:sarojini@phmovement.org">sarojini@phmovement.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Greetings from PHM Gender Justice
Thematic Group!</span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">As we progress towards streamlining
the Gender Justice Thematic Group as part of People’s Health Movement’s
campaign, we take a moment to honor our departed comrades Dr. Amit Sengupta and
Prof. David Sanders. They were the founding members of the People’s Health
Movement (PHM), and their dedication and commitment to the movement continue to
shape and inspire us all. With their untimely passing, the baton has been
passed to us to continue the work they had initiated on the realization of the
goal of “Health for all,” with renewed zeal and commitment.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt">Their contribution to the PHM is
enormous and this initiative is one part of it. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Through this, we intend to continue
sharing opportunities for participation/ representation, publications and other
resources towards building perspective and understanding on Gender Justice and
Health that formally began with the 4<sup>th</sup> People Health Assembly. These
events present vital opportunities to engage with national, regional and
international organisations and institutions on public health concerns, and
influence international health and development policy. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">We are pleased to share with you
some of the upcoming international events and conferences that will benefit
from your participation. In the same spirit, we encourage you to share with us
and this group, other opportunities – whether at your country level, regional
level or other global platforms – for us to participate and make interventions.
Though these are mainly global level events, we would like to emphasise that
there may be many regional, local and national level activities and events
which might be focusing on Gender , health and equity and justice issues. Since
we are not familiar with all the regional level and local level, please do
share with us the details.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)" lang="EN-US">The upcoming events
at international platforms</span></b></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="1" start="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">UN High Level Meeting on Universal Health
Coverage | New York, USA</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">The <b>UN High Level Meeting on
Universal Health Coverage</b> (UN-HLM) will take place on <b>23 September, 2019</b>
during United Nations General Assembly high level week in New York. The theme
for UN-HLM is “Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier
World”. It is an opportunity to mobilise high-level political attention on this
theme globally and in our respective countries. A political declaration has
been prepared, </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.un.org/pga/73/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/2019/09/UHC-HLM-silence-procedure.pdf" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://www.un.org/pga/73/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/2019/09/UHC-HLM-silence-procedure.pdf</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">which is to be adopted at
the meeting, but there are concerns about specific commitments and proposed
actions in the declaration that need to be raised. Some of the concerns are
related to the shifting of focus from primary health care to financing of
curative healthcare services; suggestion of committing an additional 1% GDP
towards health budget to support UHC, which is unfair for countries with different
healthcare needs and public health expenditure; and the increasing involvement
of the private sector in development of policies related to health and social
welfare; and no mention about sexual and reproductive health. <b> </b>The language will not only jeopardize the
health and rights of girls, women, and marginalized populations everywhere, but
will also undermine the very goal of Universal Health ‘Coverage’—to reach all
people with the quality health services they need, without financial and other
hardships that pose barriers to access.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">We will soon share the Assessment of Political Declaration by PHM and other groups</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 37.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="1" start="2">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Call to Engage in the Asia Pacific Beijing+25
Regional CSO Forum | Bangkok, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"></span></li>
</ol>
<p class="m_5286375424332367685gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">With
the support of UN Women’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the
Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Civil Society Steering Committee is organizing the Regional
CSO Forum in November 2019. Unfortunately, the registration date for attending
the Forum has passed, but if you wish to apply for conducting workshops and to
propose performance and solidarity action, the <b>last date to apply is 23
September, 2019</b>.</span></p>
<p class="m_5286375424332367685gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Link to access information:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> <a href="https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/events/2019/11/beijing-25-regional-cso-forum#view" style="color:blue" target="_blank">https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/events/2019/11/beijing-25-regional-cso-forum#view</a></span></p>
<p class="m_5286375424332367685gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 37.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="m_5286375424332367685gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">COPASH Global Symposium
(COPGS</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">)
<b>| New Delhi, India</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">The Community of Practitioners on
Accountability and Social Action in Health (COPASH), a global community of
practitioners that came together to learn and share community-led practices
around accountability and health governance, is organizing a Global Symposium
from <b>15 to 18 October, 2019</b> in India with the theme of “<b>Leaving No
One Behind: Strengthening Community Centred Health System for Achieving
Sustainable Development Goals.”</b> R<b>egistration can be done between 1
September, 2019 and 14 October, 2019</b>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Link to access
information:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">
<a href="http://www.copasahglobalsymposium2019.net/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">http://www.copasahglobalsymposium2019.net/</a></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="1" start="5">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 | Nairobi, Kenya</span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">To mark 25 years of International
Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, a high-level
conference is being organized <b>from 12 to 14 November, 2019,</b> to mobilize
the political will and financial commitments needed to fully implement the ICPD
Programme of Action. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">An alternative statement has been prepared
by leading organizations and networks in India, raising concerns over the re-emergence
of population regulation discourse and disincentives; diverting funds from an
already inadequate Health Budget; unregulated private sector indulging in
unethical practices; need for comprehensive sexuality education; rights of
LGBTI, persons with disability, sex workers; malnutrition among tribal
population; and other issues.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Link to access
information:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">
<a href="https://www.nairobisummiticpd.org/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">https://www.nairobisummiticpd.org/</a></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="1" start="6">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Community Health Worker (CHW) Symposium 2019 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh</span></b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">The 2<sup>nd</sup> International
Symposium on Community Health Workers will be held between 22 and 24 November,
2019, in Bangladesh. The local and international community engaged in research/
policy making on CHWs should attend the symposium to formulate strategic
pathways for better community healthcare programmes for prevention and control
of Non-Communicable Diseases. The last date for early bird registration <b>is
30 September, 2019</b>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Link to access information: <a href="http://chwsymposium2019.icddrb.org/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">http://chwsymposium2019.icddrb.org/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)" lang="EN-US">II. We are happy to
share with you some of the recent publications and resources on the public
health movement, population discourse and other concerns</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">:</span></b></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="1" start="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Declaration of the 4th
People’s Health Assembly (PHA4)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> – The declaration is inspired
by the memory and work of Dr. Amit Sengupta. It is primarily based on six
thematic working groups with a vision of equity, ecological sustainability
and health for all, with a view to build capacities and strengthen
alliances. This includes themes of Gender Justice and Health, Environment
and Ecosystem, Food and Food sovereignty, Trade and Health, Equitable
Health System and War and Conflict, Occupation and Forced Migration. You
can access the declaration in six languages at <a href="https://phmovement.org/declaration-pha4/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">https://phmovement.org/declaration-pha4/</a>.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">People’s Health Movement
Annual Report 2018</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">
– The Annual Report of 2018 highlights the regional activities as well as
global engagements. You can get the copy of report at <a href="https://phmovement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-08-02-2018-Annual-report-final-compressed.pdf" style="color:blue" target="_blank">https://phmovement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-08-02-2018-Annual-report-final-compressed.pdf</a>.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Confronting populationism:
Feminist challenges to population control in the era of climate change</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> – The paper talks
about three forms of populationism named Demo-populationsim,
Geo-populationism and Bio-populationism mobilizing feminist challenge to
the present manifestations of population control. There is a constant
prevalence of population control ideology and population alarmism in
sustainable development and climate change policy, which the paper
challenges, and links population reduction with climate change adaptation
and mitigation, and the survival of the planet. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">From Primary health care to
universal health coverage – one step forward and two steps back</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> – The commentary
gives an insight on the historicity of Primary Health Care (PHC) locating
it from Alma Ata Conference giving emphasis on establishment of a New
International Economic Order (NIEO) based on the rights of people under
colonial domination. It looks at the insurance based models of Universal
Health Coverage which negatively affect the funding for PHC and other
public health programmes, and the Declaration of Astana in 2018 that
confines health sector to a restricted role.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10.5pt;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> <b>Struggles for Health: An Emancipatory
Approach in the Era of Neoliberal Globalization</b> – The booklet has its
origin in a meeting in autumn 2016, attended by over thirty activists,
researchers and health professionals from Africa, Latin America, Asia,
Europe and North America. After intensive discussions and debates the
meeting concluded unanimously that the struggle for health is a political
struggle which challenges the fundamental practices of our society and the
trends which shape them. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(88,89,91);margin:7.5pt 0cm;line-height:18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,33,71)">Governing for Health: </span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(0,33,71)">Advancing Health and Equity through Policy and Advocacy,</span></b><b> Fran Baum</b></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 6pt 36pt;line-height:16.8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(88,89,91)">Argues that the
dominance of economics in contemporary government and politics is a threat to
the sustainability of human life on planet earth and offers examples of
practical measures to change the way we measure progress, how we plan our
cities, maintain strong public sectors, and promote a low-carbon economy - all
as signposts to toward healthier, sustainable, and more equitable societies Includes
innovative "well-being manifesto" — a guide for politicians who want
to govern for health and equity.</span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="1" start="7">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Sama Resource Group for Women
and Health has developed a <a href="https://youtu.be/so_L0yRx5bw" style="color:blue" target="_blank">trailer</a>
of the film “<b>Can we see the baby bump please</b>”. The 49-minute film,
directed by Surabhi Sharma and produced by Sama, brings out the complex
contested terrains of commercial surrogacy in India that can be relevant to
other countries as well. </span></li>
</ol>
<p class="m_5286375424332367685gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"><b>These resources
represent a small fraction of the enormous amount of work being done globally
on public health, equity etc. Please do share if you come across any interesting article/essay/film/documentary/poem/poster on the theme.</b></span></p>
<p class="m_5286375424332367685gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:12pt 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Do share any other
resources and publications that would help us all to build our knowledge base,
learn about exciting new developments and successes in the theory and practice
of public health, gender and equip us
with knowledge about emerging challenges.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)" lang="EN-US">III. Action Plans</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">To strengthen regional chapters on
Gender Justice Thematic group and have more spaces for regular and interactive
conversations on health, its determinants and other related issues, we would
like to propose the following media and themes to take it forward. </span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="1" start="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">A series of podcasts
or webinars on: </span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">a.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Before
commencement of the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage and the
responses on SRHR;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">b.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Gender
Based Violence;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">d.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt">e. Right
to Safe Abortion</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">e.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Conflict
and Health</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">f.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Mental
Health. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">g.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Disability
and Sexual Health</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">h.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Migration
and women’s health</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">i.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Gender
and NCDs</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">j.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Issues
related to women Health Workforce</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">k.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Other
issues</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Please add if you think
of any other issues related to the thematic group. However, some of them will
be covered in the other thematic groups of PHM.</span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="1" start="2">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Blog posts or
commentaries on issues of gender and public health. </span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">We invite you to share
your thoughts and commentaries in the form of blogs and short articles (about
500 words), which can be posted on the PHM website. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Anyone interested to write, speak,
podcost can write to us indicating your interest in a specific theme of regional
importance and relevance. To kick things off, Sarojini, Deepa and Sulakshana are planning to do a podcast on UHC and gender, SRHR. More details will be shared soon.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">We look forward to receiving your
suggestions, ideas and resources from other parts of the world as well.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Warm Regards</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Sarojini N</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">On behalf of PHM Gender Justice Thematic
Group</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">(with support from Deepa & Sama
team)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> </span><br>
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