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Bangladesh: A few days after the cyclone Sidr

Type: 
Video
Author(s) and Title(s): 
Sebastien Saugues
Web Link: 
http://blip.tv/file/3218530/
Description: 

On the 15th of November 2007, at 5.00 pm, Bangladesh was hit by the cyclone called Sidr. It was the 30th cyclone in this country since 1960. The winds blew up to 250 km per hour, creating waves of about 18 feet high that flooded the numerous coastal ponds of fresh water with salty water. In the Ganges delta the Sundarbans, the biggest mangrove swamp in the world, were devastated. The cyclone ended the following day.

In this film we follow five social and health workers, who, after having attended an international meeting of the International People's Health University in Dhaka (the capital of Bangladesh), have decided to visit the villages of Barguna district, the most affected area, and watch the emergency work done by GK Savar's medical team, as well as the work of other NGOs and of the local authorities.

CREDITS

A film by Sebastien Saugues

Duration: 29 minutes

Special Thanks: GK Savar, International People's Health University, Dr Rezaul Haque, Marieke Vantieghem, Lydia Aballa, Kayvan Bozorgmerh.

Copyright: Sebastien Saugues / Loin de l'Oeil – 08/2009

Publisher Name: 
Sebastien Saugues / Loin de l'Oeil

Focus on Human Resources is the Best Medicine

Type: 
Article
Author(s) and Title(s): 
David Sanders (Prof, School of Public Health, University of Western Cape and PHM Steering Council Member) & Bridget Lloyd (PHM Global Coordinator)
Description: 
The National Health Insurance (NHI) - in essence a pooling of public and private resources for healthcare - will potentially increase significantly funds for health, and therefore, it is assumed, improve access for all South Africans to a wider range of services.
Publisher Name: 
Cape Times
Date: 
20 Jul 2009

A user-friendly guide/toolkit for applying the human rights-based framework

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Type: 
Other
Other: 
Toolkit
Author(s) and Title(s): 
UN Staff in Viet Nam
Description: 

A Human Rights Based Approach. A User-friendly guide from UN Staff in Viet Nam for UN staff in Viet Nam (UNCT/Viet Nam/ 2009)

Publisher Name: 
UNCT - Viet Nam - 2009

Democracy, people and some burning questions

Type: 
Paper
Author(s) and Title(s): 
Mathura P Shrestha (President, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Nepal)
Publisher Name: 
This paper is prepared as a country-keynote to South Asian People’s Assembly 2008 (People SAARC 2000), July 18-20, 2008, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date: 
18 Jul 2008

Centre Europe - Tiers Monde (CETIM) Publications

Type: 
Webpage
Author(s) and Title(s): 
CETIM
Description: 

The CETIM Publication The Right to Health and many other related documents in English, French and Spanish can be found at the CETIM website.

Publisher Name: 
CETIM
Website: 
http://www.cetim.ch

WHO's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health Reports

Type: 
Report
Author(s) and Title(s): 
World Health Organization (WHO)
Description: 

The Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) supports countries and global health partners to address the social factors leading to ill health and inequities. It draws the attention of society to the social determinants of health that are known to be among the worst causes of poor health and inequalities between and within countries. The determinants include unemployment, unsafe workplaces, urban slums, globalization and lack of access to health systems. Visit the CSDH pages.

Download the final report.

Publisher Name: 
WHO

WHO World Health Statistics

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Type: 
Webpage
Author(s) and Title(s): 
WHO
Description: 

WHOSIS (WHO Statistical Information System) lets you access the most recent statistical data compiled by the WHO.
Visit WHOSIS.

Publisher Name: 
WHO

The Public Health Observatory Handbook of Health Inequalities Measurement

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Type: 
Book
Author(s) and Title(s): 
Roy Carr-Hill and Paul Chalmers-Dixon - edited by Jennifer Lin
Description: 

This handbook provides a comprehensive collection of material for those concerned to document and understand health inequalities. By Roy Carr-Hill and Paul Chalmers-Dixon, edited by Jennifer Lin. Download it here.

Publisher Name: 
South East Public Health Observatory (SEPHO)
Website: 
http://www.sepho.org.uk

The WHO Health and Human Rights Publication Series

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Type: 
Other
Other: 
Series
Author(s) and Title(s): 
WHO
Description: 

The WHO Health and Human Rights Publication Series aims to clarify the relationship between human rights and specific health topics. Issue No. 1, 25 Questions and Answers on Health and Human Rights is available in English, French, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Chinese, Khmer, Mongolian, Russian, and Vietnamese. Download it here.

Publisher Name: 
WHO

The Right to Health: a toolkit for health professionals

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Type: 
Other
Other: 
Toolkit
Author(s) and Title(s): 
British Medical Association and the Commonwealth Medical Association Trust
Description: 

The Right to Health Toolkit (by the British Medical Association and the Commonwealth Medical Association Trust) is designed to provide practical, realistic guidance for health professionals on the meaning and implications of the right to health. It is aimed at an international audience of health care workers and is designed to be rooted in everyday practice.

Download the Right to Health Toolkit PDF.

Publisher Name: 
British Medical Association and the Commonwealth Medical Association Trust