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War and health

When I began thinking about this topic and doing my research, I realized that I should be discussing not only about war and health but, more importantly, on the war against the people’s right and access to health.

 

IPHU-Bronx, USA: "Movement Building through Action for Health", 4-12 June 2011

International People’s Health University (IPHU) of the People’s Health Movement (PHM) and Social Medicine Journal, PHM-USA Circle, Social Medicine Journal present "Movement Building through Action for Health", a short course for health activists June 4 – 12, 2011 in Bronx, NY, USA for English or Spanish speakers.

Register for PHM_USA First National Meeting, July 28-29, 2011

The first People’s Health Movement USA National Meeting will be held July 28-29, 2011, at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles CA, in conjunction with the annual assembly of Doctors for Global Health. We invite those who endorse the People’s Carter for Health to participate in identifying our medium-term goals and developing a plan to reach them. This is an opportunity for you to get more involved with the international movement that has set the people’s agenda for global health for the last 12 years.

General Assembly and the Municipal Health Council of Indigenous Peoples

With the objective of attaining the full participation of indigenous peoples in the management of local health systems,  on February 24, 2011 the General Assembly and Health Council of Indigenous Peoples was installed in the Health District of San Pedro La Laguna, Solola, Guatemala. This was the first such council to be established in Guatemala.

Lecture in Vancouver--Health Care in Post-Earthquake Haiti: An evening with Donna Barry of Partners In Health
Community participation in Japan
Most Significant Change - Monitoring empowerment for the right to health
PHM Activist Dr. Ravi Narayan @ Liberation Medicine Course
Freedom of the Morong 43 is fruit of the people’s struggle
Health Workers visit the Morong 43
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