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Journalists interested in covering the assembly

 We take this opportunity to invite you to the Second People’s Health Assembly

 For journalists and media people, this is a rare opportunity to report, interview and photo document a variety of events that will be the hallmark of PHA-2. This historic summit is being held nearly 5 years since the first People’s Health Assembly (PHA- 1 Bangladesh, Dec 2000).

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Those who will be attending:

• Health workers and activists from around the world
• indigenous communities from Australia and Guatemala
• consumer activists from Malaysia
• disaster affected communities from Asia,
• survivors of conflicts and wars from Africa,
• first hand witnesses and frontline health workers from occupied territories of Palestine, Iraq
• Women’s activists and leading medical professionals from all over the world, academics, researchers,
• Anti-war campaigners
• representatives from WHO, PAHO and other UN organizations, bilateral and multi lateral agencies,
• International development and humanitarian agencies
• Well-known exponents of theatre, music, literature and allied arts

Colorful events reemphasizing the different facets of health will be on display.

On 17th of July, hundreds of indigenous people from all over the world will launch the Millennium Declaration of the Native Peoples of the World in a colourful ceremony at Parque Arqueológico Pumapungo (Pumapungo Archeological Park) in Cuenca.

The First Global Health Watch Report (the eagerly awaited Alternative World Health Report) will be launched during PHA 2. Many of the authors are expected to be present.

Infrastructure

Communication and accommodation facilities will be available for journalists and media people (high speed internet, phones, fax, video conferencing etc). Journalists and TV crews who would like to go on a filed visit before the assembly is requested to reach on 13th / 14th of July. Journalists who would like to report the event and who would like to do phone-in interviews etc (off-site) may please write to us.

Deadline for application: 5 June 2005

Unni and Satya