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Cuban experience with Comprehensive Participatory Planning and Evaluation

This article introduces Comprehensive Participatory Planning and Evaluation (CPPE), an approach to community participation and empowerment developed from the work of Rifkin, Laverack, Pérez, and others. More than just a methodology, CPPE is an approach which encourages comprehensive analysis and participation by various actors at local, regional, and national level in the planning and evaluation of health actions.

Building Hope: Deepening our Understanding of Health Reform in El Salvador

A first IPHU in El Salvador  took place in La Palma. Entitled “Building Hope: Deepening our Understanding of Health Reform in El  Salvador” it provided a somewhat different model for the IPHU. First, it  targeted  young health professionals working within the Ministry of Health, in health services around the country, professionals active in the process of health reform in El Salvador.

PHM Sri Lanka – NEWS - November 2011

PHM Sri Lanka would like to announce the appointment of Dr Vinya Ariyarathne [National Coordinator PHM Sri Lanka]  as President of College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka. This is a great achievement for him as well as for PHM Sri Lanka. We take this opportunity to congratulate Dr Vinya on your new appointment and please accept our warm wishes.

Stop Police Harassments

PHM USA Supports Occupy Wall Street Protests

People’s Health Movement (PHM) in the United States stands with the ongoing Occupy Wall Street (OWS) and related protests in New York  and cities around the world. We urge people affiliated with PHM to participate in this movement to overcome ill-health caused by social, political and economic systems that reproduce inequality and social injustice -  what we call the social determinants of health.

Climate and Health Summit

On December 4, 2011, Health Care Without Harm is co-organizing the First Climate and Health Summit, which will take place parallel to the UNFCCC meetings at the Tropicana Hotel in Durban, South Africa.

The event will bring key health sector actors from around the world together to discuss the impacts of climate change on public health and solutions that promote greater health, as well as economic equity between and within nations.

Humanitarianism ‐ Moving Beyond Medical Rescue to Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development and Justice?

Presentation at the 13th Berlin Humanitarian Congress, Oct 28th 2011

Dr David McCoy, Peoples Health Movement, NHS London, Centre for International Health and Development, University College London

Good morning

It is a real privilege to be able to address this Congress. And my sincere thanks to the organisers of this conference for inviting me to speak here.

More than rice and water

Medico-partners to help victims of drought in East Africa.

Medico-partner: Dr. Ravi M. Ram (PHM Kenya) and Omondi Otieno, E. (ACV)

Climate Change and Health

Climate change is the largest threat to global health in history. Health systems, on the other hand, exist to promote, protect and improve people’s health, and to prevent and treat disease. As large, resource and energy-intensive organizations that employ many people, health systems produce large amounts of greenhouse gases. Therefore, they contribute to climate change, raising the paradox that, on balance, they may, inadvertently, do people’s health more harm than good in the long term.