212 DEAR MR(S) PRESIDENT/PRIME MINISTER: ELEMENTS OF AN OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNMENT
As human rights workers, our loyalty is recognized when we can feel ashamed about the behavior of our own government.…
211 HUMAN RIGHTS ARE PART OF A NEVER-ENDING HUMAN STRUGGLE TO IMPROVE PEOPLE’S LIVES AND TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCES OF PAST ABUSE. (part 2 of 2)
4. Human Rights Iron Laws on Advocacy: -The public advocacy we promote in HR work draws on five major sources:…
210 HUMAN RIGHTS ARE PART OF A NEVER-ENDING HUMAN STRUGGLE TO IMPROVE PEOPLE’S LIVES AND TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCES OF PAST ABUSE. (part 1 of 2)
-“Where there is a need, a human right is born”. (graffiti in a wall in Barriloche, Argentina). -Human rights apply…
209 HEALTH CARE AS A RIGHT: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. (Part 3 of 3)
16. As rights activists, we are no longer going to go to beg for changes to be implemented; we are…
208 HEALTH CARE AS A RIGHT: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. (Part 2 of 3)
The Right to Health: A holistic overview of its components and tasks for the global health movement. 8. The right…
27. Homage to Cicely Williams
WN Feedback World Nutrition Volume 5, Number 4, April 2014 Journal of the World Public Health Nutrition Association Published…
207 HEALTH CARE AS A RIGHT: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. (Part 1 of 3)
1. The progressive weakening of public health systems, the growing privatisation of health care and the erosion of universal access…
206 HEALTH SECTOR REFORM MEASURES: HAVE THEY WORKED?… AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? (Part 2 of 2)
11. Let it be understood here that there is nothing inherently wrong with market-oriented reforms in health, provided: a) They…
205 HEALTH SECTOR REFORM MEASURES: HAVE THEY WORKED?… AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? (Part 1 of 2)
1. If one is skeptical about whether health sector reforms (HSRs), pretty much applied worldwide, have worked, perhaps the time…
204 THE PREAMBLE OF WHO’S CONSTITUTION UNEQUIVOCALLY STATES THAT THE ENJOYMENT OF THE HIGHEST ATTAINABLE STANDARD OF HEALTH IS ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF EVERY HUMAN BEING: IS WHO LIVING UP TO ITS MANDATE?
1. Weak health systems are infringing the human rights (HR) of both patients and health workers. Therefore, and because they…