The Right to Health and Health Care Campaign
PHM is embarking upon a global Right to Health and Healthcare campaign (RTHHC) which involves coordinated national and international level action. The overall idea of the campaign is to change the international approach to health and development, and, via a ‘Global Action Plan on the Right to Health Care,’ convincingly show how quality essential health care services (based upon the Alma Ata Primary Health Care model could be made available NOW to every human being on earth, provided certain key reallocation of priorities and resources. PHM will use a consultative process in about 40 countries to involve thousands of people in making this demand. PHM has gotten attention and credibility at the international level because it is seen as representing a large constituency of grassroots health workers, activists, and citizens and so the involvement of many people is key.
The first phase involves the production of rights-based evaluations of national health policies in countries with PHM circles. The global coordinating group has developed The Assessment of the Right to Health at the Country Level: A People's Health Movement Guide for national PHM circles to use to produce consistant reports using human rights law. The process will generate lobbying/activist strategies to use on the national and international level. Key strategic allies within international organizations will be enlisted. The regional assembly process will generate a Global Action Plan for PHM.
To get involved in the campaign, or comment on the assessment guide, email phm@turiano.org or cschuftan@phmovement.org.
