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PHM India is calling for national debate on design of proposed system for 'Universal Health Care'

PHM India is calling for national debate on design of proposed system for 'Universal Health Care', to ensure quality, free health care for all as a right, to give priority to expansion and improvement of public health services, and to regulate the private health sector.

Released on the occasion of World Health Day -- April 7/2012 and in preparation for PHA3.

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PHM India (JSA) statement on Binayak Sen's conviction

We, the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, a coalition of national networks and organizations actively working for health rights in the country, express our outrage at the verdict of the Raipur district and sessions court, on 24th December 2010, declaring Dr Binayak Sen, General Secretary of the Chhattisgarh People's Union for Civil Liberties and Vice-President of the National PUCL, guilty of sedition and treason, and sentencing him to life imprisonment.

Note on Right to Health activities by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (PHM-India) during recent period

Since its formation following the ‘National Health Assembly’ in 2000, within Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (PHM-India) there has been a strong perspective to oppose the weakening of public health systems, to make health systems accountable and effective, to counter commercialization of health care, and to ensure access to health care for all within a broader ‘Right to health’ framework.

Novartis threatens Indian generic drug industry

For decades, India has been known as the “pharmacy of the developing world” for its ability to supply lifesaving generic drugs at a fraction of the cost of those with brand names. People living in India and throughout the Global South rely heavily on these affordable medicines, and without them antiretrovirals, cancer drugs, and hundreds of other basic medications would be out of reach for millions.

Elections in India: Fight for a healthy future

It's time for promises - generous, sweeping and all-encompassing. Whenever elections are scheduled, politicians of all hues and affiliations come up with promises, of turning life for the common man into a rosy idyll. Looking through my file of political promises over the last fifteen, I have these samples chosen at random from a thick stack of clippings -

Health groups: Defend affordable drug treatment in India

Bayer sues Indian Government to retain monopoly rights / International coalition demands protection of generic pharmaceuticals

Health groups call on German drugmaker Bayer to cancel the suit against the Indian government and domestic drug company Cipla in order to protect affordable drug treatment. The organizations fear that the fate of generics in India may hinge on this case and that thousands of Indians will die without affordable pharmaceuticals.

India: Launching the Global Health Watch 2

Program for launching of Global Health Watch 2 Report was organized on 6th Nov. in Gandhi Medical Collage, Bhopal, MP. Program is jointly organized by Community Medicine Department, GMC, Bhopal and Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (PHM-India).

Open Letter to WHO DG Margaret Chan from Drug Action Forum – Karnataka

Drug Action Forum - Karnataka is part of Janarogya Andolan Karnataka (a state unit of People's Health Movement), member of AIDAN (All India Drug Action Network http://aidanindia.org/) and HAIAP (Health Action International Asia Pacific www.haiap.org).

Drug Action Forum - Karnataka is a registered, not for profit and independent organisation campaigning for Rational use Drugs and Vaccines.

2nd September 2008

OPEN LETTER TO DG FROM DAF-K

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Police planting false evidence in Dr Binayak Sen's case, India

Along with Kavita Srivastava, Dipankar and Pranhita (Binayak's brother and daughter), I had a chance to attend the hearings of Binayak's trial on 30 and 31 July at Raipur. As expected we witnessed the bizarre features of this trial which have been already observed by many others - large presence of armed police in and around the court, all entrants to the court being physically searched and checked with metal detectors, Binayak and the other accused (Narayan Sanyal and Piyush Guha) being continuously surrounded by armed police and required to stand in court for long periods of time.