We all know it for long, don’t we? 1. The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element of so-called democratic…
Claudio Schuftan, Laura Turiano and Abhay Shukla, People’s Health Movement. cschuftan@phmovement.org; phm@turiano.org; abhayshukla1@gmail.com 1. The progressive weakening of public health systems, the growing privatisation of health care and the erosion…
Claudio Schuftan cschuftan@phmovement.org I would like to think that you -as me- often ask yourself what we could all do better to achieve greater equity in what we do given…
Promotion and Education, Vol.XV, No.3, 2008. CLAUDIO SCHUFTAN, MD cschuftan@phmovement.org Abstract The topic of the above title has vividly interested the author for many years. Regretfully, the issues at stake…
. Aid money has rained on jungles, plains and deserts for 30 years; in the end only poverty has grown. (SID) 1. This Contribution departs from the premise that, on…
94. ETHICS AND IDEOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH CLAUDIO SCHUFTAN, MD schuftan@gmail.com What drives health professionals in their daily work? Why did they choose health and not another field?…
CLAUDIO SCHUFTAN, MD cschuftan@phmovement.org 1. The topic of the above title has vividly interested the author for many years. It is fascinating to him that the issues at stake have…
Chapter 32 in Women’s Global Health and Human Rights, P . Murthy and L. Smith Eds., Jones and Bartlett Publications, Sadbury, Ma, December 2008. Claudio Schuftan, MD, Ho Chi Minh…
Claudio Schuftan, Ho Chi Minh City. Schuftan@gmail.com To understand these challenges, one needs to describe the health services in the countries in the region from a historical perspective all the…
Claudio Schuftan MD, People’s Health Movement, Ho Chi Minh City. schuftan@gmail.com Abstract: The human rights (HR) discourse represents the return-to a greater focus and action on the basic causes of…