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"Prasanna - PHM Communications" <prasanna@phmovement.org>
"Dr Prem Chandran John" <premjohn@vsni.net>; "Jihad Mishal" <jihad@shabaka.net>; "Sarah Shannon"
<sarahs@hesperian.org>; "Lanny" <vze2x6qm@verizon.net>
<secretariat@phnniovementorg>
Friday, Juiy 02, 2004 1:24 PM
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»ear Prem / Jihad / Sarah / Lanny
nreetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)!
.s per the minutes of the steering committee meeting (January 2004), a note was to be prepared in coordination with you all for
irculation. I am circulating the first draft for any comments on clarity and background and any suggestions for improvements or
dditions. If its okay, then please send your endorsement return mail so that it can be circulated to steering group at the earliest.
Dr. Ekbal and 1 start a PHM tour of Pakistan in a spirit of People to People Solidarity betwen the two countries on Sth July.
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Greetings from PHM Secretarial (Global)!
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1. At the last steering group meeting held in Mumbai before and around the International Health Forum and World Social
Forum events (12th to 19th January 2004), I had indicated that the initial two year phase of the Bangalore based secretariat
would end by March 2005. To ensure that the gradual transition of the secretariat to another region, in a spirit of shared
responsibility and solidarity takes place smoothly, I had also suggested that a process of identification of the next region that
uld be ready to host the secretariat should begin this year.
2. With reference to the minutes of the Steering group meeting circulated in April 2004 (p22), the following additional points
were noted.
o Early identification of the next region and coordinator would ensure that they could work with the present secretariat
and coordinator from then onwards to enable a gradual shift.
o The current secretariat / coordinator have encouraged different PHM members (both Steering group and others) to
support distinct functions of the secretariat and needs of PHM, so that the whole process is more decentralized and the
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o The shift of the secretariat to a new region with a new coordinator would therefore be basically the shift of the hub of
the wheel, which takes over the coordinating / facilitating / linking role and can therefore be undertaken without too
much upheaval in the ongoing evolution of the People’s Health Movement.
Process
3.
[t was also decided that the process of identification / selection should be enhanced by a note prepared by me, supported by
Prem, Jihad, Sarah and Lanny by end April 2004. (This note was, however, delayed due to the ongoing follow up of the more
urgent decision of the steering group relevant to the current year, including the interim funding needs; the follow up of IHF WSF; the evolution of GHW; the World Health Assembly advocacy initiatives; the dialogues around MDG; CMH and HSR
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and a host'of ongoing initiatives in different regions and countries).
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groups and the following additional issues in the context of the shift have also been emphasized by many.
o Some members have suggested that the shift every 2 years may be too soon and perhaps a 3-year phase in each region
is more suitable, since it takes some time for each new region to leam the ropes and build further.
[In the present situation, however, since the secretariat has already been in the South Asian
region for 4 years - two years in Bangladesh and two years in India (be December 2004), even
though they are considered different regions, a shift to another region is advisable. In any case
the present coordinator has been given a secondment from his parent organization (CHC) till end
of March 2005 and this is extendable perhaps only till the next PHA - II July 2005 and not
beyond].
The process of the identification of the next region / coordinator should be transparent with regions putting up
proposals that address all the important needs and framework for the secretariat outlined in the steering group
meeting of November 2002 (see next section). The decision by the steering group should be collective and
consensual.
Regions who are interested to host the region in later years should also put up their id<leas and have some one from
the region linked to the existing secretariat to build capacity gradually for the future.
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Gunndlellnimes onn PIKM C WDemges aumdl Ssciretomtt?
The Evaluation report to be circulated shortly has noted that over the last two years during the present secretariat phase,
there has been a great revmaU off ennttouisnasniiii annd spnrnt; wMer eredMnty off PHM; nnncreasfinng finnetanveimess amdl
Dnimlkages; anndl greater dJecenutraUnzatDonno Tlhe sDnnfft mmuiistt sunstann and! strenngttoenn tlhese aspects evenn nnoreo
“Now in mid 2004, it is safe to begin to describe PHM as a young, strong and growing movement, one
that is drawing on a wealth of wisdom, knowledge and experience from around the world and one that
offers hope that social change to improve people’s health can be more of a reality”
“There is now' increasing dialogue and communication among key movement focal points. Externally,
there is a great visibility of the PHM in some arenas and fora”.
“More clarity and transparency on how activities are funded, how funds are being shared and made to
work more effectively is combination and with complementarity”.
“The concept of PHM participants bringing their own contributions to the table to enable things to
happen, rather than looking to PHM (particularly the secretariat) as a source of resources is beginning
to be internalized. This focus on contributions is one of the key indicators in determining the strength of
a network or a movement”.
There has been some enhanced cooperation. Links that are evolving with the World Social Forum, the strengthened
connections with WHO and PAHO, the development of working relationships with the Global Equity Gauge and Medact
around a global health watch process are simply a few of the most visible positive trends.
o Enabling dialogue and discussion in a number of forums is increasing, but there is scope for more. The Secretariat is
demonstrating leadership in this, as are some national groups. The AlmaAta-related meetings throughout 2003 are good
examples.
o Communication strategies and practices - both internal and external - are improving. Again the Secretariat is demonstrating
leadership, but the response of many participants in the movement to share information is becoming more evident.
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“Enhanced cooperation is important so that the PHM is visibly seen as a pro-active, inclusive and welcoming movement and is ;a
platform that enables people to participate, without them having to convert to a particular belief, ideology or approach”.
“Above all, the pictures they drew were a celebration of diversity and it is that diversity that is. the main strength of the PHM.
Sustaining and maintaining a diverse, flexible and effective movement that serves as a platform for social change is the
challenge that now faces the PHM”.
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6.
For all the regions considering plans to shoulder this responsibility and host the secretariat, it is advisable to reflect and
discuss their proposals around the framework and criteria for the secretariat that emerged in the steering group meeting
minutes November 2002, which was later compiled into a short note called “ People’s Health Movement - Organization
Structure and Framework: Some Guidelines”.
The sections relevant to the Secretariat are:
SECTETAKAT
The Secretariat will be hosted by different regions in rotation ,
Some of the activities will be retained at the previous secretariat
2-3 years will be the period for the secretariat to be in one region.
.
Use of a letterhead renamed as People’s Health Movement reflecting steering group of networks / regions will be
promoted
The secretariat will be supported by a steering group in the decision making process
Secretarial support group will be evolved for communications and publications, media, PHM exchange, funding
and other PHM supportive function.
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Facilitation and empowerment of PHM vision
External / Internal communication in PHM between member and circles
Management of collective initiatives and events
To designate planning, monitoring and evaluation
Fund raising and financial management
Working with members, donors, facilitators, contact points etc.
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Full time Secretariat coordinator ( on deputation to PHM secretariat from hosting organisation)
A communication officer (website) capable of dealing with communication challenges
A technical officer to help the coordinator ( could be short term volunteers or short term linkage)
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Some office infrastructure, computer, telephone, fax, basic library, office space drawn from hosting organization
and supported by PHM budget.
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Willingness to host the secretariat by the organization and endorsement by the regional circle ,
Must have skills in communication, management, finances, project implementation and reporting
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'Must be committed to the PHM vision and the People’s Charter for Health
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outgoing coordinators help in collective decision making. It will meet, at least once a year to take stalk of the
evolution and challenges of the movement and plan responses and strategies
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It will also constantly identify regional / international events that could be used as strategic opportunities tor both
PHM participation and smaller group steering committee meetings and dialogue
A steering committee discussion group (yahoo group) will be established to help the secretariat keep all members
involved and informed in all the key decisions
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A 6 member funding group assists the secretariat in financial and funding matters helping to evolve the project
proposals, budget, logical frame and identifying and dialoguing with potential partners on behalf of PHM
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Will facilitate both internal and external communication and thereby contributing to the expansion of the
decentralized movement.
Website and related communication activities and through this increase the visibility of the movement.
PHM Exchange - as an egroup.
E-mail communication with usage of PHM signatures
Issue of timely press releases and publication of the same
Devising methods to overcome the digital divide
Launch of campaigns (for eg. Million signature campaign)
Regular press releases on health issues of global concern
Other details about regional circles, issue circles and other supportive functions available in the note]..
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The GK Savar centre, which hosted the secretariat for the first two years will continue as a PHM resource centre.
It will bring out a Newsbrief and related newsletters to highlight the activities during a specified period (keeping
the digital divide in sight)
It will publish the policy/ background papers and in coordination with organizations / individuals from the regions
A small editorial group would support this activity.
Sometimes a small additional group would be formed for a specific publication
The centre will also keep track of all the publications, handouts, educational and promotional materials that
evolved in the PHM -Globally, regionally and at country level
are
7. Tike Secretomt nnn Wfia: To help new host regions to understand the dynamics of the whole process, enumerated below
some important features of the India based secretariat as it evolved from January 203 has the following characteristics.
I. PHM India met in Bhopal in July 2002 and unanimously decided that the India region would host the secretariat
for the next phase starting January 2003 and that CHC a constituent of PHM India would host the secretariat. It was
agreed that CHC had the capacity and organizational linkages and experience to take on this job. These included
skills in networking and advocacy, communication management, finances, project implementation.
II. CHC agreed to depute Dr. Ravi Narayan (Community Health Adviser and a Public Health Consultant and activist
for nearly 30 years (1973 - 2002) to be the coordinator on a full-time basis till March 2005. A full time
Communication Officer, Prasanna with communication / management background, was also identified and
appointed on a full time basis to handle the communication needs of PHM including the gradual takeover of the
PHM website. A full time Office Secretary, Srinidhi, was also deputed from CHC for the same period.
III. While it had been earlier proposed that the secretariat could have a full time technical officer as well it was
decided by CHC that its technical team members and fellows would support the coordinator as required in solidarity
with PHM objectives and hence a separate appointment was not made.
IV. To maintain the distinct identify of the PHM secretariat from the host organization a separate office across the
road from CHC was rented and this had a separate phone number and email identity as well. In order to reduce the
burden on PHM budget, CHC also decided to advance the rental deposit and provide most of the furniture,
telephone and computers and other equipment as well.
V. A separate letter head was prepared as a template in the secretariat computer to be used as required. Apart from
the local addresses and contact details, it also had the list of regions and founding networks to highlight the global
diversity and solidarity of CHC.
VI. The secretariat was supported by the steering group consisting of representatives of the 8 founding networks and
13 regions. It met on November 2002 to endorse the shift and plan for 2003. It again met on IHF - WSF in January
2004 to review 203 and plan for 2004.
VII. To establish a larger host-base in the region, a small India region secretariat support group was also established
consisting of B.Ekbal (PHM India Convener); Mira Shiva (PHM Steering group member); Amit Sengupta (PHM
India Joint Convener) and Mohan Rao (PHM India Resource person). All communications and decisions were
marked to this four member group to maintain a close link of the secretariat in the region and to enable various
forms of support and accountability and transparency through this process.
VIII. A six member funding group consisting of Andy Rutherford (One World Action, UK); Olle Nordberg, (DHF,
Sweden); Qasem Chowdhury (GK, Bangladesh); K. Bala (HAI - AP, Sri Lanka); Maria Zuniga (IPHC, Nicaragua)
and Prem John (ACHAN, India) helped the coordinator to plan for the finances for PHM activity. Most of the
dialogue was done through e-group discussion and once a year meeting usually in April in London (April 2003 and
April 2004).
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IX? One World Action in UK continued to support PHM Secretariat by hosting a PHM Account in UK and
processing and receiving all the International grants and donations facilitated by the funding group. During the
2003 / 2004 phase, the main style of fundraising was entitled Mends and Neighbors Policy’ and involved
negotiating small focused grants and donations for specific events / needs and initiatives and encouraging all the
regions and networks to raise funds for their own participation or as a contribution to PHM. The whole process was
rather risky, required a lot of perseverance and initiative but on the whole helped to revive greater solidarity in the
movement as has been specifically commented upon in the evaluation report.
X. To enhance the capacity of PHM secretariat - volunteers from different regions and organizations were entrusted
to support specific functions apart from the funding group:
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Website: Nand (Costa Rica)
Communications advises: Andrew Chetely (Exchange, UK)
Publications: Qasem / Zafrullah (Bangladesh), PHM Resource center
News brief: Prem John (India), Qasem (Bangladehs); Hani Serag (Egypt)
PHM Exchange: Claudio Schuftan (Vietnam)
Media: Unnikrishan (India), Satya Sivaraman (Bangkok)
PHM Charters: Pam Zinkin (UK)
India Secretariat Support Group: Ekbai (Kerala), Mira (VHAI), Amit (DSF), Mohan (JNU)
XL Over the months, the Bangalore secretariat established close personal contacts with all the country focal points
and issue circle points (see PHM website www.phmovement.org for details). This involved a lot of personalized
communication to build trust and solidarity and to understand local, national and regional needs and priorities..
XII. In October 2003, PHM Secretariat took over managing the PHM website from Nand (Costa Rica). Prasanna of the
secretariat begun to manage it from end 2003.
XIII. The PHM Secretariat has over the last 18 months organized 4 meetings (ASF - January 2003, WHA - May 2003,
IHF/WSF - January 204 and WHA - May 2004).
It has also supported particularly the
(a) evolution of new PHM processes in USA, Sri Lanka, Iran, Germany, Italy, Pakistan,
(b) active dialogue with WHO, GFHR, UNESCAP, MDG and CMH advocacy units,
(c) more recently dialogue with three units of WHO HQ - HIV / AIDS; Research and Evidence in Policy; Equity
and Social Determinants Commission.
XIV. It has been the practice that when a secretariat moves to new region, the outgoing secretariat will retain one
support function. For GK, it was Publications and News brief. For the Bangalore secretariat the most obvious
choice, especially in the context of its location, would be website management.
Communication, another option is capacity building at regional levels through short-term training / learning inputs.
This decision will emerge nearer the end of the phase.
8. The above detailed background has been provided to help regional focal points discuss with their country contacts and other
members, the possibility of hosting the next secretariat. We request regions to seriously consider this need and get back to the
steering group with proposals as soon as possible, but not later than 31st August 2004. The steering group could then help to
^dorse a decision collectively and by consensus.
9. nhe present secretariat team would be willing to provide any further details or background for regions to help make a
decision.
10. WE hope the process initiated will help to identify a region / coordinator as soon as possible so that they could work in close
coordination with the Bangalore secretariat and al the secretariat support group, steering group, country coordinaters and
issue circles to allow for a smooth transition in 2005.
i¥ith best wishes
/ours sincerely.
lavi Narayan
Coordinator
People's Health Movement Secretai:iat(global)
CHC-Bangalore
¥367 "Srinivasa Nilaya"
akkasandra 1 st Main, I Block Koramangala
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Sarah Shannon <sarahs@hesperiain.org>
DATE:
Fri, 02 Jul 2004 09:14:39 -0700
"Prasanna - PHM Communications" <prasanna@phmovement.org>,"Dr Prem Chandran John"
<premjohn@vsnl.net>, "Jihad Mishal" <jihad@shabaka.net>, "Lanny" <vze2x6qm@verizon.net>
TO:
SUBJECT:
Re; PHM Secretariat Shift
Dear friends,
I’ve just received this and will review it over the weekend, thank you for sending it. I will get comments back by
Tuesday July 6.. With best wishes,
Sarah
At 01:24 PM 7/2/2004 +0530, Prasanna - PHM Communications wrote:
Dear Prem / Jihad / Sarah /.Lanny
■ iiireetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)!
As per the minutes of the steering committee meeting (January 2004), a note was to be prepared in coordination with you
all for circulation. I am circulating the first draft for any comments on clarity and background and any suggestions for
improvements or additions. If its okay, then please send your endorsement return mail so that it can be circulated to
steering group at the earliest.
Dr. Ekbal and 1 start a PHM tour of Pakistan in a spirit of People to People Solidarity betwen the two countries on 5th
July.
Allso please mote that somce there ns sonrne temporary problem nm semdlmg the emails from
sccretariat@phmovement.org email Id, H am semdlmg this mall through prasanna@phmovement.org 0 Please semd
all yonnir eomemts / suggestions to secretarjat@phinovementorg, as we don’t have problem In receiving the emails.
Best wishes
Ravi Narayan
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AGENDA ITEM NO. 1
PEOPLE’S HEALTH MOVEMENT - ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND
FRAMEWORK - SOME GUIDELINES
(To be put on the website. Any suggestions / corrections? )
A. BACKGROUND
1. Two years since the historic People’s Health Assembly at the Gonoshasthaya
Kendra (GK) campus at Savar (Bangladesh) in December 2000, the People’s
Health Movement has evolved as a dynamic and responsive voice of the
voiceless. Further, it has put a challenge at the academic and intellectual level by
challenging anti-health and anti-poor policies at the International level.
2. The first Core Group meeting that was held at the GK campus in the last week of
November 2001, brought back nostalgic memories and the collective energy that
was demonstrated at the venue of the PHA 2000. This core group that had
facilitated the global process and the secretariat of the People’s Health Movement
reflected on the road the movement has traveled since PHA 2000 and evolved
some strategies to move forward.
3. People’s Health Movement’s Core Group meeting at Savar (GK: 20th-22nd Nov
2002) reviewed and endorsed the strategies once again and evolved a plan for
synergic and decentralized action towards this new framework. The following are
the important guidelines that emerged about the process, organisation structure
and working principles of people’s health movement and its various circles.
B. STRUCTURE OF PHM
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PHM should be an enabling process and decentralised actions should be
the building block. Any structure for PHM should be based on this
foundation and should ensure synergy.
The challenge for a growing movement is to ensure how we link and relate
with the existing structures of other networks and movements to ensure
synergy
There should not be any centralized decision making process.
Circles and other constituents of the movement should be encouraged to
take decisions and move on and the secretariat should facilitate the pace
and spirit with no bureaucracy
Facilitation qild empowerment should be the objective of geographic and
working regional circles
The Structure of the PHM will be intersecting circles of 2 types
• Geographical circles
(a) Regional circle (13 Regions, see table)
(b) National circle (92 +)
(c) Local circle (These could be at village / town / city / district
I state level - depending on situation)
Each region will consist of a coalition of national circles. National circles
depending on the size of the country would consist of state circles and state
circles could consist of district circles and so on.
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• Issue based working circles (membership of this would be drawn
from different geographical areas on a purely voluntary basis
• Secretariat
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Regions will host the secretariat from time to time
The secretariat will coordinate, facilitate the working
together of all the geographical and issue based circles
• Secretarial support group
•
Steering group
Earlier called the Core group, this 23 member group will
steer the decision making process of the movement,
particularly the international and collective initiatives
•
Funding group
Helps in the decision making process of funding, finances
etc.,
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Communication and media group
Helps and supports the secretariat on all the communication
and media related work
GEOGRAPHICAL CIRCLES
General working principles:
13 geographical circles have been formed. Generally a network
organization would be the host of a geographical circle.
Identification of groups / networks in regions is important (not only
individuals or NGO’s) to provide extra support to consolidate and
facilitate PHM activities
Circles should be inclusive and help to reach out to more people
who are working on issues that are important to PHM. This will be
one way to expand the reach and domain of the PHM as a
movement
The evolution of geographical circles at country and state levels is
a gradual process
Each geographical circle will have a facilitator elected from the
region, country or state. S/he must have the following capacities to
enable the movement building process
People/ organizations / networks need to be constantly identified by
the Secretariat and the steering group to facilitate activities in
locations where PHM doesn’t have any presence. The constituting
bodies of PHM, who may have their presence or links in such
places could take the initial responsibility to identify facilitators in
such places. Eg: IPHC in Americas, Australia and ACHAN in South
East Asia, WGNRR in East Africa, HAI, Cl and TWN in other
regions. Focal points from neighbouring regions could help the
PHM secretariat in this process
2
Responsibilities of Facilitators and Link Persons
Facilitator
•
•
•
•
•
Should be representative - of a group / network in the region/
country
Must have an understanding of the ground reality of the region /
country and policies
Must have skills of motivation, networking, and capacities to
communicate, accounting, computer etc.,
Must be responsible to a parental organization/ network for support
Must be inclusive and able to dialogue with a wide cross section of
networks and individuals
Link person
The initial selected/ nominated contact in a geographical area- country
or region will be called a link person. When the group increases in size
and representation then the facilitator should be elected democratically
for a period of 1-2 years
ISSUE CIRCLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
An issue circle will facilitate the initiation of dialogue on the
specialized issues
Each issue circle will have a Convenor, who will facilitate the
sharing, perspective building and communication process.
S/he will strengthen the work done by individual members of the
circle
It will help PHM understand such issues better and at times take
positions and provide input to the PHM process on specific issues
and give suggestions about who could represent PHM when PHM
gets invited for events on these specific issues
S/he will be responsible mainly to the circle members and to the
steering committee and PHM secretariat
Link person
The initial selected/ nominated contact in a geographical area- country
or region. When the group increases in size and representation then
the convenor will be elected democratically for a period of 1-2 years.
Convenorship could rotate within the group.
C. SECRETARIAT
•
•
•
•
•
•
The Secretariat will be hosted by different regions in rotation
Some of the activities will be retained at the previous secretariat
2-3 years will be the period for the secretariat to be in one place
Use of a letterhead renamed as People’s Health Movement reflecting
steering group of networks will be promoted
The secretariat will be supported by a steering group in the decision
making process
Secretarial support group will be evolved for communications and
publications, media, PHM exchange, funding etc.,
3
F
Functions
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Facilitation and empowerment of PHM vision
External / Internal communication in PHM between member and circles
Management of collective initiatives and events
To designate planning, monitoring and evaluation
Fund raising and financial management
Working with members, donors, facilitators, contact points etc.,
Minimum needs for smooth functioning of the Secretariat
•
•
•
•
•
Full time Secretariat coordinator ( on deputation to PHM secretariat from
hosting organisation)
A communication officer (website) capable of dealing with communication
challenges
A technical officer to help the coordinator ( could be short term volunteers
or short term linkage)
A person for accounts
Some office infrastructure, computer, telephone, fax, basic library, office
space drawn from hosting organization and supported by PHM budget
Secretarial support group
•
•
•
Steering committee
•
A steering committee consisting of the 8 networks and the 13
regional centers along with the incoming and outgoing
coordinators help in collective decision making. It will meet at
least once a year to take stalk of the evolution and challenges
of the movement and plan responses and strategies
•
It will also constantly identify regional / international events that
could be used as strategic opportunities for both PHM
participation and smaller group steering committee meetings
and dialogue
•
A steering committee discussion group (yahoo group) will be
established to help the secretariat keep all members involved
and informed in all the key decisions
Funding group
•
•
A 6 member funding group assists the secretariat in financial
and funding matters helping to evolve the project proposals,
budget, logical frame and identifying and dialoguing with
potential partners on behalf of PHM
Communications and media circle
•
Will facilitate both internal and external communication and
thereby contributing to the expansion of the decentralized
movement.
4
•
•
•
•
•
•
Website and related communication activities and through this
increase the visibility of the movement
E-mail communication with usage of PHM signatures
Issue of timely press releases and publication of the same
Devising methods to overcome the digital divide
Launch of campaigns (for eg. Million signature campaign)
Regular press releases on health issues of global concern
Publications I PHM resource centre
•
•
•
•
•
•
The GK Savar centre, which hosted the secretariat for the first
two years will continue as a PHM resource centre
It will bring out a Newsbrief and related newsletters to highlight
the activities during a specified period (keeping the digital divide
in sight)
It will publish the policy/ background papers and in coordination
with organizations / individuals from the regions
A small editorial group would support this activity.
Sometimes a small additional group would be formed for a
specific publication
The centre will also keep track of all the publications, handouts,
educational and promotional materials that evolved in the PHM
-Globally, regionally and at country level
Secretariat - Criteria for selection in a region
•
•
•
•
Willingness to host the secretariat by the organisation and
endorsement by the regional circle
Must have skills in communication, management, finances,
project implementation and reporting
Must be inclusive and have skills in networking and advocacy
Must be committed to the PHM vision and the People’s Charter
for Health
5
PHM REGIONS
Countries represented in PHA
2000
Country contact
points established
after PHA 2000
Countries not represented
ASIA - SOUTH :
BANGLADESH, NEPAL,
PAKISTAN, SRILANKA
(MALDIVES) (BHUTAN)
INDIA WITH 19 STATES
ANDHRA PRADESH, BIHAR,
CHHATTISGARH, DELHI,
GUJARAT, HARYANA,
HIMACHAL PRADESH,
KARNATAKA,
KERALA, MADHYA PRADESH,
MAHARASHTRA.ORRISA,
PUNJAB,
RAJASTHAN, TAMILNADU,
TRIPURA, UTTAR PRADESH.
WEST BENGAL.
JHARKAND
ARUNACHAL PRADESH, ASSAM, GOA,
JAMMU AND KASHMIR, MANIPUR,
MEGHALAYA, MIZORAM, NAGALAND,
SIKKIM, UTTARANCHAL
CHINA
CHINA
ASIA-SOUTH EAST:
INDONESIA, JAPAN, KOREA,
MALAYSIA, MYANMAR,
PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE,
THAILAND, VIETNAM.
CAMBODIA
(HONG KONG), (LAOS), (BRUNEI),
(TAIWAN)
AFRICA-SOUTH
MOZAMBIQUE, SOUTH
AFRICA, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE,
MAURITIUS
(ANGOLA) (NAMIBIA), (BOTSWANA),
(MADAGASCAR), (MALAVI),
(LESOTHO) (SWAZILAND)___________
AFRICA - EAST AND CENTRAL
KENYA, TANZANIA. UGANDA.
SEYCHELLES
CONGO
(ZAIRE), (ETHIOPIA) (SOMALIA)
(CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC)
(RWANDA), (BURUNDI),
TOGO
(NIGERIA), (MAURITANIA), (NIGER)
(CHAD) (SUDAN), (IVORY COAST),
(GABON), (GAMBIA), (BENIN).
(BURKINA), (GUINEA), (LIBERIA),
(SIERRA LEONE)
AFRICA-WEST
CAMEROON, GHANA. MALI.
SENEGAL
6
Countries represented in PHA
2000
Country contact
points established
after PHA 2000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Countries not represented
EGYPT, IRAN, IRAQ, JORDAN,
LEBANON, MOROCCO,
PALESTINE, SUDAN, TUNISIA.
ARMENIA, TURKEY,
AZERBANJAN
(LIBYA), (ALGERIA), (ERITREA),
(SYRIA), (SAUDI ARABIA), (QATAR),
(UAE), (KUWAIT, (TURKMENISTAN),
(AFGHANISTAN), (ISRAEL),
(KAZAKSTAN), (UZBEKISTAN),
(KYRGYZSTAN), (TAJIKSTAN),
(BAHRAIN). (YEMEN), (OMAN)
PHM - EUROPE
BELGIUM, DENMARK,
FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY,
GREECE, ITALY,
NETHERLANDS, NORWAY,
RUSSIA, SWEDEN.
SWITZERLAND, UNITED
KINGDOM, TURKEY, UKRAINE.
(ICELAND), (IRELAND), (PORTUGAL).
(SPAIN), (ANDORRA), (MONACO),
(LUXEMBURG), (AUSTRIA),
(LIECHTENSTEIN), (SAN MARINO),
(VATICAN CITY), (MALTA). (POLAND).
(SLOVAKIA). (SLOVENIA). (CROATIA).
(YUGOSLAVIA), (BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA), (MACEDONIA),
(BULGARIA). (ROMANIA). (MOLDOVA).
(CZECH REPUBLIC), (HUNGARY),
(LITHUANIA), (LATVIA), (BELARUS),
(ALBANIA), (ESTONIA)
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA, UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO AND THE CARIBBEAN
CUBA, DOMINICAN REP. EL
SAL VA DOR, GUATEMALA.
JAMAICA, MEXICO.
NICARAGUA. COSTA RICA
(PANAMA), (HONDURAS), (BELIZE)
(HAITI), (BAHAMAS), (TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO), (ANTIGUA), (DOMINICA),
(BARBADOS). (GRENEDA). (ST. KITTS NEVIS), (ST. (VINCENT AND THE
GRENADINES)
SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CHILE.
EQUADOR, PERU. URUGUAY.
COLUMBIA,
(VENEZUELA), (GUYANA). (SURINAM)
(FR. GUYANA), (BOLIVIA).
(PARAGUAY)
AUSTRALIA AND PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA, FIJI, NEW
ZEALAND, PALAU. SAMOA
(MARSHALL ISLANDS), (FED. STATES
OF MICRO NESIA), (PAPUA NEW
GUINEA), (NAURU), (KIRIBATI),
(JONOA), (SOLOMAN ISLANDS),
(TUVALU), (VANUATU), (NORTHERN
MARIANES)
7
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6
PEOPLE’S HEALTH MOVEMENT EMERGING ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - I
Secretariat, Regions & Networks
ACHAN
CI/CIROAP
DHF
14
15
16
GK
17
SOUTH
EAST
ASIA
4
INDIA
2
SOUTH
ASIA
1
EUROPE
9
CHINA
3
PHM
NEWSBRIEF
PHM
WEBSITE
NORTH
AMERICA
PHM
SECRETARIAT
COORDINATOR
22
10
/
CENTRAL
AMERICA,
MEXICO &
\
CARIBBEAN
\
H
PHM
EXCHANGE
PHM
FUNDING
PHM RESOURCE
CENTRE - PAST
COORDINATOR
23
/
SOUTH
AMERICA
12
PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA
AND NEW
ZEALAND
13
HAI/HAIAP
14
PHM
MEDIA
SOUTHERN
AFRICA
5
IPHC
19
EAST &
CENTRAL
AFRICA
MIDDLE
EAST &
NORTH
AFRICA
R
WEST
AFRICA
7
6
TWN
20
WGNRR
21
PHM ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - II
Secretariat, steering group, support groups, circles
STEERING GROUP
Networks
Regions
Past Coordinator
Present Coordinator
8
13
1
TOTAL
23
1
PHM CIRCLES
1. GEOGRAPHICAL
PHM
SECRETARIAT
Coordinator - RN
Communication Officer - SSP
Secretary - DGS
Accountant - SBA
India - International Link
group (BE, MS, AS, MR)
t
1
SECRETARIAL
SUPPORT GROUP
1. Communications & Website (AC /SSP), Health Link,
UK/India
2. PHM Exchange Moderator (CS) - Vietnam
3. Media team (UK / SS) - India /
Thailand
4. Funding Group (QC / PJ / ON /
MHZ / AR) - Bangladesh /
India / Sri Lanka / Sweden /
Nicaragua / UK
5. Newsbrief- (PJ/QC/HS)
India /Bangladesh/Egypt
•
•
•
Local / State
Country
Regional
2. ISSUE BASED
CIRCLES
Eg.,
• WHO-WHA Circle (RN)
• Poverty & AIDS Circle
(DL);
• War, Disaster, Conflicts
Circle (UK/RB)
• Macro-economics &
Health Circle (MR)
(with Medact)
• Politics of Health (IPHC)
• Women’s Access to Health
(WGNRR)
• Communication Circle
(AC)
• Research Circle (DS)
• Food & Nutrition Circle
(CC)
(with IBFAN/AFPAN)
• Public Private Partnerships
Circle (JU)
(with WEMOS)
t
PEOPLE’S HEALTH MOVEMENT -
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - III
Regions - Country - focal I contact points
FACILITATOR: Elected
CONTACT POINT: Nominated / Invited
Criteria for election / selection as
Facilitator / Contact Point
1. Must endorse the Charter
2. Ability to motivate and link persons and network
3. Basics
of
skills
of
communication
(with
organizational, computer and accounts back up)
4. Good grasp of local
ground
international policy environment
realities
and
5. Ability to take PHM forward by inclusive approach
6. Responsive to issues in country / region and link
with PHM Secretariat actively
PEOPLE’S HEALTH MOVEMENT ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - IV
Communication Framework
SECRETARIAT
EMAIL/FAX/
POST
WEBSITE
Interactive and
PARTICIPATORY
COMMUNICATION
PHM
EXCHANGE
INTERACTIVE
LIST SERVE
CHALLENGE
IN PHM
PHM MEDIA
PRESS
RELEASES
PRESS
CONFERENCES
PUBLICATIONS
DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES
NEWS
BRIEFS
PRINT AND e
version
PEOPLE’S HEALTH MOVEMENT ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE - V
Networking and Coalition building
GEGA
INTL.
FORUM
AGAINST
GLOBALI
ZATION
GFHR
IBFAN
ESF
PHM
WABA
SCM
OF UN
DIVERSE
WOMEN
FOR
DIVERSITY
ASF
WSF
ADVOCACY
WB
WHO
UNICEF
GLOBAL
INITIATIV
ES
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AGENDA ITEM NO. 1
PEOPLE’S HEALTH MOVEMENT - ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND
FRAMEWORK - SOME GUIDELINES
(To be put on the website. Any suggestions / corrections? )
A. BACKGROUND
1. Two years since the historic People’s Health Assembly at the Gonoshasthaya
Kendra (GK) campus at Savar (Bangladesh) in December 2000, the People’s
Health Movement has evolved as a dynamic and responsive voice of the
voiceless. Further, it has put a challenge at the academic and intellectual level by
challenging anti-health and anti-poor policies at the International level.
2. The first Core Group meeting that was held at the GK campus in the last week of
November 2001, brought back nostalgic memories and the collective energy that
was demonstrated at the venue of the PHA 2000. This core group that had
facilitated the global process and the secretariat of the People’s Health Movement
reflected on the road the movement has traveled since PHA 2000 and evolved
some strategies to move forward.
3. People’s Health Movement’s Core Group meeting at Savar (GK: 20th-22nd Nov
2002) reviewed an<j endorsed the strategies once again and evolved a plan for
synergic and decentralized action towards this new framework. The following are
the important guidelines that emerged about the process, organisation structure
and working principles of people’s health movement and its various circles.
B. STRUCTURE OF PHM
•
•
•
•
•
•
PHM should be an enabling process and decentralised actions should be
the building block. Any structure for PHM should be based on this
foundation and should ensure synergy.
The challenge for a growing movement is to ensure how we link and relate
with the existing structures of other networks and movements to ensure
synergy
There should not be any centralized decision making process.
Circles and other constituents of the movement should be encouraged to
take decisions and move on and the secretariat should facilitate the pace
and spirit with no bureaucracy
Facilitation epld empowerment should be the objective of geographic and
working regional circles
The Structure of the PHM will be intersecting circles of 2 types
• Geographical circles
r
(a) Regional circle (13 Regions, see table)
(b) National circle (92 +)
(c) Local circle (These could be at village / town / city / district
I state level - depending on situation)
Each region will consist of a coalition of national circles. National circles
depending on the size of the country would consist of state circles and state
circles could consist of district circles and so on.
1
<
• Issue based working circles (membership of this would be drawn
from different geographical areas on a purely voluntary basis
• Secretariat
•
•
Regions will host the secretariat from time to time
The secretariat will coordinate, facilitate the working
together of all the geographical and issue based circles
• Secretarial support group
•
Steering group
Earlier called the Core group, this 23 member group will
steer the decision making process of the movement,
particularly the international and collective initiatives
•
Funding group
Helps in the decision making process of funding, finances
etc.,
•
Communication and media group
Helps and supports the secretariat on all the communication
and media related work
GEOGRAPHICAL CIRCLES
General working principles:
13 geographical circles have been formed. Generally a network
organization would be the host of a geographical circle.
Identification of groups / networks in regions is important (not only
individuals or NGO’s) to provide extra support to consolidate and
facilitate PHM activities
Circles should be inclusive and help to reach out to more people
who are working on issues that are important to PHM. This will be
one way to expand the reach and domain of the PHM as a
movement
The evolution of geographical circles at country and state levels is
a gradual process
Each geographical circle will have a facilitator elected from the
region, country or state. S/he must have the following capacities to
enable the movement building process
People/ organizations / networks need to be constantly identified by
the Secretariat and the steering group to facilitate activities in
locations where PHM doesn’t have any presence. The constituting
bodies of PHM, who may have their presence or links in such
places could take the initial responsibility to identify facilitators in
such places. Eg: IPHC in Americas, Australia and ACHAN in South
East Asia, WGNRR in East Africa, HAI, Cl and TWN in other
regions. Focal points from neighbouring regions could help the
PHM secretariat in this process
2
Responsibilities of Facilitators and Link Persons
Facilitator
•
•
•
•
•
Should be representative - of a group / network in the region/
country
Must have an understanding of the ground reality of the region /
country and policies
Must have skills of motivation, networking, and capacities to
communicate, accounting, computer etc.,
Must be responsible to a parental organization/ network for support
Must be inclusive and able to dialogue with a wide cross section of
networks and individuals
Link person
The initial selected/ nominated contact in a geographical area- country
or region will be called a link person. When the group increases in size
and representation then the facilitator should be elected democratically
for a period of 1-2 years
ISSUE CIRCLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
An issue circle will facilitate the initiation of dialogue on the
specialized issues
Each issue circle will have a Convenor, who will facilitate the
sharing, perspective building and communication process.
S/he will strengthen the work done by individual members of the
circle
It will help PHM understand such issues better and at times take
positions and provide input to the PHM process on specific issues
and give suggestions about who could represent PHM when PHM
gets invited for events on these specific issues
S/he will be responsible mainly to the circle members and to the
steering committee and PHM secretariat
Link person
The initial selected/ nominated contact in a geographical area- country
or region. When the group increases in size and representation then
the convenor will be elected democratically for a period of 1-2 years.
Convenorship could rotate within the group.
C. SECRETARIAT
•
•
•
•
•
•
The Secretariat will be hosted by different regions in rotation
Some of the activities will be retained at the previous secretariat
2-3 years will be the period for the secretariat to be in one place
Use of a letterhead renamed as People’s Health Movement reflecting
steering group of networks will be promoted
The secretariat will be supported by a steering group in the decision
making process
Secretarial support group will be evolved for communications and
publications, media, PHM exchange, funding etc.,
3
Functions
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Facilitation and empowerment of PHM vision
External / Internal communication in PHM between member and circles
Management of collective initiatives and events
To designate planning, monitoring and evaluation
Fund raising and financial management
Working with members, donors, facilitators, contact points etc.,
Minimum needs for smooth functioning of the Secretariat
•
•
•
•
•
Full time Secretariat coordinator ( on deputation to PHM secretariat from
hosting organisation)
A communication officer (website) capable of dealing with communication
challenges
A technical officer to help the coordinator ( could be short term volunteers
or short term linkage)
A person for accounts
Some office infrastructure, computer, telephone, fax, basic library, office
space drawn from hosting organization and supported by PHM budget
Secretarial support group
Steering committee
•
A steering committee consisting of the 8 networks and the 13
regional centers along with the incoming and outgoing
coordinators help in collective decision making. It will meet at
least once a year to take stalk of the evolution and challenges
of the movement and plan responses and strategies
•
It will also constantly identify regional / international events that
could be used as strategic opportunities for both PHM
participation and smaller group steering committee meetings
and dialogue
•
A steering committee discussion group (yahoo group) will be
established to help the secretariat keep all members involved
and informed in all the key decisions
Funding group
•
A 6 member funding group assists the secretariat in financial
and funding matters helping to evolve the project proposals,
budget, logical frame and identifying and dialoguing with
potential partners on behalf of PHM
Communications and media circle
Will facilitate both internal and external communication and
thereby contributing to the expansion of the decentralized
movement.
4
•
•
•
•
•
•
Website and related communication activities and through this
increase the visibility of the movement
E-mail communication with usage of PHM signatures
Issue of timely press releases and publication of the same
Devising methods to overcome the digital divide
Launch of campaigns (for eg. Million signature campaign)
Regular press releases on health issues of global concern
Publications / PHM resource centre
•
•
•
•
•
•
The GK Savar centre, which hosted the secretariat for the first
two years will continue as a PHM resource centre
It will bring out a Newsbrief and related newsletters to highlight
the activities during a specified period (keeping the digital divide
in sight)
It will publish the policy/ background papers and in coordination
with organizations / individuals from the regions
A small editorial group would support this activity.
Sometimes a small additional group would be formed for a
specific publication
The centre will also keep track of all the publications, handouts,
educational and promotional materials that evolved in the PHM
-Globally, regionally and at country level
Secretariat - Criteria for selection in a region
•
•
•
•
Willingness to host the secretariat by the organisation and
endorsement by the regional circle
Must have skills in communication, management, finances,
project implementation and reporting
Must be inclusive and have skills in networking and advocacy
Must be committed to the PHM vision and the People’s Charter
for Health
5
PHM REGIONS
Countries represented in PHA
2000
Country contact
points established
after PHA 2000
Countries not represented
ASIA-SOUTH :
BANGLADESH, NEPAL,
PAKISTAN, SRILANKA
I
(MALDIVES) (BHUTAN)
INDIA WITH 19 STATES
ANDHRA PRADESH. BIHAR,
CHHATTISGARH, DELHI.
GUJARAT, HARYANA,
HIMACHAL PRADESH,
KARNATAKA,
KERALA, MADHYA PRADESH,
MAHARASHTRA.ORRISA.
PUNJAB,
RAJASTHAN, TAMILNADU.
TRIPURA, UTTAR PRADESH.
WEST BENGAL,
I
JHARKAND
ARUNACHAL PRADESH, ASSAM, GOA,
JAMMU AND KASHMIR, MANIPUR,
MEGHALAYA, MIZORAM, NAGALAND,
SIKKIM, UTTARANCHAL
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CHINA
CHINA
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ASIA-SOUTH EAST:
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INDONESIA,(JAPANIKOREA,
MALAYSIt\4MYANMARJ
PHILIPPINES,(glNG^ofei
THAILAND, VIETNAM,
CAMBODIA
(HONG KONG), (LAOS), (BRUNEI),
(TAIWAN)
AFRICA-SOUTH
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MOZAMBIQUE, SOUTH
AFRICA, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE,
MAURITIUS
(ANGOLA) (NAMIBIA), (BOTSWANA).
(MADAGASCAR), (MALAVI).
(LESOTHO) (SWAZILAND)
a
(ZAIRE), (ETHIOPIA) (SOMALIA)
(CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC)
(RWANDA), (BURUNDI),________
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AFRICA - EAST AND CENTRAL
KENYA, TANZANIA, UGANDA.
SEYCHELLES
CONGO
AFRICA - WEST
CAMEROON, GHANA. MALI.
SENEGAL
TOGO
(NIGERIA). (MAURTITANIA). (NIGER)
(CHAD) (SUDAN), (IVORY COAST),
(GABON), (GAMBIA), (BENIN),
(BURKINA), (GUINEA), (LIBERIA),
(SIERRA LEONE)
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9
Countries represented in PHA
2000
Country contact
points established
after PHA 2000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Countries not represented
EGYPT, IRAN, IRAQ, JORDAN,
LEBANON, MOROCCO, PALESTINE, SHPAN/fUNISlX
ARMENIA, TURKEY;
^lZERBANJAN.
(LIBYA), (ALGERIA), (ERITREA),
(SYRIA), (SAUDI ARABIA), (QATAR),
(UAE), (KUWAIT, (TURKMENISTAN),
(AFGHANISTAN), (ISRAEL),
(KAZAKSTAN), (UZBEKISTAN),
(KYRGYZSTAN), (TAJIKSTAN),
(BAHRAIN). (YEMEN), (OMAN)
3c>
PHM-EUROPE
BELGIUM, DENMARK.
fFlNLANlX FRANCE, GERMANY,
GREECE, ITALY
NETHERLANDS,^NORWAY.
RUSSIA. SWEDEN,
SWITZERLANDJJNITED
KINGDOM,(TURKEY; UKRAINE,
(ICELAND), (IRELAND), (PORTUGAL),
(SPAIN), (ANDORRA), (MONACO),
(LUXEMBURG), (AUSTRIA),
(LIECHTENSTEIN), (SAN MARINO),
(VATICAN CITY), (MALTA), (POLAND),
(SLOVAKIA), (SLOVENIA), (CROATIA),
(YUGOSLAVIA), (BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA), (MACEDONIA).
(BULGARIA), (ROMANIA), (MOLDOVA).
(CZECH REPUBLIC), (HUNGARY).
(LITHUANIA), (LATVIA), (BELARUS),
(ALBANIA), (ESTONIA)
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA, UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO AND THE CARIBBEAN
CUBA, DOMINICAN REP, EL
SAL VA DOR, GUATEMALA.
JAMAICA, MEXICO,
NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA
(PANAMA), (HONDURAS), (BELIZE)
(HAITI), (BAHAMAS), (TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO), (ANTIGUA), (DOMINICA),
(BARBADOS), (GRENEDA), (ST. KITTS NEVIS), (ST. (VINCENT AND THE
GRENADINES)
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SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CHILE,
EQUADOR, PERU, URUGUAY.
COLUMBIA,
(VENEZUELA), (GUYANA), (SURINAM)
(FR. GUYANA), (BOLIVIA),
(PARAGUAY)
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AUSTRALIA AND PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA, FIJI. NEW
ZEALAND, PALAU, SAMOA
(MARSHALL ISLANDS), (FED. STATES
OF MICRO NESIA), (PAPUA NEW
GUINEA), (NAURU), (KIRIBATI),
(JONOA), (SOLOMAN ISLANDS).
(TUVALU), (VANUATU), (NORTHERN
MARIANES)
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People’s Health Movement — Organisational Structure And Framework — Some
Guidelines (Updated as of July 2005) - Will be circulated separately.
A. BACKGROUND
1. Two years since the historic People’s Health Assembly at the Gonoshasthaya Kendra
(GK) campus at Savar (Bangladesh) in December 2000, the People’s Health Movement
has evolved as a dynamic and responsive voice of the voiceless. Further, it has put a
challenge at the academic and intellectual level by challenging anti-health and anti-poor
policies at the International level.
2. The first Core Group meeting that was held at the GK campus in the last week of
November 2001, brought back nostalgic memories and the collective energy that was
demonstrated at the venue of the PHA 2000. This core group that had facilitated the
global process and the secretariat of the People’s Health Movement reflected on the road
the movement has traveled since PHA 2000 and evolved some strategies to move
forward.
3. People’s Health Movement’s Core Group meeting at Savar (GK: 20th22nd Nov 2002)
reviewed arid endorsed the strategies once again and evolved a plan for synergic and
decentralized action towards this new framework. The following are the important
guidelines that emerged about the process, organisation structure and working principles
of people’s health movement and its various circles.
B. STRUCTURE OF PHM
• PHM should be an enabling process and decentralised actions should be the building
block. Any structure for PHM should be based on this foundation and should ensure
synergy.
• The challenge for a growing movement is to ensure how we link and relate with the
existing structures of other networks and movements to ensure synergy
• There should not be any centralized decision making process.
• Circles and other constituents of the movement should be encouraged to take decisions
and move on and the secretariat should facilitate the pace and spirit with no bureaucracy
• Facilitation Id empowerment should be the objective of geographic and working
regional circles
• The Structure of the PHM will be intersecting circles of 2 types
Geographical circles
(a) Regional circle (13 Regions, see table)
(b) National circle (92 +)
(c) Local circle (These could be at village / town I city / district / state level
on situation)
depending
Each region will consist of a coalition of national circles. National circles depending on
the size of the country would consist of state circles and state circles could consist of
district circles and so on.
• Issue based working circles (membership of this would be drawn from different
geographical areas on a purely voluntary basis
• Secretariat
• Regions will host the secretariat from time to time
• The secretariat will coordinate, facilitate the working together of all the geographical
and issue based circles
• Secretarial support group
• Steering group
Earlier called the Core group, this 23 member group will steer the decision making
process of the movement, particularly the international and collective initiatives
• Funding group
Helps in the decision making process of funding, finances etc.,
• Communication and media group
Helps and supports the secretariat on all the communication and media related work
GEOGRAPHICAL CIRCLES
General working principles:
• 13 geographical circles have been formed. Generally a network organization would be
the host of a geographical circle.
• Identification of groups! networks in regions is important (not only individuals or
NGC’s) to provide extra support to consolidate and facilitate PHM activities
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• Circles should be inclusive and help to reach out to more people who are working on
issues that are important to PHM. This will be one way to expand the reach and domain
of the PHM as a movement
• The evolution of geographical circles at country and state levels is a gradual process
• Each geographical circle will have a facilitator elected from the region, country or state.
S/he must have the following capacities to enable the movement building process
• People! organizations I networks need to be constantly identified by the Secretariat and
the steering group to facilitate activities in locations where PHM doesn't have any
presence. The constituting bodies of PHM, who may have their presence or links in such
places could take the initial responsibility to identify facilitators in such places. Eg: IPFIC
in Americas, Australia and ACHAN in South East Asia, WGNRR in East Africa, HA1, Cl
and TWN in other regions. Focal points from neighbouring regions could help the PHM
secretariat in this process
Responsibilities of Facilitators and Link Persons
• Facilitator
• Should be representative
of a group / network in the region! country
• Must have an understanding of the ground reality of the region I country and policies
• Must have skills of motivation, networking, and capacities to communicate, accounting,
computer etc.,
• Must be responsible to a parental organization! network for support
• Must be inclusive and able to dialogue with a wide cross section of networks and
individuals
• Link person
The initial selected! nominated contact in a geographical area- country or region will be
called a link person. When the group increases in size and representation then the
facilitator should be elected democratically for a period of 1-2 years
ISSUE CIRCLES
• An issue circle will facilitate the initiation of dialogue on the specialized issues
• Each issue circle will have a Convenor, who will facilitate the sharing, perspective
building and communication process.
• S/he will strengthen the work done by individual members of the circle
• It will help PHM understand such issues better and at times take positions and provide
input to the PHM process on specific issues and give suggestions about who could
represent PHM when PHM gets invited for events on these specific issues
• S/he will be responsible mainly to the circle members and to the steering committee and
PHM secretariat
• Link person
The initial selected! nominated contact in a geographical area- country or region. When
the group increases in size and representation then the convenor will be elected
democratically for a period of 1-2 years. Convenorship could rotate within the group.
C. SECRETARIAT
• The Secretariat will be hosted by different regions in rotation
• Some of the activities will be retained at the previous secretariat
• 2-3 years will be the period for the secretariat to be in one place
• Use of a letterhead renamed as People’s Health Movement reflecting steering group of
networks will be promoted
• The secretariat will be supported by a steering group in the decision making process
• Secretarial support group will be evolved for communications and publications, media.
PHM exchange, funding etc.,
• Functions
• Facilitation and empowerment of PHM vision
• External I Internal communication in PHM between member and circles
• Management of collective initiatives and events
• To designate planning, monitoring and evaluation
• Fund raising and financial management
• Working with members, donors, facilitators, contact points etc.,
• Minimum needs for smooth functioning of the Secretariat
• Full time Secretariat coordinator ( on deputation to PHM secretariat from hosting
organisation)
• A communication officer (website) capable of dealing with communication challenges
• A technical officer to help the coordinator ( could be short term volunteers or short term
linkage)
• A person for accounts
• Some office infrastructure, computer, telephone, fax, basic library, office space drawn
from hosting organization and supported by PHM budget
• Secretarial support group
Steering committee
• A steering committee consisting of the 8 networks and the 13 regional centers along
with the incoming and outgoing coordinators help in collective decision making. It will
meet at least once a year to take stalk of the evolution and challenges of the movement
and plan responses and strategies
• It will also constantly identify regional / international events that could be used as
strategic opportunities for both PHM participation and smaller group steering committee
meetings and dialogue
• A steering committee discussion group (yahoo group) will be established to help the
secretariat keep all members involved and informed in all the key decisions
• Funding group
• A 6 member funding group assists the secretariat in financial and funding matters
helping to evolve the project proposals, budget, logical frame and identifying and
dialoguing with potential partners on behalf of PHM
• Communications and media circle
• Will facilitate both internal and external communication and thereby contributing to the
expansion of the decentralized movement.
• Website and related communication activities and through this increase the visibility of
the movement
• E-mail communication with usage of PHM signatures
• Issue of timely press releases and publication of the same
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• Devising methods to overcome the digital divide
• Launch of campaigns (for eg. Million signature campaign)
• Regular press releases on health issues of global concern
Publications I PHM resource centre
• The GK Savar centre, which hosted the secretariat for the first two years will continue
as a PHM resource centre
• It will bring out a Newsbrief and related newsletters to highlight the activities during a
specified period (keeping the digital divide in sight)
• It will publish the policy/ background papers and in coordination with organizations I
individuals from the regions
• A small editorial group would support this activity.
• Sometimes a small additional group would be formed for a specific publication
• The centre will also keep track of all the publications, handouts, educational and
promotional materials that evolved in the PHM
Globally, regionally and at country level
• Secretariat — Criteria for selection in a region
• Willingness to host the secretariat by the organisation and endorsement by the regional
circle
• Must have skills in communication, management, finances, project implementation and
reporting
• Must be inclusive and have skills in networking and advocacy
• Must be committed to the PHM vision and the People’s Charter for Health
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Thursday, August 11,2005 12:44 PM
Highlights of the Steering Group meeting held on 23rdJuly 2005
Dear Ravi,
1 hope you got the much needed rest after the conclusion of PHA2. I am writing to you to thank you for
all that you have done in these past years to take forward the PHM. I am sure that without you. the
Movement would not have achieved all that it managed to do under your guidance. I a so hope that the
next coordinator, with his/her personality will be able to move ahead, possibly in new directions.
without loosing what we have gained. Warm regards, Sunil
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Thanks for your long note. We ended the meeting around 6:30 PM since we had
to vacate the bldg. Aug 23 was set for written proosals for Global secretariat
locatin: latinamerica and a jint proposal MENA/Africa. Fran will review them
and advise rest of St Gr. Re campaigns, prposers have to send a written
proposal for PHM adoption of the camapaign in next 6 weeks. So we will be
working 0 a Right to health proposal.
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Sarah Shannon <sarahs@hesperian.org >; "Lanny Smith" <lannysmith@post.harvard.edu>;
"Tawnia Queen" <phm@hesperian.org>
"Dr Prem Chandran John" <premjohn@vsnl.net>
Tuesday, August 09, 2005 4:28 PM
Re: Lanny and PHM US co-representation on Steering Group
Dear Sarah, Lanny, Tawnia,
Greetings!
I read Sarah's letter and was a bit perplexed! The decision to allow two
NGOs to represent North America which is one country was purely a practical
one between us considering the nature of evolution of PHM circle in USA in
2003. Many people have asked me why USA is the only country that has two
representatives as focal points. The only other two countries are India and
Bangladesh - but the logic for these two are very different. India has one
focal point (Ekbal) and one founding member (Mira) who has stayed on because
of public pressure by SG in spite of my efforts to rationalize this since
Mumbai - January 2004. Also Prem represents ACHAN not India. Bangladesh
has a GK representative and the ex-coordinator. One of the sore points for
North America is the lack of clarity of the involvement of Canada in this
decision to identify a focal point. One could argue that one each from USA
and Canada (if two are okay in principle) is better than two from USA.
Alternatively one could move towards one from USA or one from Canada
alternating each year or every two years - so that the rule of one focal
point person per region is maintained. I think the purpose of suggesting
that Lanny be replaced by Maija even if only for a few months as new
organizational structures of governance evolve was to strategically, set
right this discrepancy. Maija and you separately have told me about Martha.
When she takes over then we can just replace Maija by her. Lanny was quite
happy to be part of a regional capacity building team with me after the
coordination moves in September 2005. Karen Leitner has already sent a mail
asking how these decisions are made! The need to reduce from two to one
focal point for USA ultimately is inescapable, whether Canada comes on board
or not. I think if you and Lanny are not seen only as wearing Hesperian and
DG11 hats but also as PHM-USA leaders, this dilemma can be sorted out.
Please discuss this carefully in the light of the above arguments and get
back to me at the earliest.
Best wishes.
Ravi.
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
8/9/05
Dear Sarah, Lanny, Tawnia,
Greetings!
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I read Sarah’s letter with some concern! The decision to allow two NGOs to
represent North America which is one country was purely a practical one between us
considering the nature of evolution of PHM circle in USA in 2003. Many people'7
have asked me why USA is the only country that has two representatives as focal
points. The only other two countries are India and Bangladesh - but the logic for
these two are very different. India has one focal point (Ekbal) and one founding
member (Mira) who has stayed on because of public pressure by SG in spite of my
efforts to rationalize this since Mumbai - January 2004. Prem represents ACHAN not
India! Bangladesh has a GK representative and the ex-coordinator. One of the sore
points for North America is the lack of clarity of the involvement of Canada in this
decision to identify a focal point. One could argue that one each from USA and
Canada (if two are okay in principle) is better than two from USA. Alternatively one
could move towards onej^j-om USA or one from Canada alternating each year or every
two years - so that the^one focal point person per region is maintained. I think the
purpose of suggesting that Lanny be replaced by Maija even if only for a few months
as new organizational structures of governance evolve was to strategically^nght this
discrepancy. Maija and you separately have told me about Martha. When she takes
over,then we can just replace Maija by her. Lanny was quite happy to be part of a
regional capacity building team with me after the coordination moves in September
2005. Karen LeitneJ has already sent a mail asking how these decisions are made!
Ultimately -it is inescapaNowhether Canada comes on board^Hfimk if you and
Lanny are not seen only a'sjfesperkn and DGH hats but also as PHM-USA leaders,
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"Sarah Shannon" <sarahs@hesperian.org >
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"Lanny" <vze2x6qm@verizon.net>; "Tawnia Queen" <phm@hesperian.org>
Tuesday, August 09, 2005 3:56 AM
Lanny and PHM US co-representation on Steering Group
Dear Ravi and Prem,
Greetings! I hope this finds you well and recovering from your Herculean
efforts to pull off a very successful PHA despite many complicating
organizational challenges.
I am writing specifically to clarify fanny's status on the Steering
Committee. We (PHM-US) have not accepted fanny's resignation from
co-rcpresenting PHM-US to the Steering Group. As you will recall from our
conversations previous to and in Cuenca, PHM-US is in the process of
transitioning to a new organizational structure to take into account the
significant growth reflected in and resulting from the organizing of the US
delegation to the PHA. During the next few months we will be working out
our new internal coordination structures and also how these structures will
function to strengthen coordination with our friends in Canada and Mexico.
We do not feel it would be helpful to this transition process if Lanny
steps down at this point from his role as "co-convenor" of PHM-US, and thus
"co-representer" of PHM-US to the Steering Group. Our new representation
will be determined by our internal PHM-US processes over the course of the
next several months.
Also related to this point regarding North American representation, you may
not know (since Claudio did not allow Maija the floor, she wasn't able to
say anything about this) that Mai ja is in the process of turning over the
"point person"/ focal point responsibilities for Canada to Martha Roberts,
a young, very capable activist from British Columbia who attended the IPHU.
Maija and Martha, along with Lanny. Tawnia and myself, are working out a
new. hopefully more functional coordination for the PHMs in our respective
countries. Building on the cooperation that began at the meetings in
Cuenca, I believe that we can sort out an appropriate and adequate North
American representation for PHM over the next month or so.
For these and other reasons internal to PHM-US, we'd prefer to leave our
current representation intact as we work out our structural evolution
through these concurrent processes. It is important to us for Lanny to
remain a member of the Steering Group during these transitions.
This shared/ collective representation has served us well to this point,
and we think it is the best form to use while our internal discussions on
structure carry through to their conclusions. We are not aware of any
complaints generated by this shared leadership, and are of course open to
considering whatever suggestions Steering Group members or others might make.
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"Ravi Narayan" <phmsec@touchtelindia.net >; "david sanders" <sandersdav@yahoo.com.au>
Friday, August 05, 2005 2:18 PM
New PHM leadership?
Hi Ravi and David
Just wondered whether there was agreement on where the pHM secretariat was moving next and who was going
to be running it? Thought it might be a good idea to invite that person to the GHW review meeting in September,
cheers
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Consultant policy adviser
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mikerowson@medact.org
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"Claudio" <claudio@hcmc.netnam.vn>
Friday, January 01, 1999 4:30 PM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] THANK YOU LETTER
Dear Claudio,
Greetings from India!
I just looked through Thelma's detailed notes of the steering group meeting and discovered that adding your
name to the list was wishful thinking on my part. You did such a good job of facilitating the meeting on 23rd that I
just presumed you were in the list. Anyway, I am sure you will be proactive as various documents get circulated.
I have just had a very serious letter from Hani and others that a MENA - Africa proposal is actually in the offing.
Unlike the Latin Americans who have not shown any inclination to dialogue with the Bangalore team about your
experience - learning from our successes and our weaknesses - the group led by Hani have sent a detailed list of
questions and requested guidelines etc. I do hope that having two regions put up proposals will not be divisive of
PHM Your help to Fran and others to ensure that the process strengthens our unity of resolve rather than
become divisive will be important. Anyway let's wait and watch as all these ideas evolve. You deserve more than
a hug for being so supportive. Hope we shall meet before PHA31!
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
Website: www.phmovement.org
---- Original Message----From: Claudio
To: PHM - Secretariat
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] THANK YOU LETTER
In Bangalore, we are preparing for the transition over the next two months - hoping that Fran.
David. Claudio. Prem, Thelma, Maria and others who have been mandated by the steering group to
facilitate various aspects of the transition, get the process going.
DEAR RAVI,
I AM SURPRISED TO SEE MY NAME HERE, as far as I can remember, my name was not
proposed for that group. If asked. I'll be glad to help.
Hug
Claudio
1/1/99
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"PHM - Secretariat" <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Wednesday, August 03, 2005 8:15 PM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] THANK YOU LETTER
To:
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In Bangalore, we are preparing for the transition over the next two months - hoping that Fran, David.
Claudio, Prem, Thelma, Maria and others who have been mandated by the steering group to facilitate
various aspects of the transition, get the process going.
DEAR RAVI,
I AM SURPRISED TO SEE MY NAME HERE, as far as I can remember, my name was not proposed
for that group. If asked. I'll be glad to help.
Hug
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I was very very disappointed with the whole 'transition process' discussion outside SG and
during SG meeting. Whether Central America or Latin America or even Middle East /
Africa all were very amateurish and caralier about the proposal. Not one of these groups
even cared to spend half hour with me to explore what is required, how it was done so far,
what are the challenges. Anyway, I have done my best and am quite exhausted. I am quite
happy to leave it to Fran, David, Claudio, Thelma, you and others to sort it out and
facilitate the process. 1 too think Eduardo is a good co-coordinator with Arturo. But that
is now for all of you to facilitate.
Thanks for all that you and Hari did for PHA2 and as representatives of PHM secretariat
including keeping Abraham on the leash even though he had a short fuse. 1 have been a
little worried about him and look forward to a review with you someone soon.
Please bring back all the details regarding accounts etc (India registrations, other
expenses). We shall sort it out as soon as you return.
Best wishes, for the rest of the travel till then,
Ravi
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For Ravi
Dear Ravi.
For the first time, today, Arturo spopke to me about the Secretariat.
He told me Cebntral Americans returned unhappy!
I tyold him all that was because he didn't take a strong stand and say he would accept the
coordinatorship.
He says he will take it up but since he has other comitments as weel he would like to have MAria's help.
I said Eduardo is a much better idea. That he should not ask any one. That we will slect/nominate people
to assist him. That Maria cannot be hios mentor. He says he knows how to handkle her but I seriouslu
doubt that!
Now we have encouraged HAni to submit a proposal too!
I really think that Eduardo who has been in public healyh, has written a lot, been in prison for his beliefs
and is well respected is a good alternative but we never really considered thgis when we met.
We are giving a small party to all PHA 2 secretariat peopkle (personal party, at our expense!) Arturo
will be there too.
Warm regards.
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Dear Ravi,
Thank you for you reply. I will be waiting for the guidelines you will sent.
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Wednesday, August 03, 2005 10:37 PM
Needed the Application form (Guidelines) for the proposal for the global secretariat
Dearest Ravi.
1 lope you had a safe trip back to India.
Right now, we have a consultation process with the MENA region for proposing to the global
secretarial. This consultation should very soon extend to include the Africa group, however,! also have
talked to David Sanders in Cuenca before leaving.
I e-mailed you and Fran before asking if there is guidelines for the needed proposal. I learned from Fran
that you both made some sort of application form while being in Chile. She does not have a copy right
now. so she asked me to e-mail you. I need these guideline as soon as convenient to you. In addition, i
wish you can e-mail me with the expected functions from the secretariat (as detailed as possible) to be
able to build the discussions on these 2 documents.
1 know how busy you are but i really need your help.
You may know that AHED was chosen as a focal point for facilitating the process of engagement of the
civil society with the CSDI I. I like to inform you that we were asked to suggest other organizations from
the region. Accordingly, the Palestinian Medical Relief Foundation (for which Jihad is the director) was
also chosen. Alaa shukrallah will represent AHED in the Geneva meeting. I believe that the meeting will
be dominated by the Pl IM as Birdget, Mwaguma, Amit, and others will be there.
It was really great to talk to you in Cuenca and please keep in touch.
Yours sincerely,
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Monday, August 01,2005 8:30 PM
Re-"Commission of Social Determinants of Health" and Proposal from MENA-Africa regions
Dearest Ravi,
Warmest greetings!
I hope that you had a safe trip back home.
1 am right now still out of Egypt (in the USA right now) but there are some few items 1 want to share
with you.
1. The Association for Health and Environmental Development (AHED), the organization i am working
for in Egypt, has been selected by the EMRO/WHO to play the role of the facilitator of engaging the
civil society with the "Commission on Social Determinants of Health". This was the outcome of a long
dialogue with EMRO and of course an outcome of Fran's invitation to us to participate in one of the
sessions of the Commission's meeting in Cairo last month, in which Fran presented the PHM in a
wonder! ul way and we presented the activities of PFIM-MENA beside some activities of our
organization. We were also asked to recommend other 3 organizations/networks from region to play the
same role. We did and among the organizations we recommended was the Palestinian Medical Relief
Foundation (for which Jihad and Ghassan work) in addition to the consumers' rights network in
Pakistan, a women's network in Maghreb and another regional network for health rights and human
rights. I already informed Fran.
2. Regarding the proposal of the MENA-Africa for hosting the PHM secretariat. I had long discussions
through e-mails and in person with David Sanders, Jihad Mashal. Ghassan Hamdan. Alaa shukrallah
(('hairperson of AHED's Board and colleagues in Egypt). We will jointly prepare a proposal after
further communication and consultancy and we may call for a regional PHM meeting jointly between
representatives of MENA and Africa. I want here to ask you for 2 things:
a. (’an you kindly e-mail me with a list of functions you believe that the new host should be prepared
for? 1 appreciate so much if you can give some details about each function from your experience in
leading the PHM global secretariat.
b. are they suggested guidelines for the proposal? in other words, what are the items you think that the
proposal should include?
3. 1 had the sum of money you left me with Prem as a part of the reimbursement of the travel cost for me
and Medhat. I understood that you will transfer the rest of the money later. Can you give me the figure
of the final estimation of the sum you will send after justification. This will be very helpful as we need
to estimate our financial resources in AF1ED for holding a regional PFIM meeting with representative
from Africa (we are discussing this possibility right now).
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Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:18 PM
RE: thank you
Dear Ravi:
Please ignore my last email, except insofar as I send again the communication you requested.
I have just understood better your current email in the context of the SG “main decisions” email (which does not
mention the PHM US representation decision, thank you) and your quotation here: “SG arrangement continues
till the transition takes place and the new secretariat / coordinator takes over.”
I will continue as part of the SG until the transition, and will do my best to serve.
Thank you.
Health, Art and Social Justice,
Lanny
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Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:08 PM
again, thank you, again, the question, and again, the communication
Dear Ravi:
[Below the communication in question.]
Thank you for writing.
You have still not answered my question: am I or am I not on the Steering Group
GLOBAL! NOW, from your perspective, until the new structure in September or
whenever? Please be direct.
For instance, you could say: "yes, of course you are on the Steering Group GLOBAL!
until the new structure comes into place in September or thereafter, we have not
yet made any changes and why would we," which could be interpreted as the "status
quo" you mention. I would like that response, frankly. It would be useful to me in
my PHM promotion around the world, and seems compatible with what we are doing.
Or, you
you could
could say,
say, "actually, Lanny, the only part of the potential new structurewhich might not even include PHM US and Canada because the two might be subsumed
within the Americas-i .e. the only change we made in our structure NOW, which is
something we decided on in the last few minutes of the meeting in Cuenca after you
left, was to have you get OFF the Steering Group GLOBAL; you might then find
yourself in the position of Region Builder in some uncertain future after
September, but for now you have no overt role within the Steering Group GLOBAL."
The second option makes it look like the principle aim of the latter part of the
meeting in Cuenca was to remove me (or more generally a PHM US person, with half a
vote but a lot of work) from the PHM Global, immediately.
Or, you might say, "Lanny, don't be a fool. In the current political situation I
cannot clearly define your status on the Steering Group, nor is it necessarily
convenient for you that I do so, which is why I have not done so. You are free to
ca11 yourself a member until September, you will continue on the Listserve, etc.
But, if someone drops you from the Listserve (ah, and that might well happen given
my email below), there is nothing I can do, given those last few minutes ot the
meeting and my only having accomplished only half of the conversation we had agreed
to, i.e. Sarah the sole representative, but not you becoming Region Building
Coordinator."
Or, you say something different.
Or, you don't, which I will then have to interpret.
I am pressing you, with respect, to be clear on your perspective.
The difference in
how I can identify myself when promoting the PHM is enormous.
Yes, the DGH event was extraordinary. Report to follow.
Again, thank you for everything you do and have done with the PHM and otherwise to
support and inspire me and others around the world.
Health, Art and Social Justice,
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Lanny
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Dear Friends of the Steering Committee:
[Claudio, please do not send this message to the PHA Exchange in its entirety as it
is highly personal and specific to the Steering Group; if you find anything worthy
of excerpting for PHA Exchange, you are welcome to do that.]
Before I head this morning to our South Bronx Health Center, CHCC, I want to make a
few comments—completely i.personal,. i«e« n°t representing PHM US or the North
American Circle/Region—about the last few weeks, beginning with the^email^that
of -----Doctors for Global Health but
went out concerning my recognition as a founder
-- - -moving on to much more important subjects, albeit still from a personal viewpoint.
Abraham, thank you for sending round the notice about me. As you may have figured,
I had already learned of the matter—Shirley herself in her efforts to tell anyone
who knew me accidentally sent notice to ME using an email address I have recently
invented, liberationmed@gmail.com. ((While I try to use lannysmith@post.harvard.edu,
which is a router address—the place I write from vze2x6qm@verizon.net is so
ridiculously difficult to remember that people complain from India to The Gambia.)
In any case the surprise happened, moved up a few weeks, but none-the-less a big
surprise for me.
I wonder how the Steering Group finished up the weekend meeting? Is there more
clarity about the upcoming Coordinator, Secretariat Region, Region definition, and
the email
author),
next steps for the movement? Olie, Abhay, Shirley (the same as t..~
---- ---Professor Mathura Shrestha from Nepal, Dina Komari Chaudhary the Nepalese Health
Promoter,
Zafrullah and I had a most fascinating journey with a primary school
teacher who was also a driver, Selsun-and his wife-from Cuenca to Quito. Many
hours, including a midnight dinner with two waitresses named Blanca and Micaela in
the mountain town of Chunche. We made it into the airport at 5:05 am. (Olie's
Swedish calm as he contemplated missing his 6 am flight during our Quito airport
finding-moments was exemplary.)
Maria and Arturo, with all your fellow Cuencans and PHM Team, including of course
Prem who somehow managed to also seem a host transplanted, THANK YOU for such an
extraordinary, wonderful and important week in our social justice lives, Thank you
for making the First Peoples Spiritual and Cultural Reality a foundation for the
PHA2. Thank you for creating and bringing to fruition this next level of
which
has --been---said out loud to have changed
international solidarity. It is a week
v--- ....
-- --the life of many, and even when unsaid I hope and believe in the importance of this
Second People's Health Assembly. Unni, Satya, and all the folks-Cuencan (Gloria!
Igor, Edgar, Wilson, students, such extraordinary and wonderful people!) and from
South Asia-who put together the press, communications, and logistics, what an
amazing job! Thank you.
Concerning the Steering Group Meeting. Perhaps you did not notice but I did not
talk a lot in the meeting, beyond speaking up for Cipriana, the Health Promoter
from Estancia, El Salvador, who is a complete survivor. (Even on the trip BACK to
Quito from Cuenca her airplane had mechanical problems and she was put on the
airline bus to Guayaquil to take the airplane from there-of course the airline then
tried to tell her she had to pay again for her air ticket, sin verguenzas-shameless
ones—that they are. But, she insisted and finally the manager of the airlines came
to her aid. I hugged her goodbye Sunday morning at the airport in Quito.) I did not
talk a lot in the Steering Group, but I listened, watched and tried to quietly be
helpful logistically. Some of what I saw was disturbing.
We are a united movement, but as with any social movement, there are small or large
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struggles for who will be in charge, who has confidence in whom, and in truth I am
worried about our unity, I believe in.the People's Health Movement, dedicate my
hours and energy to who we are. But, at the moment—and this is not necessarily a
bad thing, in fact it can 'be seen as an opportunity if we come through it in unityI would say we are at a critical moment, if not actually in crisis.
On the other hand, we are growing in many important ways. This PHA2 brought
together new persons, new organizations, new movements into the PHM.
All of us have had our part in these invitations. As you know, I have done my best
in terms of Region Strengthening. Besides the PHM US delegation, which in the end
was very strong and included such new groups as Partners in Health, PIH (they are
now fully committed), Physicians for Human Rights, PHR, and many other groups which
have begun strong circles including—it is wonderful—the potential of getting a book
published by Dr. Salaam Ishmael about what is happening in Iraq!, there are new
folks from around the world now involved.
[Following is a personal observation concerning Region Building, feel free to skip
it please.] In the last few years I have had the privilege to visit and accompany
in: France (I am a voting member of MDM-France and have done everything possible to
bring that group on board with PHM; also managed to invite Violaine Grangon from
L'Appel to the PHA2); England (presenting at LSHTM and Liverpool, meeting with Judy
and Pam), Geneva (pre-WHA), Mexico (Beyond MDG's), Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt,
Cuba, Canada, Argentina, India, Ecuador (20003), Brazil, El Salvador, the
Philippines and other areas. I have been able to do this because (luckily, in
recognition of how I really spend my time, and with complicity of an assistant Dean
who supports our movement and is a founder of MEDICC with Cuba) 25% of my time at
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is dedicated officially to being Global Health
Advisor for that institution, for which I am expected to find international student
rotations (many of you have generously hosted our students—thank you! And, some of
you may have met Russ Wheelan, AECOM student at PHA2). Also, because during my time
in the Bronx, when I am seeing fully as many patients as my colleagues, and
teaching, etc. (as Ravi, Thelma, and Abhay know—Mauricio from ALAMES too—having
visited me here), I rarely sleep. I am also privileged to be part of a Residency
Program in Social Medicine which for instance allows me to teach an entire seminar
in Liberation Medicine, do home visits in the Bronx, and prioritize being a doctor
with a community which has been ignored by the US Government and society for
decades (some of you may have met Ernestine Davis, South Bronx Health Promoter, at
PHA2). In short even in my current employment I am very lucky—and highly PHM
compatible—but, who knows how long that might last?
Most of what I have been able to do visiting other regions involves making
"connections" between people or movements, then stepping back with the connections
taking off and no longer involving me at all—that is what I like to do and perhaps
am good at doing.]
One of the things about the PHA2 made me wonder, and while I might be a little
sensitive here I am going to risk pointing it out. There seemed to be a confusion
over opposing the US Government (and G8, World Bank, WTO, Trans-National, IMF,
Pharma, etc. all together in some ways) and worrying about or minimizing the North
America Circle—and PHM US within it—within the PHA2. Subtle things, including
translation in the Official Program, leaving out the region in key pages, etc. I
understand that feeling—it is what makes many of my friends in Latin America have a
difficult time learning English, "the language of the oppressor," out of principle.
But, it is—and I am speaking here for myself—one of the reasons which makes the
North America Region reticent to be grouped within the Americas in terms of voice
and vote. (The main reason is that in the North America Region we have a
tremendously difficult job to do in terms of making a difference living within the
USA or close beside it, under the influence so to.speak. As PHM Global we have to
do everything possible to be in solidarity with persons within the USA and Canada
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who are trying to change things—not "from within" because be certain that with the
Patriot Acts we are not considered model citizens at all and may soon be in danger
of imprisonment for just being in solidarity, in fact are subject to discrimination
and infiltration by agents of "the powers that be"—google "Co-Intel Pro" and you
will see what I mean about that kind of problem, historic and present. And, also we
are subject to simple co-optation of our stated ideas, like the World Economic
Forum has done with the World Social Forum and like US AID and the World Bank will
surely do with the PHM Charter sooner or later, as they did with Alma-Ata, mark
these words.)
Here I think that it is worth remembering that we are all in this together, and
that none of us chose where we were born, but that all of us choose how we will
live. Take the Example of Maria Zuniga, born in the USA, still with a passport, who
has lived and suffered, been part of and a leader within, the Struggle, and
identifies completely with—and is respected completely by—those in our group from
Latin American. Both Sarah and I have, if not the years of experience, a similar
Identity and Conscientiousness and, certainly among those with whom we lived and
worked (in El Salvador and Nicaragua) respect.
It is tempting to make a list of
the martyrs (Benjamin Linder, for example) from the USA and Canada who have given
their lives for the Struggle in other areas in the world—not that they are any more
to be admired than persons living and dying for social justice in their own
country, or who were born into poverty anywhere, but just to remember that they
exist. In a similar way, within countries there are many people from the oligarchy
who choose to become part of the struggle of the people (Shaffick Handel, in El
Salvador, for instance; Che Guevara, from Rosario, Argentina, who said accurately
in view of his death in La Higuera, Bolivia, that he would be willing to shed his
blood for social justice for any country in Latin America and then even expanded
that premise by fighting in Congo, Africa for a year). On the other side of the
equation are the people in the pay of the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency of the
USA) and other entities of injustice who are not US Citizens—alas they are many and
too often forgotten, but they are equally to be despised as traitors, even if they
say they need the money... Having written these remarks, I want to say that no one in
the Steering Group has ever made me (nor I hope others in the PHM US) feel bad
individually for having been born in the US, since I think you know our commitment.
But, sometimes persons have made snide remarks—always in jest but such jests can be
very counterproductive where our PHM Global is concerned—about me meeting with PHM
Europe ("be careful, that is what Tony Blair does with Bush," for example, said to
the Europeans who themselves are sometimes already sensitive), etc. Again, I don't
want to be sensitive—and we all know that the US Government needs to be exposed,
challenged, struggled against in its state-sponsored terrorism, and brought to
change—but within the PHM we have to trust each other and proactively promote that
trust in our dealings with new members.
Also, for my part, be clear that I don't want to be a martyr or a saint, anywhere.
Just that I am ready and willing to do whatever is necessary to promote social
justice anywhere in the world, Bronx, El Salvador, Palestine, the Philippines,
Uganda, anywhere I can be useful, with the inspiration of Che, of Alice Walker
(poet revolutionary from Georgia), Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, and other Examples.
As Che said concerning revolutionaries, it is a matter of love, which for me
implies confidence among all of us In The Struggle, every Steering Group Member,
and all of those with whom we work. This is the confidence I feel usually in our
meetings, the "Alta-Alegremia" which makes me know I am in the correct place with
the Global People’s Health Movement.
And, for that feeling of Alta-Alegremia, the energy and friendship with Dr. Salaam
Ishmael, the renewed being with all of you, and all it has meant so far to my life
and what I want for the future of our world, I want to again thank all of you for
what we just experienced in Cuenca, PHA 2, a Movement Of The People.
Creando y Creando En La Victoria (Creating and Believing In The Victory),
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 5:49 PM
Highlights of the Steering Group meeting held on 23rd July 2005
From the PHM Global Secretariat in Transition
Dear Friends,
As we all digest the PHA2 experience and reflect on the Cuenca Declaration, this is to inform you all
that we had a very significant PHM steering group meeting on 23rd when various aspects of
organizational dynamics, structures and functions were discussed and processes to enhance the transition
from South Asia to a new region were initiated. While a more detailed note on the proceedings of the
steering group meeting will be featured on the website and exchange soon, a short list of the main
recommendations and action plan is outlined below.
1.
Transition of coordination
A proposal from Central America was presented to host the Global Secretariat for the next phase of
the movement. While further details and clarifications were requested, another potential proposal
from Middle East along with Africa region was also mentioned. Fran Baum (PHM Australia and
Pacific) was requested to facilitate a process to receive these proposals and help the steering group to
assess them and take necessary action towards the transition. The last date for consideration of
proposals was 23 rd August 2005.
2. New organizational options
Many members participated actively in the discussion on the paper arising out of the last steering
group meeting in Bangalore entitled ‘PHM organizational development : Options and process
including rationalization’ which had been put together by David Legge and Andy Rutherford.
Some members especially Hugo (Guatemala) and Hani (Egypt) offered some interesting alternative
organizational models. A small four member group was identified which included David Legge
(Australia), Andy Rutherford (UK), Thelma Narayan (India) and Maria (Nicaragua) to consider all
these ideas and options, collate reactions and responses from various steering group members and
others and initiate a process towards evolving these changes by consensus and collective strategy in
the next few weeks /months. Till the new options evolved the existing organizational structure and
steering group would continue as the governance and decision making body of PHM.
3.
PHM Communication Strategy
I he Communication strategy of PHM needs organizational strengthening - especially if the four
current components (PHM Exchange; PHM Media releases; PHM website and PHM News brief)
need to become more central in the evolving organizational strategy and initiative of PHM. Prem
John volunteered to steer a consultative process with all those who wish to contribute to them post PHA2. David Legge (Australia), Bert / Wim (Belgium) and Sarah (USA) offered to assist him in
this process.
4.
PHM Campaigns
A discussion on PHM campaigns led to the decision that all those suggesting campaigns or strategies
of action in which PHM involvement or participation or coordination was essential, be requested to
send a proposal outlining further details of the campaign, the pre-requisites the goals, the
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For further information, please write to PHM Secretariat. A more details proceedings of this meeting
will be put on the website shortly.
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
Website: www.phmovement.org
8/10/05
From the PHM Global Secretariat in Transition
Dear Friends,
As we all digest the PHA2 experience and reflect on the Cuenca Declaration, this is to
inform you all that we had a very significant PHM steering group meeting on 23rd
when various aspects of organizational dynamics, structures and functions were
discussed and processes to enhance the transition from South Asia to a new region
were initiated. While a more detailed note on the proceedings of the steering group
meeting will be featured on the website and exchange soon, a short list of the main
recommendations and action plan is outlined below.
1. Transition of coordii^tkyi
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A proposal from 1sitin’ America was
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cozordinatorslup of the movement. while further details and clarifications were
requested, another potential proposal from another region was also mentioned.
Fran Baum (PHM Australia and Pacific) was requested to facilitate a process to
receive these proposals and help the steering group to assess them and take
necessary action towards the transition. The last date for consideration of
proposals was 23,d August 2005.
2. New organizational options
Many members participated actively in the discussion on the paper arising out of
the last steering group meeting in Bangalore entitled “PHM organizational
development : Options and process including rationalization'. Some members
especially Hugo (Guatemala) and Hani (Egypt) offered some interesting
alternative organizational models. A small four member group was identified
which included David Legge (Australia), Andy Rutherford (UK), Thelma Narayan
(India) and Maria (Nicaragua) to consider all these ideas and options, collate
reactions and responses from various steering group members and others and
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The Communication strategy of PHM needs organizational strengthening
especially if the^current ibur components (PHM Exchange; PHM Media releases;
PHM website and PHM News brief) need to become more central in the evolving
organizational strategy and initiative^of PHM. Prem John volunteered to steer a
consultative process with all those who wish to contribute to them post PHA2.
David Legge (Australia), Bert (Belgium) and Sarah (USA) offered to assist him in
this process.
4. PHM Campaigns
A discussion on PHM campaigns led to the decision that all those suggesting
campaigns or strategies of action in which PHM involvement or participation or
coordination was essential, be requested to send a proposal outlining further
details of the campaign, the pre-requisites the goals, the components, the
schedules and the definitive outputs or results and how these could be monitored
so that PHM campaigns would become more focused and definitive.
For further information, please write to PHM Secretariat.
From the PHM Global Secretariat in Transition
Dear Friends,
As we all digest the PHA2 experience and reflect on the Cuenca Declaration, this is to
inform you all that we had a very significant PHM steering group meeting on 23rd
when various aspects of organizational dynamics, structures and functions were
discussed and processes to enhance the transition from South Asia to a new region
were initiated. While a more detailed note on the proceedings of the steering group
meeting will be featured on the website and exchange soon, a short list of the main
recommendations and action plan is outlined below.
1. Transition of coordination
A proposal from Latin America was presented fat becomha^ the new hub of
global co-ordinatorship of the movement,While further details and clarifications
were requested, another potential proposal from another region was also
mentioned. Fran Baum (PHM Australia and Pacific) was requested to facilitate a
process to receive these proposals and help the steering group to assess them and
take necessary action towards the transition. The last date for consideration of
proposals was 23rd August 2005.
2. New organizational options
Many members participated actively in the discussion on the paper arising out of
the last steering group meeting in Bangalore entitled ^PHM organizational
development : Options and process including rationalization. Some members
especially Hugo (Guatemala) and Hani (Egypt) offered^ some interesting
alternative organizational models. A small four member group was identified
which included David Legge (Australia), Andy Rutherford (UK), Thelma Narayan
(India) and Maria (Nicaragua) to consider all these ideas and options, collate
reactions and responses from various steering group members and others^and
initiate a process towards evolving these changes by consensus and collective
strategy.
3.
PHM Communication Strategy
The Communication strategy of PHM needs organizational strengthening
especially if the current four components
PHM Exchange; PHM Media
releases: PHM website and PHM News briefOneed to become more central in the
evolving organizational strategy and initiativ^of PHM. Prem John volunteered to
steer a consultative process with all those who wish to contribute to them post
PHA2. David Legge (Australia), Bert (Belgium) and Sarah (USA) offered to
assist him in this process.
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4. A discussion on PHM campaigns led to the decision that all those suggesting
campaigns or strategies of action in which PHM involvement or participation or
coordination was essential^be requested to send a proposal outlining further details
of the campaign, the pre-requisites the goals, the components, the schedules and
the definitive outputs or results and how these could be monitored so that PHM
campaigns would become more focused and punpooc.^^* tK'/e.
For further information, please write to PHM Secretariat.
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"Community Health Cell" <chc@sochara.org>
<secretariat@phmovement.org>
Friday, August 05, 2005 3:16 PM
Dear Ravi,
The four key points raised capture the discussions. Please circulate. Should something also go on the
website? I feel it may be helpful to keep people informed
With best wishes.
Thelma
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From:
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"David Legge" <D.Legge@latrobe.edu.au>
"PHM - Secretariat" <secretariat@phmovement.org>; "Dr Prem Chandran John"
<premjohn@vsnl.net>; "Community Health Cell" <chc@sochara.org>
Monday, August 08, 2005 3:42 AM
RE: Letter from SG meeting
Dear Ravi (and Prem and Thelma),
I believe that this is a useful summary of the main points arising. I agree with Prem’s comments about the
proposal being essentially from CA rather than LA.
I propose to involve Abdelmajis Makni (not sure about his first name) from Morocco in the Organisational
Options work; no point having lawyers available and not using them.
Warmest greetings to all.
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From: PHM - Secretariat [mailto:secretariat@phmovement.org]
Sent: Friday, 1 January 1999 11:28 PM
To: Dr Prem Chandran John; Community Health Cell; David Legge
Subject: Letter from SG meeting
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Thursday, August 04, 2005 6:37 PM
Re: Letter from SG meeting
Dear Ravi.
Many thanks for the note on the SG meeting. It is a fair summary. Item 1. Transition Coordination - the
proposal that was submitted was from Central America and NOT from Latin America. This needs to be
corrected. For the Ecuadoreans and the others - Armondo and Denise from Brazil for example - that was
the first lime they were hearing the proposal. Therefore, inspite of all the talk of collegiality etc., it is
slrcitly a Central American proposal.
Also, in the new scheme we are envisaging "a new hub of global coordinatorship" is a phrase that places
undue importance on one area/position/person. You may have to re-phrase it.
Best regards
Prem
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"Jihad Mashal" <jihad@shabaka.net>
<PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com >
Friday, August 26, 2005 3:38 PM
RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] RE: Proposal for Global Secretariat
Dear Prem,
You were always of great help and your willingness come and give a hand is
highly appreciated.
Regards
Jihad
---- Original Message----From: PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com
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Sent: 26 August 2005 11:12
To: PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] RE: Proposal for Global Secretariat
My dear Jihad,
As I told Hani and Alla when I met him in Geneva, this is an excellent idea.
Having had some experience, I would actually volunteer to come and stay with
all of you for a few months should you need my help.
Warm regards,
Prem
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Asian Community Health Action Network/ People's Health Movement 10, 32nd
Cross Street, Besant Nagar, Madras 600 090 , India
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"Jihad Mashal" <jihad@shabaka.net>
'"Fran Baum"' <Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au>
"PHM Steering Group" <PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com >
Friday, August 26, 2005 1:49 PM
[PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] RE: Proposal for Global Secretariat
Dear Fran ,
I was thinking primarily of a a general frame that we already prepared .
I their any form of application you think of III
Regards
Jihad Mashal
From: Fran Baum [mailto:Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au]
Sent: 26 August 2005 01:58
To: Jihad Mashal
Subject: Re: Proposal for Global Secretariat
Dear Jihad
Thank you for the request for an extension - that is fine and I will look forward to receiving the formal
application
Fran
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Greeting from Palestine,
As we get close to finalize our proposal for future global secretariat, I request the extension
of the last date for considering any of the proposals for the end of this week(26th August).
Since more consultation is taking place on the final draft.
With Best Regards,
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"Fran Baum" <fran.baum@flinders.edu.au>
<PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com >
Saturday, August 27, 2005 9:53 AM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] RE: Proposal for Global Secretariat
I li Jihad
No there isn't a formal form -1 just meant that your email was saying you would be submitting an
application and that a formal written one would follow.
Fran
Al 10:19 AM 26/08/2005 +0200, you wrote:
Dear Fran ,
I was thinking primarily of a a general frame that we already prepared .
I their any form of application you think of III
Regards
Jihad Mashal
From: Fran Baum [mailto:Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au]
Sent: 26 August 2005 01:58
To: Jihad Mashal
Subject: Re: Proposal for Global Secretariat
Dear Jihad
Thank you for the request for an extension - that is fine and 1 will look forward to receiving
the formal application
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Greeting from Palestine,
As we get close to finalize our proposal for future global secretariat, 1 request
the extension of the last date for considering any of the proposals for the end of
this week(26th August). Since more consultation is taking place on the final
draft.
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"Hani Serag" <hserag@yahoo.com >
"david sanders" <sandersdav@yahoo.com.au >
<bridgetl@mweb.co.za >; <secretariat@phmovement.org >
Thursday, August 18, 2005 1:55 AM
Re: From Hani Serag
(sorry to say it, but please, all receivers, consider all the content of this e-mail is confidential)
Dear David,
Warmest greetings!
So glad to hear from you. I hope you are doing very well!
(sorry to say it, but please, all receivers, consider all the content of this e-mail is confidential)
It is good that these e-mails are cc to both of bridget and Ravi, so, it would lead for a faster consensus.
First of all, I should say that I feel relieved to hear about the suggestion that considering Ecuador to host
PHM secretariat. As I think, it was clear, we (MENA) proposed for the Secretariat for the next cycle
(from 2007). This was expressed first by Jihad to Ravi (upon a discussion between Jihad and myself),
then I repeated it in the steering committee meeting in Bangalore this year and also during the Assemble
in Ecuador. Personally, I support very much that the secretariat to be hosted jointly by Africa and
MENA. This would be because we, Egyptians, feel belong to both regions!
During the PHA-2 as well as the steering committee meeting (especially after the Central America
Proposal), we were pushed to propose something. I only said that we (as MENA) any be able to propose
for hosting the secretariat jointly with Africa during this cycle (2005-2007) responding to the pressure
considering I am giving ourselves time to think and reach a consensus.
I should also admit that the easiest discussion was with you David during the next day to the steering
committee meeting as we could reach a clear and reasonable suggestion which i tried to summarize it
and attached it to you in my previous e-mail. I am saying that because the very long discussions during
the past weeks (after the assembly) with people in the MENA region including Jihad was not so easy. I
could not till now had their consensus on the suggestion we reach after the SC meeting. Also,
discussions in AHED took time because people here did not want sensitivities with people from the
region as it was felt from our suggestion which I promoted that the coordination will be dominated by
Egypt and South Africa. People in the MENA region feel that they need more time to be ready to tackle
bigger roles. We, in Egypt and I believe the same with South Africa, accepted the challenge as were
afraid of the destruction might happen when the there is no proposal rather than the Central America one
which was clearly not much supported by the SC.
For me, the objection expressed by Armando during the SC meeting when he said this is not a Latin
America proposal as we have never been consulted as well as some other side discussions with different
people let me feel that one of the criteria you considered David is difficult to be realized. My feeling was
that Central America proposal has no big chance to be accepted by the SC.
I am not sure what is going on now as I was very taken by the negotiations with people in Egypt and
MENA, especially Jihad.
If considerable number of people supporting the suggestion of moving the secretariat to Ecuador for
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these 2 years, I will support this too much and I can ensure that AHED (in Egypt) will be supportive as
much as possible and also would accept to tackle some functions if we were required to do.
I endorse the certain requirements you suggested mentioned David that Latin America should respond to
in their proposal and I would add language should be considered as an important issue. Many people felt
during the PHA-2 that Spanish was very much dominant which is understood but should be solved. It
would be solved by the organizational framework which is being done.
It is now very clearly to me that the deadline decided for the proposal for hosting the Secretariat during
the SC meeting (23rd August) is very near to reach a decision.
Finally, to summarize my reaction,
1. I support that the secretariat go to Latin America (Ecuador would be the first choice if they really
want it!).
2. Africa and MENA would be able to support the new secretariat. Some tasks / functions can be tackled
by key organizations / countries in these 2 regions, this will be very useful to make an easy move of the
secretariat to Africa/MENA in the next cycle and it will accumulate the experiences.
3. More time should be given to the process to realize the requirements needed from the Latin America
Secretariat. I would add here that the organizational framework should be ready and agreed on as soon
as possible as it will help a lot in clarifying the role of the secretariat and other helpers.
4. A regional meeting for PHM-Latin America would be very useful before providing a proposal. This
would be pushed fro by Ravi and Arturo (this is just a suggestion. I feel it is important from my
experience when I was trying to reach a consensus in MENA region - communication through E-mail,
phone and electronic chatting are not enough!).
4.1 suggest that more details description for the secretariat functions is needed. It would be a part of the
new organizational framework. I e-mailed Ravi to send me some details for the secretariat functions
listed in the guidelines he circulated to be able to reach a draft proposal.
5. I will stop the communication I started in the MENA region, I will also stop writing a draft proposal
for hosting the secretariat as well as and postpone any suggested meetings till I hear more from you all.
I believe that the meeting I called for in Cairo will not be a problem to postpone as you David will not
be able to come and Jihad did not reply me yet.
I wish that things will more towards consensus for the goodness of the movement.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Hani Serag
david sanders <sandersdav@yahoo.cotn.au> wrote:
Dear Hani,
Good to hear from you. you have been busy!!
A quick response from me. I am also copying to Bridget so she can respond too.
1.1 cannot make a meeting on 22 August. It is not possible at this stage. I do not think it would
be useful to invite Mwajuma if I and/or Bridget are not there. (Please keep this confidential).
2. Discussion after the PH A with Africans and people like Pam and others suggested that we
should, for various reasons let it go to Ecuador for 2 years and then do something joint between
Mena and Africa. Most thought that we in Africa are not yet ready for such a job, and also that
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Latin America would be very offended if we did this.
3. It is important however that there are certain requirements of Latin America eg no-one wants
Nicaragua to do it. And if Ecuador does it they have to be more inclusive of other Ecuadorean
and Latin American groups. How this will be enforced i do not know!
Lety me know your reaction to this. I will also copy it in confidence to Ravi so that he can see
how some of us are thinking.
Best regards,
David.
Hani Serag <hserag@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear David,
Warmest greetings from Cairo!
I hope you have a safe trip back from Ecuador and you are doing very well!
Upon our agreement in in Cuenca after the steering committee meeting regarding the
coordination of the PHM, I have the following done:
1.1 made a brief report on the on the Assembly as well as the steering committee
meeting for the MENA group with special notes only for Jihad Mashal. Jihad then,
circulated this report to all people in the region.
2.1 made another detailed report for AHED (the organization I am working for)
including the suggestion we reached regarding the PHM coordination. I attach to you my
summary of the suggestion we reached in Cuenca.
3.1 have a long discussion with Alaa Shukrallah and Jihad Mashal separately and all
together.
4. Alaa and myself had discussions with the other members of AHED's board.
5.1 communicated with Ravi to have have the guidelines for the functions of the
secretariat and he sent them (I believe you also got them as he circulated to the SC
group).
According to all of this, I can summarize the following for you:
L In principle, AHED represented in its board members and key staff, is feeling honored
to be a part of the PHM coordination in this cycle (2005-2007). The only concern,
according to my reports and discussions with people here especially Alaa, is all
sensitivities should be concerned and dealt with carefully, particularly those may be with
people from Central America and some of people from MENA region (I told you that it
would be some sensitivities with people from some Arab countries especially Palestine
and Lebanon if Egypt will take a big role).
2. Jihad did not respond very clearly to the suggestion we reached in Cuenca. He said
that it would be better for the MENA region to take the coordination in the coming cycle
(from 2007), however, we would be assisting region that will be coordinating (that
would be Africa) in it during the cycle (2005-2007). I had a long discussion with him
and basically (and this is only for you) he thought that Palestine would be ready to host
the coordination as a whole starting from the year 2007 and in this case, Egypt can help which can not be happened right now because of the political situation).
3. Some people from the MENA region think that in 2007 they would be more ready for
more responsibilities. I can feel that they assume that if MENA take it now with Africa,
South Africa and Egypt will be more ready than other countries in both regions which I
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believe that it will be true.
I know I am late in communication with you, but you can imagine that it took a lo9t of
time from me to reach this stage!
According to our agreement in Cuenca, AHED can host a meeting in Cairo in the 22nd
of August participated by Your, Jihad, AHED and may be Mwaguma to ge out with a
clear proposal to send to Fran (according to my suggestion to you in Cunca after our
discussion).
1 know that this is a short notice, but I wish you can make time for this as I believe that it
will be very useful. Jihad can be able to participate if I confirmed with him. So, I really
hilsyeXXnL^01inappli^ for you, please let me know as soon and^nvenient to
vou to make the needed preparations. In addition, advice me if it is needed to invite
Mwaguma as you may know that we don't have a specific budget f°r thls ^mg so we
need to limit it. But we will invite her if you think it is important tc> do. AHED^will
responsible for the cost of the flight and accommodation in Cairo. The flight costs w
be reimbursed as there is no time to transfer money, forgive us for that
In case, you think that there is no enough time to have the meeting on 2nd of August,
can we communicate with Fran to ask her for one week more instead of sending the
proposal on 23rd? what do you think?
By the way. the Health Policies and Systems Program of AHED (which 1 am runnmg)
will organize a 2-day seminar on the Medicine (drugs) in Egypt (20th - 21st of Augus ).
You are more than welcome to participate and in this case we can have: more time lor
discussion before our meeting, so, if you can make your arrival on 19th, it would be
great. You can also be able to see more of Cairo!
Well! Very long e-mail and very urgent responses need as usual. Sorry for that!
I am really looking forward to meeting you in Cairo! Let me know your ternary when
you make the flight booking.
By the way, Alaa was representing AHED in the meeting in Geneva with the WHO
about the engagement of civil society with the CSDH. He could be able to talk with
Birdget and Mwaguma and he felt they are afraid of the sensitivities with Latin America
if Africa jointly with MENA propose for the coordination. He felt from the discussions
that this would be also your own fear. Please respond to that.
Have all the best.
Yours Sincerely,
Hani Serag
Hani Serag
Director,
Health Policies and Systems Program (HPSP),
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"david sanders" <sandersdav@yahoo.com.au>
"Hani Serag" <hserag@yahoo.com>
<bridgetl@mweb.co.za>; <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Thursday, August 18, 2005 12:03 AM
Re: From Hani Serag
I )car I lani,
(iood to hear from you. you have been busy!!
A quick response from me. I am also copying to Bridget so she can respond too.
I. I cannot make a meeting on 22 August. It is not possible at this stage. I do not think it would be useful
to in\ ite Mwajuma if I and/or Bridget are not there. (Please keep this confidential).
V Discussion after the PIIA with Africans and people like Pam and others suggested that we should, for
\ arioiis reasons let it go to Ecuador for 2 years and then do something joint between Mena and Africa.
Most thought that we in Africa are not yet ready for such a job, and also that Latin America would be
ven offended if we did this.
Til is important however that there are certain requirements of Latin America eg no-one wants
Nicaragua to do it. And if Ecuador does it they have to be more inclusive of other Ecuadorean and Latin
American groups. How this will be enforced i do not know!
I ,el\ me know your reaction to this. I will also copy it in confidence to Ravi so that he can see how some
of us are thinking.
Best regards,
I)a\id.
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Warmest greetings from Cairo!
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Su bject:
"Bridget" <bridgetl@mweb.co.za>
"Hani Serag" <hserag@yahoo.com>; "david sanders" <sandersdav@yahoo.com.au>
<secretariat@phmovementorg>
Thursday, August 18, 2005 2:41 AM
RE: From Hani Serag
Dear Hani & David
Hope everyone is well!
A brief response. David's point 2 pretty much sums up the discussion with the African delegates on the last
evening in Cuenca, and what Mwajuma and I subsequently discussed with Alaa in Geneva. I agree we should
support Latin America and prepare ourselves to host the next secretariat. I do think there needs to be clear
criteria to be met by future secretariats. It would also make fair decision making process should there be more
than one proposal - I'm sure this will happen at some point. Most importantly, the criteria will halp MENA and
Africa increase capacity prior to 2007!
Best regards to all
Bridget
-Original Message----From: Hani Serag [mailto:hserag@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:25 PM
To: david sanders
Cc: bridgetl@mweb.co.za; secretariat@phmovement.org
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Thursday, August 18, 2005 12:21 AM
From Hani Serag
Dearest Ravi,
W armest greetings from Cairo!
I hank you very much for sending me the "Guidelines Relevant to PHM Global Secretariat". They were
really useful and they well be very helpful in drafting a proposal of MENA/Africa if we agreed to to
propose it this way.
\s I am working on a draft proposal that will be circulated and may be discussed through the ecommunication and may be a small regional meeting (including key persons from the 2 regions ). I need
your help very much.
I. Included in the Guidelines you sent, section C is enumerating the functions of the secretariat,
however, I would like some more details based on your experience as being the coordinator for a 3
years, i.c.. in concrete terms, what would be the major sub-functions and tasks to achieved each of the
listed functions. For example: do you suggest specific major tasks to facilitate and empower the PI IM
\ ision?
I know' that what I asked you for is not easy at all to do in short time, but I only need your rapid response
based on your experience during the past 3 years. I believe that you are the best one who can do that and
h w ould be also very helpful and it will add a lot to the value of this document.
In parallel. I am trying to breakdown the listed tasks and I will keep in touch with you to discuss (his. I
w ish you can send me something as soon as you can even if you only considered sped lie listed
functions.
2. Is there any document describing the functions of the steering committee? In other words, is there a
working paper defining the strategic decisions from the executive ones?
I can imagine how busy you are but I only want to accumulate the experiences.
I la \c all the best.
Yours Sincerely,
I lani Scrag
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Re: A note on Guidelines for PHM Secretariat
Dear Ravi,
Warmest Greetings from Cairo,
Thank you very much for sending the guidelines. They will be very useful in drawing up the proposal. I
may get back to you for some clarifications.
Best regards.
Yours Sincerely,
Hani Serag
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Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:33 AM
Re: ABOUT GLOBAL SECRETARIAT- CONFIDENTIAL
My dear Arturo,
My comments to Jihad were in the light of the Central American proposal and NO I the South \mci
proposal that I have all along encouraged you to write and submit. As you know, several limes, in
GEneva and in Cuenca, I encouraged you and asked you to tell that YOU will take it up. But c \ en in ih
last Steering Group meeting, you kept quiet. If you had said 'yes', theSteering Groop would havi
straightaway confirmed you as the Coordinator ans shifted the Secretariat to Cuenca.
But what was prsented was a scratch Central American Propsal, which inspite of claims of pariicipam
and what they called as 'colegiality' was dictated by Maria to Hugo the morning of the Steering (Iroup
I hat was not good for PHM. Also, the Central American proposal mentioned you and Marin will he ih
coordinators, not YOU which is what we wanted. There cannot be two masters.
Please know that if you (South America) has sent in a proposal (I am waiting for the translation I’rom
Ravi) then I will fully support it. Middle East was only going to take it up if Cuenca is not able lo lakup. Theirs was an offer for transition only not as a counter proposal to yours. They were ir\ ing lo
smoother! the situation.
II’ I lani and Jihad know that you will (Arturo will) take it up, I am sure they would whole hc;iriedl\
support you.
Pl.ease know and be assured that i greatly admire what the Cuencans did for PHA 2 and would like k
sec the Secretariat there, provided you are able to give full time to it since it is more than a lull lime jcl
Please know also that I am willing to come and help in setting up strucutres and systems. 11’ \ on need
me. during the initial period.
Warm regards.
Prem
Mi Arturo querido, Mis comentarios a Jihad estaban en la luz de la oferta americana central \ NO de la
oferta suramericana que tengo todos a lo largo de animado le a escribir y a someter. Como listed sabc.
varias veces, en Ginebra y en Cuenca, le anime y pedi que usted dijera quo USTED lo tome para arriba
Pero iguale en la reunion de grupo pasada del manejo, usted guardo silenciosamente. Si listed hubiei a
dicho los ' si, Groop theSteering tendria straightaway confirmada le mientras que la American National
Standard del coordinador cambio de puesto la secretaria a Cuenca.
Pero cual era prsented era un rasguno Propsal americano central, que el inspite de las demandas de la
participacion y que llamaron como ' colegiality ' fue dictado por Maria a Hugo la manana del grupo del
manejo. Eso no era bueno para PHM. Tambien, la oferta americana central le menciond y Mana sera los
coordinadores, no USTED cual es lo que deseamos. No puede haber dos amos.
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Sepa por favor que si usted (Suramerica) ha enviado en una oferta (yo estan esperando la traduceion de
Ravi) entonces que yo lo apoyara completamente. el Medio-este iba solamente a tomarlo para arriba si
Cuenca no puede tomarlo para arriba. La suya era una oferta para la transicion solamente no como oferta
contraria el tuyo. Intentaban alisar la situacion.
Si 1 lani y Jihad saben que usted (voluntad de Arturo) la tomara para arriba, soy seguro que heartedly
ayuda entera usted. Sepa y asegurese por favor que admiro grandemente lo que el Cuencans hizo para
PH A 2 y quisiera que viera la secretaria alii, con tai que usted pueda darle a tiempo complete puesto que
cs mas que un trabajo a tiempo completo. Sepa por favor tambien que estoy dispuesto a venir y a ayudar
en strucutres y sistemas de la creacion, si usted me necesita, durante el periodo inicial.
Respeto caliente, Prem
TRANSLATED BY ALTA VISTA BABEL TRANSLATOR IN TFIE COMPUTER. T11ERE MAY Bl
MISTAKES.
---- Original Message----1 rom: ARTURO QUIZHPE <aquizhpe@yahoo.com>
Date: Saturday, August 27, 2005 5:31 am
Subject: ABOUT GLOBAL SECRETARIAT- CONFIDENTIAL
My dear Prem:
> As you know, we, south america, are going to present a
> proposal for global secretariat. We had decided to
> make the proposal and I had accepted your and Ravi
> suggestions, and someother people. Therefore, I
> decided to accetpt if TEIE STEERING COMMITTE BELIEFS ON
> US and SPECIALLY IF WE ARE SECURE THAT WE WILL
> STRENGHENT THE MOVEMENTE..Maria had decided NO
participate and agrees that south america should take
> the global secretariat.
Anyway, whatever the decission could be, we appreciate
you very much here in Ecuador and Latin America..We
like you and we have strong feelings of symphaty to
you and your generosity as human being, as our older
brother.
1 told everybody here, that you advice me to take the
secretariat...therefore everybody had been surprised
with your communication to Jihad..our dear friend..
I would like to advice you, take carefully your
comments about this issue, we appreciate you so much
and we trust in you and we know your generosity heart
and all your good ideas and intentions.
With great and warms regards.
In solidarity
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From: maria@iphcglobal.org
To:|secretariat@phmovement.org , aquizhpe@yahoo.com____________________________
Cc: prem_john@vsnl.net , arutherford@oneworldaction.org , prasanna@phmovement.orc
d.legge@latrobe.edu.au_____________________________________
Subject: Responding to Ravi 28-05 message_____________________________________________
Date: Sunday, May 29z 2005 6:28 pm
Dear Ravi, et al,
Thank you for this message. I am just reacting to the Logistics document that Prem sent out so you will have it fc
tomorrow. That will respond to some ot the issues raised in this message.
Just a few comments:
Thanks for the reimbursements. That is helpful as the IPHC funds are fast diminishing.
I will send Andy details on CAFOD and Save the Children UK. if necessary, but actually he knows the CAFOD pe
do not know what amount they can give, but they are fully aware that we are awaiting a decision on their support
do not think it will be significant. I understood from Andy that he had already sent an invoice to Regina for the fur
Children. Perhaps your information from Andy is not current.(ANDY???)
RAVI: Yes, Latin America will make a revised proposal. Just so you rest a bit, I am willing to take on the coordin
interim period while some of the restructuring is worked out. But this information should not be sent out to all the
the full Latin American proposal. So keep this as internal information.
We have a pre-assembly Central American event on June 2 and 3, then we hope to have a brief proposal for you
making use of the comprehensive document that was prepared by David Legge and Andy. Of course we are con
will be support from the Americas. My question is Will there be funds????
Actually I had a very long talk with Halfdan. Yes, He will do the photo journey bit. He will also be an honorary pr
PHC panel and will make some comments there. I took the initiative to get the ticket because of the difficulties er
finding spaces. I hope you understand that.
I am trying to get feedback from many of the facilitators about their sessions. This goes very slow. I will have anc
the program, but this is not to be considered finalized, by any means. Too much is happening and things get ver
sometimes a bit difficult. But, rest assured I will send you something in English very soon even if incomplete. I s
to the website information, but rather a detailed version of the program with names included.
I will send you a copy of the brief letter I am sending out to the facilitators. I am already working very closely with
would appreciate it if Thelma and Hari would communicate with me so I can suggest to them ways in which they <
tracks. They will not have the background on it, so it would be better to begin coordinating with me soon. I am sc
separate letter to Thelma about several things later today.
When you have more information on the organizational track please inform me.
We are working closely with PAHO on trying to secure the equipment that is necessary for the simultaneous inter
hope this all works out because it is alot of money. The interpreters are fine, no problem there. But they need ac
equipment.
Other comments follow in response to the logistics document.
Regards,
Maria
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From: PHM - Secretariat [mailto:secretariat@phmovement.org ]
Sent: sabado, 28 de mayo de 2005 6:15
To: Arturo Quizhpe; Maria Hamlin Zuniga
Cc: Dr Prem Chandran John; Andy Rutherford; Prasanna - PHM Communications; David Legge
Subject: some follow up
Importance: High
Dear Arturo and Maria
Prem, Hari, Abraham, Prasanna, Nisha and 1 meet on 30th /31st May to follow up on all our discussion
evolve under Prem?s direction further supportive responses to PHA2 with greater clarity of roles and re:
prevent overlap.
Prem, Hari and Abraham are also making plans to reach Cuenca latest by 15th June to help the PHA 2 ;
few weeks before the event.
Just a few additional follow up:
1. Misereor and SI DA grants have been received and will be transferred next week. We shall kee
amount to meet initial travel grant advances like that of Halfdan.
2. The Christian Aid grant for Tsunami / Steering group meeting has been received. Andy is sent
pending reimbursement from the Bangalore meeting. I have also faxed reimbursement form fo
USD to cover Europe travel in May.
3. Oxfam Australia ? no to grant (see David Legge?s letter) is a disappointment
4. Andy is following up on Cafod and SCF ? UK. Needs further details from Maria (what, where •
5. We have sent out SOS in response to Arturo?s mail for lists of delegates, with passport dete
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran. Others are also being followed up.
6. I was very glad to have been able to discuss with Arturo some options for global coordinatorship
to hear that a Latin American proposal may be on its way.
7. Andy and David Legge have just sent a very comprehensive document from the Bangalore disci
may help the Latin American proposal. I would encourage you both to see your evolving propo
the America?s because there are so many people, who could be greatly supportive of the secretari
to that part of the world. I had a very good South Asian support group that made it more effec
India, but Prem (ACHAN); Bala (Sri Lanka); Zafrullah / Qasem (Bangladesh) and they all sup
ways.
8. The GHW Advocacy document and the very first draft (primer) of Cuenca Declaration is also on
9. The travel grant funding situation is still very problematic and a real challenge. I have just sent
Action Aid Bangkok has responded with 10,000 USD ? something but not enough! Will try i
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creative options.
10. Send details of any funding proposals made, which need to be followed up and chased. I think
support I could do with Andy?s help, since you three (including Prem) can easily facilitate the i
checked with Andy. He does not have all the details
11. I am reworking the organizational note ? was awaiting some confirmations. Same dates and s
slightly different programme contents to make it more reflective of PHM realities.
12. Responses to the photo journey ? Savar to Cuenca ? are good. Will send details through Prem
Any further ideas about the inaugural session? Halfdan said he would prefer to make a short re fl
photo journey at the inaugural session of what he feels is the significance of the Savar to (
pilgrimage! He did not want to chair a session because he finds it hard to concentrate too lo
Anyway, he gladly agreed to attend and I am glad that Maria arranged the ticket as well.
13. We have now confirmation ? 15 people ? all delegates from PHM India ? helping to support Pl IA
the following ways. Prem can discuss this with you when he arrives and coordinate this further al
and the volunteers as well.
a. PHA2 Logistics ? Prem, Prasanna, Chander
b. PHA2 Finances and protocol ? Andy, Ravi
c. PHA2 Communication / media ? Unni, Satya, Abraham, Lalit, Pervez Imam (film maker)
d. Track or Programme support ? Flari (ASM), Thelma (Equity), Sarojini (Gender).
e. Synthesis and documentation ? Abhay, Rakhal, Naveen
None are volunteers ? so need not be paid separately. They will support specific activities if rec
participate as delegates.
We have paid Registration and Quito ? Cuenca travel for all of them and they will also individually reg
the registration process is viable. Passport details for visa authorization for all of them has been sent t<
of us alreadh have visas. Amit is working on the logistics of the rest of the PHM India delegation with I
here.
Best wishes
Ravi
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
Website: www.phmovement.org
From: PHM - Secretariat [mailto:secretariat@phmovement.org]
Sent: sabado, 28 de mayo de 2005 6:15
To: Arturo Quizhpe; Maria Hamlin Zuniga
Cc: Dr Prem Chandran John; Andy Rutherford; Prasanna - PHM Communications; David Legge
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Subject: some follow up
Importance: High
Dear Arturo and Maria
Prem, Hari, Abraham, Prasanna, Nisha and I meet on 30th /31st May to follow up on all our discussion
evolve under Prem?s direction further supportive responses to PHA2 with greater clarity of roles and re:
prevent overlap.
Prem, Hari and Abraham are also making plans to reach Cuenca latest by 15th June to help the PHA 2
few weeks before the event.
Just a few additional follow up:
1. Misereor and SIDA grants have been received and will be transferred next week. We shall kee
amount to meet initial travel grant advances like that of Halfdan.
2. The Christian Aid grant for Tsunami / Steering group meeting has been received. Andy is sent
pending reimbursement from the Bangalore meeting. I have also faxed reimbursement form fo
USD to cover Europe travel in May.
3. Oxfam Australia ? no to grant (see David Legge?s letter) is a disappointment
4. Andy is following up on Cafod and SCF ? UK. Needs further details from Maria (what, where •
5. We have sent out SOS in response to Arturo?s mail for lists of delegates, with passport detc
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran. Others are also being followed up.
6. I was very glad to have been able to discuss with Arturo some options for global coordinatorship
to hear that a Latin American proposal may be on its way.
7. Andy and David Legge have just sent a very comprehensive document from the Bangalore disci
may help the Latin American proposal. I would encourage you both to see your evolving propo
the America?s because there are so many people, who could be greatly supportive of the secretari
to that part of the world. I had a very good South Asian support group that made it more effec
India, but Prem (ACHAN); Bala (Sri Lanka); Zafrullah / Qasem (Bangladesh) and they all sup
ways.
8. The GHW Advocacy document and the very first draft (primer) of Cuenca Declaration is also on
9. The travel grant funding situation is still very problematic and a real challenge. I have just sent
Action Aid Bangkok has responded with 10,000 USD ? something but not enough! Will try i
creative options.
10. Send details of any funding proposals made, which need to be followed up and chased. I think
support I could do with Andy?s help, since you three (including Prem) can easily facilitate the i
checked with Andy. He does not have all the details
11. I am reworking the organizational note ? was awaiting some confirmations. Same dates and s
slightly different programme contents to make it more reflective of PHM realities.
12. Responses to the photo journey ? Savar to Cuenca ? are good. Will send details through Prem
Any further ideas about the inaugural session? Halfdan said he would prefer to make a short refl
photo journey at the inaugural session of what he feels is the significance of the Savar to (
pilgrimage! He did not want to chair a session because he finds it hard to concentrate too lo
Anyway, he gladly agreed to attend and I am glad that Maria arranged the ticket as well.
13. We have now confirmation ? 15 people ? all delegates from PHM India ? helping to support PHA
the following ways. Prem can discuss this with you when he arrives and coordinate this further al
and the volunteers as well.
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a.
b.
PHA2 Logistics ? Prem, Prasanna, Chander
PHA2 Finances and protocol ? Andy, Ravi
c. PHA2 Communication / media ? Unni, Satya, Abraham, Lalit, Pervez Imam (film maker)
d. Track or Programme support ? Hari (ASM), Thelma (Equity), Sarojini (Gender).
e. Synthesis and documentation ? Abhay, Rakhal, Naveen
None are volunteers ? so need not be paid separately. They will support specific activities if req
participate as delegates.
We have paid Registration and Quito ? Cuenca travel for all of them and they will also individually reg
the registration process is viable. Passport details for visa authorization for all of them has been sent t<
of us alreadh have visas. Amit is working on the logistics of the rest of the PHM India delegation with I
here.
Best wishes
Ravi
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
Website: www.phmovement.org
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Dear Friends,
In response to some recent enquiries by Hani Serag (PHM - Middle East) and others,
regarding guidelines for the Secretariat, we have re-edited the note circulated on July
2, 2004 entitled “Shift of Secretariat’*, which had been prepared in coordination with
Prcm, Jihad, Sarah and Lanny, in response to a decision at the Steering Group
meeting held in Mumbai, January 2004, during IHF-WSF events. This may be
helpful to region/s who are evolving proposals for hosting the global secretariat from
October 2005. If any one requires further clarifications, of any of the matters
included in this note or any other matter associated with the responsibility of hosting
the Secretariat, please be in touch with us. We would be very glad to send you any
further details. We are looking forward to an early decision on this matter and are
preparing for the transition.
Best wishes.
PHM Secretariat Team
Bangalore
UPDATE ON FUND REQUIREMENT FOR PHA 2 (as on 10 August 2005)
SI No.
T
2
Item of Expenditure
[* indicate estimates]
Media expenses ’
PHA 2
Secretariat
Cuenca
PHM/PHA2
Account OWA - UK
PHM Secretariat
Bangalore
Services, Carlos Padilla and
family international ticket, Julio
and Abuela tickets and more
than 50 people who did not pay
their internal flights
(translators, interpreters,
african delegates, etc ) and
transfers
10000
Ixa tours *
Venues *
15000
4
Opening and closing ceremony *
15000
5
Salaries (July & August) '
8000
6
Translation and equipment *
14000
7
Travel (OWA) and local costs
reimbursements (PHM
Secretariat)
Includes taxes for services,
rented equipments, sound
system, computers, etc duitmg
the assembly.
Sounds, lights, venues,
emergency teams, flight
tickets (cultural groups)
Total costs worked out to USD
34000, of which USD 20000
was supported by PAHO
7 la
Africa group (Mwajuma + 13
others)
48974
3365
7 1b
Mary Sandasi (Zimbabwe)
3522
325
Middle East delegation (9 people)
Remarks
8 printed Pijuanos, Radio
programs, National delegates
10000
3
72
TOTAL (USD)
13831
1) Supported by CIDA, Canada
- Bridget. Sureya, Louis (South
Africa), Malachi (Kenya). T
Molly (Uganda), Matthew
Hamisi. Charles (Tanzania),
Aimee (Congo); Santuah
(Ghana) 2) Supported by SCF,
UK - Lilian, Manyama
(Tanzania). 3) Supported by
Wemos - Mwajuma (Tanzania)
2076
Includes Hani. Medhat (Egypt),
Abdel, Sanaa (Morocco),
Ghassan (Lebanon), Ghassan
(Palestine); Bargar Rezwan.
Nazeem (Iran)
7.3
Asian delegation (15 people)
35398
8196
1) Includes Shama (Pakistan)
Edelina, Romio, Darby
(Philhpmes), Jaikumar, Evefyn
(Malaysia), Mathura. Deena
(Nepal), Imamuddm,
Shafiuddin, Ram, Qasem,
Zafruallah (Bangladesh),
Abhay (India) 2) Advanced by
PHM Secretaiat Anita, Mira
(India)
74
Europe delegation (3 people)
4576
296
Includes Halfdan (Denmark);
Marjan (Serbia). Tom (UK)
75
PHM Secretariat advance team
and media team - travel
7081
4340
Includes Prem, Han and
Abraham (PHM Secretariat).
Unni, Sanjana, Rajiv and
Sathya (Media team)
950
Paid to Hotel Athahualpa
3570
By Prem and team
75
76
Press team hotel costs______
Additional contribution to local
costs
Total
72,000.00
113,381.75
23,117.56
208,499.31
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<gissa@mawared.org>; <ghassanha@palnet.com>; "Hani Serag" <hserag@yahoo.com>; "'Hani
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Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11.40 AM
[PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Proposal for Global Secretariat
Dear Ravi, Fran andfriends.
Greeting from Palestine,
As we get close to finalize our proposal for future global secretariat, I request the
extension of the last date for considering any of the proposals for the end of this week
(26th August). Since more consultation is taking place on the final draft.
With Best Regards,
Jihad Mashal
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Hacia la esperanza, hacia la alegremia, hacia un mundo saludable. Las voces de la tierra
nos han convocado.
Solidariamente,
Arturo Quizhpe P.
OUR WEAKNESSES:
Limited capacity of financial management in the international scope, always we have worked with
limited resources, on the basis of the Personal voluntary military service • with high decision and
will, social, human and technical formation important, with much initiative, but with little experience
international and limited communication in English. • Possible Global, Arturo Quizhpe Peralta,
partially bilingual Coordinator, and possibility of on time partial dedication (20 hours weeks), and
with multiple academic, scientific and social commitments. THE SECRETARY OF THE
MOVEMENT: We are militant of the life, have walked with you from always, if Steering C considers
by consensus and of shared in common way, that the SECRETARY Of the MOVEMENT and the
GLOBAL COORDINATION CAN BE IN CUENCA, ECUADOR, we will assume once again the
challenge with humility and energy, as long as the decision serves to unite, to add, to multiply, and
to fortify the movement, to all and all. Towards the hope, alegremia, a healthful world. The Earth
voices have summoned to us.
In solidarity
Arturo Quizhpe
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Fundacion Nino a Nino, con oficina permanente en Cuenca, Esta daria la
cobertura legal a la Secretaria.
Tenemos una importante historia de activismo social y de compromiso, ademds de
contar con el apoyo de varias organizaciones sociales, tenemos el respaldo de
personal academico, de investigadores ligados a la lucha por la salud colectiva
tales como CEAS, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas de Cuenca, y Asociacion Nacional
de Facultades de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud.
Hemos acumulado una importante experiencia en la organizacion social,
investigacion con un centenar de publicaciones cientlficas, sociales, y pollticas.
BASIS FOR the PROPOSAL OF the SECRETARY •
The Secretariat of PHA2, would happen to constitute the Secretariat of the Movement, endorsed by
the National Front of Health of the People of Ecuador. The proposal has been supported by the
movement of the South America and the adhesion of America Center. • is counted humanly on
technically described personnel and, with militant commitment in the movement. Their abilities have
been demonstrated through the organization and direction of page Web, bulletin of the assembly,
management of resources, construction of alliances and direction. ■ Its capacity of management
made advances in the consolidation possible and extension of the movement • is the expression of
the movement in Ecuador and the South Cone, therefore its personnel is it jeopardize with the
postulates and principles of the movement, as well as of the letter of health of the people. ■
Contamos on a experience of militancy by the life of 40 years. The legally constituted organization
with legal recognition according to the laws of Ecuador, registered as a nongovernmental
organization is the Young Foundation to Boy, with permanent office in Cuenca. This would give the
legal cover to the Secretariat. ■ Tenemos an important history of social activism and commitment,
besides to count on the support of several social organizations, we have the endorsement of
academic personnel, investigators bound to the fight by the collective health such as CEAS, Faculty
of Medical Sciences of Cuenca, and National Association of Medicine Faculties and Sciences of the
Health. ■ There are accumulated an important experience in the social organization, investigation
with a hundred of scientific, social publications, and policies.
NUESTRAS DEBILIDADES:
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Limitada capacidad de gestion financiera en el dmbito internacional, siempre
hemos funcionado con recursos limitados, en base al voluntariado.
Personal con alta decision y voluntad, formacion social, humana y tecnica
importantes, con mucha iniciativa, pero con poca experiencia internacional y
limitada comunicacion en ingles.
Posible Coordinador Global, Arturo Quizhpe Peralta, parcialmente bilingiie, y
posibilidad de dedicacion a tiempo parcial (20 horas semanas), y con multiples
compromisos academicos, cientlficos y sociales.
LA SECRETARIA DEL MOVIMIENTO:
Sotnos militantes de la vida, hemos caminado con ustedes desde siempre, si el Steering C
considerapor consenso y de manera solidaria, que la SECRETARIA DEL MOVIMIENTO
y LA COORDINACION GLOBAL PUEDEN ESTAR EN CUENCA, ECUADOR,
asumiremos una vez mas el reto con humildady energia, siempre y cuando la decision
sirve para unir, sumar, multiplicar, y fortalecer el movimiento, a todos y todas.
limitaciones, agradecemos a todos y todas el desafio de haber confiado esta tarea que la
asumimos como un nuevo desafio de la vida en la lucha por un amanecer mas saludable.
Ratificamos nuestro reconocimiento a todos los compaheros y compaheras que se
involucraron directamente en la organizacion de la asamblea, destacamos con letras
mayiisculas EL COMPROMISO, LA ENTREGA TOTAL CON MILES DE HORAS DE
TRABAJO, a veces incomprendido, otras veces cuestionado, pero siempre bien
INTENCIONADO DE MARIA HAMLIN
TOWARDS THE HOPE, THE ALEGREMIA From our vision and, our militancy with the life, and the
health of the people of the world, we celebrated PHA2, recognize our limitations, we thank for to all
and all the challenge of to have trusted this task that we assumed it as a new challenge of the life in
the fight by a healthful dawn but. We ratified our recognition to all the companions and companions
who became jumbled directly in the organization of the assembly, we emphasized with capital
letters the COMMITMENT, the TOTAL DELIVERY WITH THOUSANDS OF WORKING HOURS,
sometimes misunderstood, other times questioned, but always well-meaning OF MARIA HAMLIN.
Decimos gracias de todo corazon a Prem, Hari, Abraham, que se movilizaron a Cuenca
para brindarnos su apoyo. Resaltamos el rol de Ravi, de Andy, de Fram, de todos los
compaheros y compaheras que siempre dieron su aliento. Abrazamos a todos y todas, sin
excepcion para decides: VAMOS A CAMINAR, VAMOS HACIA DELANTE.
We say thanks of all heart to Prem, Hari, Abraham, that were mobilized to Cuenca to offer their
support. We emphasized the role of Ravi, Andy, Fram, all the companions and companions who
always gave their breath. We embraced to all and all, without exception to say to them: WE ARE
GOING TO WALK, WE GO TOWARDS AHEAD.
BASES PARA LA PROPUESTA DE LA SECRETARIA
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La Secretaria de la II Asamblea Mundial de Salud de los Pueblos, pasaria a
constituir la Secretaria del Movimiento, respaldada por el Frente Nacional de
Salud de los Pueblos del Ecuador. La propuesta ha sido apoyada por el movimiento
de Sur America y la adhesion de Centro America.
Se cuenta con personal calificado tecnica y humanamente, con compromiso
militante en el movimiento. Sus habilidades han sido demostradas a traves de la
organizacion y direccion de pdgina web, boletin de la asamblea, gestion de
recursos, construccion de alianzas y direccion.
Su capacidad de gestion hizo posible avances en la consolidation y ampliation del
movimiento.
Se trata de la expresion del movimiento en el Ecuador y el Cono Sur, por lo tanto
su personal esta comprometido con los postulados y principios del movimiento, asi
como de la carta de salud de los pueblos.
Contamos con una experiencia de militancia por la vida de 40 ahos. La
organization legalmente constituida con reconocimiento juridico de acuerdo a las
leyes del Ecuador, registrada como una organization no gubernamental es la
del Ecuador. Por supuesto, estas instituciones realizaron sus egresos directamente a
traves de la organizacidn de algunos de los eventos de la asamblea.
Citamos unos pocos ejemplos:
It is possible to emphasize that the Secretariat made manifold efforts to count on the collaboration
of diverse organizations and national institutions. In the Economic Report, it will be able to be
observed that more of the 50 percent of the cost of the assembly it corresponds to the contribution
of the popular organizations and democratic institutions of Ecuador. Of course, these institutions
directly made their debits through the organization of some of the events of the assembly. We
mentioned few examples:
La Direccion de Cultura del Banco Central, asumid prdcticamente todos los gastos de
promocion, movilizacion de sanadores andinos, musicos etnogrdficos de la region,
alimentos, disefio, arreglos de la ceremonia de los pueblos originarios. Su costo estd
estimado alrededor de 50.000 dolares.
Accion Ecologica asumid la coordinacion del eje temdtico: saludy ambiente. Organizo,
movilizo recursos, planifico la inclusion de representantes, testimonios y expertos de todos
los continentes. Su costo debid ser mayor a los 50.000 usa dolares.
The Direction of Culture of the Central bank, assumed practically all the expenses of promotion,
mobilization of Andean, musical sanadores ethnographic of the region, foods, design, adjustments
of the ceremony of the original people. Its cost is considered around 50,000 dollars. Ecological
action assumed the coordination of the thematic axis: health and atmosphere. It organized, it
mobilized resources, it planned the inclusion of representatives, testimonies and experts of all the
continents. Its cost had to be greater to the 50,000 uses dollars.
Aclaramos, sin embargo que en todos los casos, la gestidn, la justificacidny el manejo lo
hicieron de manera descentralizada a traves de sus respectivas organizaciones.
Equipos de Traduccidn, e interpretes: gracias a la tenacidad de Marla, su persistencia y
por su puesto su capacidad de gestidn, logramos que la OPS asigne 20.000 usa dolares
para el pago de alquiler de equipos, Pero ademds, logrd la contribucidn de interpretes y
traductoras profesionales que EXONERARON sus remuneraciones para la asamblea.
We clarified, nevertheless that in all the cases, the management, the justification and the handling
did it of way decentralized through their respective organizations. Equipment of Translation, and
interpreters: thanks to the tenacity of Maria, their persistence and by its position its capacity of
management, we obtained that the OPS assigns 20,000 uses dollars for the payment of rent of
equipment, But in addition, obtained the contribution of you interpret and professional translators
who EXONERATED their remunerations for the assembly.
HACIA LA ESPERANZA, HACIA LA ALEGREMIA
Desde nuestra vision y, nuestra militancia con la vida, y la salud de los pueblos del mundo,
celebramos la II Asamblea Mundial de Salud de los Pueblos, reconocemos nuestras
c. El fortalecimiento y produccion del Informe Alternative Latinoamericano y el
incentive a la participacion de los movimientos populares en su elaboration y
difusion.
a.
b.
c.
The production of attractive and didactic material of education and communication, such as
video clips, programs of radio, documentary video on the assembly, that serves as
sustenance and support to the diverse campaigns,
The activation with new contents of the page Web of the assembly, whose wealth and
quality would have to be optimized in the future immediate. We stood out and we again
invited to visit the page Web so that the effort of the team of companions is valued in their
dimension who with extraordinary mystic and much technical knowledge. We thought that
we would not have to waste the way walked by the companions.
The fortification and production of the Latin American Alternative Report and the incentive
to the participation of the popular movements in its elaboration and diffusion.
GOLDEN YEARS, JOVENES, CHILDREN And CHILDREN, PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL
CAPACITIES.
Without a doubt the incluyente character of the assembly and its vision, were reflected in the
programming. During long time they will remain in our memories, and the collective memory, the
emotions and energy generated by the young protagonists and young, old, people with special
capacities of the diversity of actions and event who understood the assembly.
FINANZAS, LOGISTICA, TALENTOS HUMANOS, PROGRAMACION
La Secretaria de la Asamblea inicio sus actividades y continua trabajando hasta el
momento con recursos economicos muy limitados. Su fortaleza radicd en la gran cantidad
de talentos humanos que logrd involucrar, en la creatividad e ingenio de sus miembros y
tambien en la capacidad de gestidn, entre los que merecen destacarse:
Comite Internacional Organizador, que con la presencia, el liderazgo, el compromiso y la
entrega total sin condiciones y la mistica de Maria Hamlin Zuniga asi como el aporte de
los demds miembros contribuyeron a superar las limitaciones, promovieron la confianzay
el entusiasmo del Comite Nacional y de la Secretaria, garantizando el exito de la
asamblea.
FINANCES, LOGISTICA, HUMAN TALENTS, PROGRAMMING The Secretariat of the Assembly
initiated its activities and continues working until the moment with economic resources very limited.
Its strength was in the great amount of human talents that it managed to involve, in the creativity
and talent of its members and also in the capacity of management, between which they deserve to
stand out: Organizing committee the International, that with the presence, the leadership, the
commitment and the total delivery without conditions and the mystic of Maria Hamlin Zuniga as well
as the contribution of the other members contributed to surpass the limitations, promoted the
confidence and the enthusiasm of the National Committee and the Secretariat, guaranteeing the
success of the assembly.
Cabe destacar que la Secretaria realizd multiples esfuerzos para contar con la
colaboracidn de diversas organizaciones e instituciones nacionales. En el Informe
Economico, podrd observarse que mas del 50 por ciento del costo de la asamblea
corresponde a la contribucidn de la organizaciones populares e instituciones democrdticas
PEOPLE ORGINARIOS Of the WORLD, DECLARATION Of the FORUM OF The CHILDHOOD
And YOUTH.
EDUCACION, MOVILIZACION YCAMPANAS
El proceso de concienciacion, cabildeo y generation de propuestas; asi como la
movilizacion para alcanzar las metas de las distintas camparias aprobadas por el PHM,
implica un proceso tambien de education, de production de material diddctico.
La Secretaria de la II Asamblea, conjuntamente con el Frente National de Salud de los
Pueblos del Ecuador, y otras organizaciones como Action Ecologica, a traves de la
coordination del CEAS contribuyo para el informe global pero ademds edito EL
INFORME ALTERNATIVO DE AMERICA LATINA, producto de la incorporation de mas
de 30 instituciones academicas, cientlficas, sociales, de trabajadores y de gobiernos
democrdticos de la region. Ademds, publico un libro sobre MILITARIZACION,
OCUPACION YSALUD, como aporte de America Latina a la luchapor lapazy la salud.
EDUCATION, MOBILIZATION And CAMPAIGNS The process of awareness, lobbying and
generation of proposals; as well as the mobilization to reach the goals of the different campaigns
approved by the PHM, also implies a process of education, production of didactic material. The
Secretariat of II the Assembly, jointly with the National Front of Health of the People of Ecuador,
and other organizations like Ecological Action, through the coordination of the CEAS contributed for
the global report but in addition it published the ALTERNATIVE REPORT OF LATIN AMERICA,
product of the incorporation of but of 30 academic, scientific, social institutions, of workers and
democratic governments of the region. In addition, it published a book on MILITARIZATION,
OCUPACION and HEALTH, as contribution of Latin America to the fight by La Paz and the health.
Perspective: To take advantage of the analytical wealth of the testimonies, documents, world-wide
alternative report and of Latin America, declaration of Cuenca, declaration of the original people,
synthesis of the documentation commission, production and analysis of the I Session of the
University the International of Health of the People, and all the wealth of manifestations
presented/displayed in the assembly for::
a. La production de material atractivo y diddctico de education y comunicacidn,
tales como video clips, programas de radio, video documental sobre la asamblea,
que sirva de sustento y apoyo a las diversas campahas,
b. La activation con nuevos contenidos de la pdgina web de la asamblea, cuya
riquezay calidad deberian ser optimizados en el futuro inmediato. Resaltamos e
invitamos nuevamente a visitor la pdgina web para que sea valorado en su
dimension el esfuerzo del equipo de compaheros que con mistica extraordinaria y
con mucho conocimiento tecnico. Pensamos que NO deberlamos desperdiciar el
camino andado por los compaheros.
C0MUNICAC10N:
La edicion del Boletin Diario y del Programa de Radio “Pijuano ”, constituyeron
elementos esenciales en la difusion de los testimonios y andlisis, la cohesion interna de los
delegados, el incentivo a la discusidn y el debate. El equipo local integrado por periodistas
jbvenes pero con una larga historia de compromiso social adquirio experiencia, se
cohesiono y logro construir una importante red de comunicacion que en el futuro deberd
consolidarse y fortalecerse.
Perspectivas: Deberiamos optimizar esa experiencia, consolidar el equipo, y mantener la
edicion virtual del BOLETIN DEL PIJUANO MENSUALMENTE, y al menos dos
ediciones impresas por ano. El equipo de Cuenca, estd dispuesto, tiene la capacidad
tecnicay el compromiso para hacerlo, solo requiere el entusiasmo y la decision del
conjunto.
COMMUNICATION: The edition of the Daily Bulletin and the Program of Radio "Pijuano",
constituted essential elements in the diffusion of the testimonies and analysis, the internal cohesion
of the delegates, the incentive to the discussion and the debate. The local equipment integrated by
young journalists but with one releases history of social commitment acquired experience,
cohesiono and was managed to construct an important communication network that in will have to
consolidate and the future to be fortified. Perspective: We would have to optimize that experience,
to consolidate the equipment, and to maintain the virtual edition of the BULLETIN Of the PIJUANO
MONTHLY, and at least two editions printed per year. The equipment of Cuenca, is arranged, has
the technical capacity and the commitment to make it, single requires the enthusiasm and the
decision of the set.
0RGAN1ZACI0N:
En el marco de la II Asamblea Mundial de Salud de los Pueblos, se incentivo la
organizacion y movilizacion popular en defensa del derecho a la salud. De manera
particular en America Latina, surgieron importantes circulos del movimiento, se realizaron
alianzas con sectores importantes del movimiento campesino, de trabajadores, de pueblos
originarios, del arte y la cultura. Su presencia fue evidente durante la asamblea, gran
parte del colorido, del entusiasmo y de la esperanza fueron protagonizados por estas
organizaciones.
Perspectivas: consolidar y unificar el movimiento a traves de la difusion, reflexion, andlisis
de la: DECLARACION DE CUENCA, DECLARACION DEL MILENIO DE LOS
PUEBLOS ORGINARIOS DEL MUNDO, DECLARACION DEL FORO DE LA NINEZ Y
DE LA JUVENTUD.
ORGANIZATION: Within the framework of PHA2, one stimulated the organization and popular
mobilization in defense of the right to the health. From particular way in Latin America, they arose
important circles of the movement, were made alliances with important sectors of the movement
farmer, workers, original people, the art and the culture. Its presence was evident during the
assembly, great part of the colorful one, the enthusiasm and of the hope they were carried out by
these organizations. Perspective: to consolidate and to unify the movement through the diffusion,
reflection, analysis of: DECLARATION OF CUENCA, DECLARATION Of the MILLENIUM OF
The images of the multiple events that conformed part of the assembly are alive, dynamic, exciting
messages, that they require to be compartidas..Necesitamos to take to the message all and all. He
is urgent to run the voice of which a World Healthful is Possible, that an enchantment world is being
born.
Las voces de los ninos y ninas, el resonar de los tambores, la risay hasta las lagrimas
furtivas de muchos companeros y companeras han quedado impregnadas en nuestras
retinas, y la energia generada por tanto amor a la vida de todos, continuardn alimentando
nuestra lucha.
The voices of the children and children, resonating of the drums, the laughter and until the furtive
tears of many companions and companions have been impregnated in our retinas, and the
generated energy therefore love to the life of all, will continue feeding our fight.
UN PROCESO DE CONSTRUCCION COLECTIVA
A PROCESS OF COLLECTIVE CONSTRUCTION
La asamblea conto con la participacion entusiasta, decididay critica de muchos miembros
del movimiento. Su proceso de construccion constituyd una experiencia colectiva, y una
prueba de compromiso, historia, e Impetu del joven equipo de la secretaria de Cuenca. La
diversidad de acciones, de eventos y expresiones culturales visibilizaron algunos errores
en la planificacion, pero que de ninguna manera afectaron el exito de la II Asamblea.
La II Asamblea Mundial de Salud de los Pueblos, mostro la diversidad del genero humano,
la potencialidad del movimiento, su cardcter contra hegemonico e incluyente, asl como la
necesidad urgente de cohesion y unidad alrededor de metas inmediatas, y mediatas.
The assembly counted on the enthusiastic participation, decided and criticizes of many members of
the movement. Its process of construction constituted a collective experience, and a test of
commitment, history, and impetus of the young equipment of the secretariat of Cuenca. The
diversity of actions, of cultural events and expressions visibilizaron some errors in the planning, but
that of no way affected the success of II the Assembly. PHA2, showed the diversity of the human
sort, the potentiality of the movement, its hegemonic and incluyente character against, as well as
the urgent necessity of cohesion and unit around goals immediate, and mediate.
Begun el balance del Comite Nacional Organizador, del personal de Secretaria de la II
Asamblea de Salud de los Pueblos, y de multiples comunicaciones postasamblea, para el
andlisis, reflexion, compromiso y fortalecimiento del movimiento, deberlamos destacarse
entre otros los siguientes aspectos:
According to the balance of the Organizing National Committee, of the personnel of Secretariat of II
the Assembly of Health of the People, and multiple communications postassembly, for the analysis,
reflection, commitment and fortification of the movement, we would have to stand out among others
the following aspects:
—- UKh+t-i Eq t
;LAS VOCES DE LA TIERRA NOS HAN CONVOCADO j
jConstruyamos un mundo saludable!
Desde todos los rincones del planeta, las voces de la tierra fueron respondidas con notable
entusiasmo, energia y esperanza. El reto de construir un mundo saludable fue celebrado en
Cuenca, Ecuador durante la II Asamblea Mundial de Salud de los Pueblos. Los errores, las
dificultades, los obstdculos fueron y seguiran siendo derrotados con la voluntady el
compromiso de todos y todas.
From all the corners of the planet, the Earth voices were responded with remarkable enthusiasm,
energy and hope. The challenge to construct a healthful world was celebrated in Cuenca, Ecuador
during PHA2. The errors, the difficulties, the obstacles were and will continue being defeated with
the will and the commitment of all and all.
La riqueza de propuestas, la rigurosidad academica, la energia y la fuerza de los
testimonios, la decision de avanzar venciendo la soledady el individualismo, pusieron en
evidencia el crecimiento cualitativo y cuantitativo de un movimiento que se abre paso en la
historia de los pueblos reafirmando su derecho a la libertad, la dignidady la alegria.
The wealth of proposals, the academic rigor, the energy and the force of the testimonies, the
decision to advance overcoming the solitude and the individualismo, put in evidence the qualitative
and quantitative growth of a movement that opens to passage in the history of the people
reaffirming its right to the freedom, the dignity and the joy.
La II Asamblea Mundial de Salud de los Pueblos, marcd un hito en la historia en la lucha
por el derecho a la salud, se ha afirmado, pero ademds se ha dicho que permanecerd en la
memoria colectiva por mucho tiempo, y no desaparecerd si el fuego y la pasion por la vida
de aquel acto simbolico de sanacion del planeta es alimentado con nuestro compromiso y
action diaria, unitaria y solidaria.
PHA2, marked a landmark in history in the fight by the right the health, has affirmed, but in addition
it has been said that it will remain for a long time in the collective memory, and will not disappear if
the fire and the passion by the life of that symbolic act of sanacion of the planet are fed with our
commitment and daily action, unitary and shared in common.
(,Hubo una mezcla de alegria, de indignation, y en momentos hasta de impotencia” afirma
un articulo de una de las participantes en la asamblea; pero siempre se respiro un aire de
optimismo, esperanza y solidaridad, se resalta.
"There was a joy mixture, of indignation, and at moments until of impotence" it affirms an article of
one of the participants in the assembly; but always one breathed an air of optimism, hope and
solidarity, is emphasized.
Las imdgenes de los multiples eventos que conformaron parte de la asamblea son mensajes
vivos, dindmicos, emocionantes, que requieren ser compartidas..Necesitamos llevar al
mensaje a todosy todas. Es urgente correr la voz de que un Mundo Saludables es Posible,
que un mundo de encanto estd naciendo.
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Friday, August 26, 2005 2:42 PM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] RE: Proposal for Global Secretariat
My dear Jihad,
As I told Hani and Alla when I met him in Geneva, this is an excellent idea. Having had some
experience, I would actually volunteer to come and stay with all of you for a few months should you
need my help.
Warm regards,
Prem
Dr.Prem Chandran John
Asian Community Health Action Network/ People's Health Movement
10, 32nd Cross Street, Besant Nagar,
Madras 600 090 , India
Tel:+91-44-2491 9890 Fax: +91-44-2821 6705
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GUIDELINES RELEVANT TO
PHM GLOBAL SECRETARIAT
Source : Extracts from People’s Health Movement - Organizational structure and
framework - Some Guidelines, November 2002
(Updated January 2004)
Please note that the information in boxes indicates the way these guidelines were
operationalize by the PHM Global Secretariat, hosted by Community Health Cell (CHC),
Bangalore, on behalf of the India region from January 2003 to date
A. SECRETARIAT
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•
•
•
•
•
The Secretariat will be hosted by different regions in rotation
Some of the activities will be retained at the previous secretariat
2-3 years will be the period for the secretariat to be in one region
Use of a letterhead renamed as People’s Health Movement reflecting steering
group of networks will be promoted
The secretariat will be supported by a steering group in the decision making
process
Secretarial support group will be evolved for communications and
publications, media, PHM exchange, funding etc.,
B. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF HOST OF THE SECRETARIAT IN A
REGION
• Willingness to host the secretariat by the organisation and endorsement by the
regional circle
• The organization must have skills in communication, management, finances,
project implementation and reporting
• Must be inclusive and have skills in networking and advocacy
• Must be committed to the PHM vision and the People’s Charter for Health
PHM Global Secretariat, Bangalore, India (2003-05)
1. PHM India unanimously decided in Bhopal, India, in July 2002 that it
would host the next phase of the Global Secretariat and requested CHC
to do so on its behalf.
2. CHC was selected because it had nearly two decades of experience of
promoting community health concerns, building and supporting
networks and skills in advocacy, communication, management, fund
raising and project implementation .
CE1C had also been deeply involved in the whole PH Al mobilization
process in India and had been a resource person for PHA1 as well. In
addition CHC had worked with many of the networks that came
together to form PHM India before 2000.
4. CHC agreed to depute Dr. Ravi Narayan, its Community Health
Advisor, (who had been a public health consultant and people’s health
activists for nearly 30 years) on a full time basis from January 2003 till
March 2005. A full time office secretary, Srinidhi, was also deputed
from CHC for the same period.
C. FUNCTIONS OF THE SECRETARIAT
•
•
•
•
•
•
Facilitation and empowerment of PHM vision
External / Internal communication in PHM between member and circles
Management of collective initiatives and events
To design and execute planning, monitoring and evaluation of PHM activities
Fund raising and financial management
Working with members, donors, facilitators, contact points etc..
PHM Global Secretariat, Bangalore, India(2003-05)
In addition to the above mentioned functions, the Bangalore Secretariat
undertook two more additional tasks:
i. Dr. Ravi along with Dr. Zafrullah was the convenor of the WHO
Advocacy Circle, which in addition to regular advocacy
initiatives with WHO, also organized PHM presence and related
events at WHA in Geneva, in May 2002, May 2003, May 2004
and May 2005 respectively.
ii. From November 2003 till March 2005, Prasanna - the
Communication Officer also acted as the website manager. From
April 2005 the website was supported by a PI IA 2 related project
with additional team members on a short term basis till
September 2005.
D. MINIMUM
NEEDS
SECRETARIAT
•
•
•
•
•
FOR
SMOOTH
FUNCTIONING
OF
THE
Full time Secretariat coordinator (on deputation to PHM secretariat from
hosting organisation)
A communication officer capable of dealing with communication challenges
including website
A technical officer to help the coordinator (could be short term volunteers or
short term linkage from the host organization or region)
A person for accounts (part time or flexi time)
Some office infrastructure - computer, telephone, fax, basic library and office
space drawn from hosting organization and supported by PHM budget
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PHM Global Secretariat, Bangalore, India (2003-05)
In addition to full time coordinator and full time office secretary, a full
time communication officer, Prasanna S.S. was also appointed to support
the communication needs of the Secretariat.
ii. While it had been proposed that the PHM secretariat should have a
technical officer to support the coordinator, CHC did not appoint a
separate technical officer since there were many staff members and
fellows in CHC, who supported the PHM Secretariat in this function.
iii. To maintain distinct identity of the PHM global secretariat from the host
organization (CHC), a separate office was rented with a separate phone
number and email identity.
iv. In order to reduce the burden on PHM budget, CHC advanced the rental
deposit for the new office and provided most of the furniture, telephone,
computers and other equipments.
v. A separate letterhead was prepared as Template and used as required.
Apart from the local addresses and contact details, it also had the list of
regions and founding networks to highlights the global diversity and
solidarity of CHC.
vi. A small India region secretariat support group consisting of B. Ekbal PHM India Convenor, Mira Shiva - PHM Steering Group member, Amit
Sen Gupta - PHM India Joint Convenor and Mohan Rao - PHM India
resource person was established and all communications and decisions
were marked to this four member group to maintain a close link of the
secretariat with the region, elicit various forms of support and ensure
accountability and transparency. Later this was expanded to other joint
convenors of PHM India joint convenors as well.
i.
E. SECRETARIAL SUPPORT GROUP
Steering committee
1.
•
A steering committee consisting of representatives of the 8 founding networks
and the focal points of 13 regions of PHM along with the incoming and
outgoing coordinators will help in collective decision making.
.
It will meet at least once a year to take stalk of the evolution and challenges of
the movement and plan responses and strategies
•
It will also constantly identify regional / international events that could be
used as strategic opportunities for PHM participation, promotion of PHM
concerns and initiatives and smaller group steering committee meetings and
dialogue.
•
A steering committee discussion group (yahoo group) will be established to
help the secretariat keep all members involved and informed in all the key
decisions.
PHM Global Secretariat, Bangalore, India (2003-05)
i. The steering group during this period consisted of representatives
of IPHC, ACHAN, WGNRR, HAIAP, TWM GK, DHF and
CIROAP - the eight founding networks. Since April 2004 there
has been no CI representative.
ii. The steering group also consists of representatives of 11 of the 13
regions (South Asia, South East Asia, India, Southern Africa, East
and Central Africa, Middle East, Europe, North America, Central
America & Caribbean, South America, Australia & Pacific). China
and West Africa had no representative.
iii. Steering group meetings took place in January 2004 in Mumbai
India and April 2005 in Bangalore-India and informal steering
group meetings during the WHAs in Geneva in May each year. A
special group meeting was organized on 23rd July 2005 at Cuenca,
post PHA2.
iv. Steering of PHM through steering group email and annual meetings
was not as successful or effective as the secretariat team expected
due to inadequate responses by steering group members to email
communications from secretariat and others; lack of clarity of roles
and responsibilities and other constraints. Since April 2005, new
organizational options to enhance governance structures and
strengthen decision making processes are being explored. The
division into 13 regions also doesn’t seem practical or viable and
during the proposed organizational restructuring, reducing the
number of regions is being considered while at the same time
increasing regional coordination responsibilities. This was further
discussed at the Cuenca meeting.
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2. Funding group
•
A 6 member funding group will assist the Coordinator in financial and fund
raising matters helping to evolve the project proposals, budget, logical frame
and identifying and dialoguing with potential partners on behalf of Pl IM.
PHM Global Secretariat, Bangalore, India (2003-05)
i. A 6 member funding group consisting of Andy Rutherford (One
World Action, UK); Olle Nordberg (DHF, Sweden); Maria Zunega
(IPIIC, Nicaragua); K. Bala (HAIAP, Sri Lanka); Qasem Chowdhury
(GK, Bangladesh) and Prem John (ACHAN) supported the
coordinator in fund raising strategies and related financial
management through e-group discussion and occasional meetings
related to PHM events.
ii. One World Action - UK, continued to support the PHM secretariat
by hosting the PHM - OWA account in UK which processed and
received all the grants and donations facilitated by the funding group.
Andy Rutherford facilitated all these activities in an honorary
capacity and without any contribution to OWA for providing his and
related services.
iii. During the 2003-05 phase, the fund raising shifted from large
government or international funding agency grants (that had
supported PHA1 and the early PHM phase) to small focused grants
and donations for specific events, needs and initiatives of PHM. This
was called the “Friends and Neighbour Policy” and regions and
founding networks that also encourage to raise funds of their own to
support PHM activities as expressions of their solidarity. This was a
highly risky approach requiring lot of communication and
perseverance but on the whole help to revive greater solidarity in the
movement.
iv. For PHA2, since this was a large international event, Maria Zunega
was invited to be the convenor of the international organizing
committee and also support additional fund raising activity. Some
new additional members were invited to join the PHA 2 fund raising
process and these included Sarah & fanny (USA); Maija (Canada);
WGNRR and SAMA (India); Sunil Deepak (AIFO); Manoj (WCC);
Margaret Posada (Latin America); Thelma Narayan (India); Andrew
Chetley (UK); Unni and others.
3. Communications and media circle
•
A group of PHM members will volunteer to be part of the communications
and media circle and will facilitate both internal and external communication
and thereby contributing to the expansion of the decentralized movement.
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•
They will share responsibilities for
> Website and related communication activities and through this
increase the visibility of the movement
> Facilitating and exchange of ideas and dialogues through E-mail
communication, eg., PHA Exchange
> Issue of timely press releases and publication of the same
> Devising methods to overcome the digital divide, eg., in requesting
regional contacts to download, photocopy and post mail to members in
the region.
> Launch of campaigns (for eg. Million signature campaign for Health
for All)
> Regular press releases on health issues of global concern
PHM Global Secretariat, Bangalore, India (2003-05)
i. Andrew and Prasanna’s efforts to organize a communication strategy
and circle as an integrated activity of PHM did not succeed during
this phase. However, all the above component communication
functions were carried out with committed volunteers.
ii. Newsbrief : Prem and Qasem brought out regular news briefs from
No.8 to No. 15 nearly every 3 months. These were printed at GK
except No. 15 (in Bangalore).
iii. The PHA Exchange - a sort of e-group communication and
discussion group was moderated by Claudio Shuftan. Vietnam, very
effectively throughout the phase.
iv. PHM Media releases : Unni and Satya regularly facilitated media
releases throughout the phase and especially around WHAs. IHF and
other events.
v. PHM Website : Nand (Costa Rica) managed the web site till
November 2003 and then handed over to Prasanna. From April 2005,
the website was managed as a special pre PFIA2 project supported by
a Health Link -UK facilitated DFID grant which enabled the
secretariat to have a full time web editor since the effort to run the
website by an overworked secretariat was not very effective. It is
now suggested that in the next phase, there is need to decentralize the
web management to any region or organization volunteering to take
up the responsibility without it necessarily having to be the
responsibility of the next secretariat.
vi. PHM Charters : The translations of the Charter into different
languages and their promotion was facilitated by Pam Zinkin (UK) as
a volunteer.
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4.
Publications / PHM resource centre
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•
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•
•
•
The GK Savar centre, Bangladesh, which hosted the PHA 1 and the
secretariat for the first two years will continue as a PHM resource
centre
It will bring out a regular News brief and related publications to
highlight the activities of PHM during a specified period
It will publish the policy/ background papers / charters in coordination
with the Secretariat and organizations / individuals from the regions.
A small editorial group would support this activity.
Sometimes a small additional group would be formed for a specific
publication
The PHM resource centre will also keep track of all the publications,
handouts, educational and promotional materials that evolved in the
PHM -Globally, regionally and at country level.
PHM Global Secretariat, Bangalore, India (2003-05)
i. The GK publication unit - Gonomudran - continued to print and
publish the news briefs; the People Charter for Health; the PHM
HIV / AIDS charter; the Mumbai Declaration and reprints of the
PHA1 background documents and Voices of the People and other
publications.
ii. On some occasions, as in the case of Alma Ata Anniversary
publication, HIV/AIDS Charter, News brief 15 etc., other options
were also explored. Many regions printed their own publications
as well.
F.
SOME OBSERVATIONS FROM
(JUNE 2004)
EXTERNAL EVALUATION REPORT
As we evolve processes of transition to new regions and coordinators, it may be useful to
keep the following observations from the evaluation report in mind - so that these trends
may be sustained and strengthened further:
•
•
•
“There is now increasing dialogue and communication among key movement
focal points. Externally, there is a great visibility of the PI IM in some arenas
and for a”.
“There is now more clarity and transparency on how activities are fonded.
how funds are being shared and made to work more effectively is combination
and with complementarity”.
“The concept of PHM participants bringing their own contributions to the
table to enable things to happen, rather than looking to PHM (particularly the
secretariat) as a source of resources is beginning to be internalized. This focus
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•
•
•
•
on contributions is one of the key indicators in determining the strength of a
network or a movement”.
“There has been some enhanced cooperation. Links that are evolving with the
World Social Forum, the strengthened connections with WHO and PAHO. the
development of working relationships with the Global Equity Gauge and
Medact around a global health watch process are simply a few of the most
visible positive trends.
“Enabling dialogue and discussion in a number of forums is increasing, but
there is scope for more. The Secretariat is demonstrating leadership in this, as
are some national groups. The Alma-Ata related meetings throughout 2003
are good examples.
“Communication strategies and practices - both internal and external - are
improving. Again the Secretariat is demonstrating leadership, and the
response of many participants in the movement to share information is
becoming more evident”.
“Enhanced cooperation is important so that PHM is visibly seen as a pro
active, inclusive and welcoming movement and is a platform that enables
people to participate, without them having to convert to a particular belief,
ideology or approach”.
PHM Global Secretariat,
Bangalore
1 Olh August 2005
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"'Fran Baum'" <fran.baum@flinders.edu.au>; "'Dr Prem Chandran John'" <premjohn@vsnl.net>
Friday, September 09, 2005 5:11 PM
RE: CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Ravi ,
11 is of prime importance not to delay things any more .but I was under the assumption that Fran still waiting for
proposals and was never left with the the feeling or the information that Latin America has some concrete
suggestion that makes any other proposal for the future either needed or relevant .I promised Fran to send the
Proposal today .which I will do and I do hope that it helps in more clarity how we see our involvement in the
movement.
Regards
Jihad
From: PHM - Secretariat [mailto:secretariat@phmovement.org]
Sent: 09 September 2005 12:53
To: Jihad Mashal; Hani Serag; David Sanders; Bridget Lloyd
Cc: Fran Baum; Dr Prem Chandran John
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Jihad, Hani, David, Bridget,
Greetings!
I have seen some of the mail between all of you that was marked tome. Then I presumed that at one stage it was
decided to drop the idea and to support the Latin American proposal ensuring as David had suggested that it was
more inclusive and more clearly defined. I was then surprised to hear that you had asked for more time. So like
Fran, I am also intrigued and awaiting a proposal. Don't delay too long. I did not send Hani further clarifications
asked because of the understanding mentioned earlier that the proposal was dropped for now.
Strategically, it may be good to send the proposal even if it is for the period January 2008-December 2009 after
the LA period October 2005 - December 2007. Also your region could consider one or two supportive functions
for LA secretariat at this phase as well as an alternative. Wim and Bert (PHM Belgium) have offered to be the
new hub of the PHM website and they are now evolving a collective proposal with the PHM website team, the LA
group and the 12 other PHM related website managers. Perhaps MENA could organise the Newsbrief, or
coordinate the WHO-CSDH - PHM link up or some other focussed activity so that you arein the loop of
organisational decision making and the transition from LA to MENA is smoother next time. Whatever your
decision take action as suggested by Fran immediately.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
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Friday, August 26, 2005 5:28 AM
Steering Committee members
Dear Ravi
Can you send me the list of the people who are on the steering committee
and so will make the decisions about the next secretariat.
Fran
y
8/26/05
6. List of Participants
1. Final List of Participants. Perhaps even this will probably be tentative
2. Identify people with potential for taking on some roles during Pl IA 2
3. See who is funded, who has not been funded etc., for travel
4. SG members and Country contacts - how many are coming, funds?
7. Arrivals and departure Desk - timings, flights, bus and trains - details
Very important activity
8. Meeting in Cuenca, Guyaquil
1. Tickets for Quito-Cuenca-Quito, Guyaquil-Cuenca-Guyaquil
2. Who is in charge in Quito, Guyaquil
3. Volunteers for meeting flights and handing over tickets
4. Overnight accommodation inward and outward for those who don't connect
9. Visas
1. Visa on arrival
2. Visa extension when necessary (in Cuenca? In Quito?)
3.
If in Quito, logistics
4. Collection of visa fees, when necessary
10. A ccom modal ion Desk /
1. List of who has already asked for accommodation, arrange appropriate
accommodation
2. List of those who have not pre-registered, assigning appropriate accommodation
3. Personally telling all hotel/guest house owners that participants will pay for their
own stay
1 1. Accommodation Desk - 2
1. Except those who are used to traveling, most others will arrive at a central place
to find out where they will stay. Therefore, the accommodation list to be with
Airport meeting services as well as the Accommodations Desk - 2 that will
function 24 hours till the end of PHA 2
2. Have appropriately trained volunteers to steer people to their final destination
3. Accommodate SG members and Country Contacts in appropriate places
4. Accommodation for those who are arriving early (like Abraham etc.,)
12. Local Transport Desk
1. For meeting and transporting Special Invitees to their accommodation-gratis
2. For others who may need it-gratis
3. Larger transport for block booked accommodation to meeting venues and back
4. Transporting volunteers to their sites of work and back
5. Transporting Steering Group members from their accommodation to sites of
meetings
6. Transport available for collecting documentation
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Friday, August 26, 2005 1:59 PM
Re: Steering Committee members
Dear Fran,
As mentioned before Ravi is on leave till 29th August and hence would be
back on Monday. In the meantime I am sending you the weblink which would
give you the list of the Steering Committee members,
http://www.phmovement.org/steeringcommittee.html. If you want their email
address please roll the mouse over the 'Click to Email' link and then at the
left hand side bottom the email address of the persons would be displayed.
Hope this much helps for the timebeing.
Prasanna
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1 st Main
1 st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
Website: wwwrphmovement.org
---- Original Message----From: "Fran Baum" <Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au>
To: <phmsec@touchtelindia.net>; <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 5:28 AM
Subject: Steering Committee members
Dear Ravi
Can you send me the list of the people who are on the steering committee
and so will make the decisions about the next secretariat.
Fran
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"Fran Baum" <fran.baum@flinders.edu.au>; "Dr Prem Chandran John" <premjohn@vsnl.net>
Friday, September 09, 2005 4:22 PM
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CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Jihad, Hani, David, Bridget,
Greetings!
I have seen some of the mail between all of you that was marked tome. Then I presumed that at one stage it was
decided to drop the idea and to support the Latin American proposal ensuring as David had suggested that it was
more inclusive and more clearly defined. I was then surprised to hear that you had asked for more time. So like
Fran, I am also intrigued and awaiting a proposal. Don't delay too long. I did not send Hani further clarifications
asked because of the understanding mentioned earlier that the proposal was dropped for now.
Strategically, it may be good to send the proposal even if it is for the period January 2008-December 2009 after
the LA period October 2005 - December 2007. Also your region could consider one or two supportive functions
for LA secretariat at this phase as well as an alternative. Wim and Bert (PHM Belgium) have offered to be the
new hub of the PHM website and they are now evolving a collective proposal with the PHM website team, the LA
group and the 12 other PHM related website managers. Perhaps MENA could organise the Newsbrief, or
coordinate the WHO-CSDH - PHM link up or some other focussed activity so that you arein the loop of
organisational decision making and the transition from LA to MENA is smoother next time. Whatever your
decision take action as suggested by Fran immediately.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
Website: www.phmovement.org
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Dear Jihad
Can you please let me know where you are at with the secretariat
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committee know. If you have decided not to submit a proposal could
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Regarding MENA proposal
Dear Fran and Prem,
I think the MENA is a great proposal for regional strengthening. It seems we should endorse the LA
proposal with the suggestion that Arturo should enhance the LA representativeness / collectivity. Also
Arturo should work on adding furthur details around the points raised by Prem and me in our recent
communication. This will enhance greater clarity.
We can ask SG to consider the MENA proposal as following from Jan 2008. This will add to PHM
sustainability and continuity.
The website process with Belgium as hub is well under way and we need just to link the Lebanon group
or whoever interested in website in MENA region to the communication circle.
Both LA and MENA can be requested by you to identify how the Bangalore team could support the
transfer and the capacity building or the training / orientation if required. Prem seems very keen that
this should be more formalized rather than just through email. Qasem’s visit to Bangalore after Asia
Social Forum did help this process even though I had long standing links with GK. I am open to doing it
in whatever way is feasible, even visiting Equador again to orient the local secretariat team or hosting a
visit by Arturo to Bangalore. Please discuss this between yourself and we can follow this up
telephonically since it seems I shall not be able to join the WHO - CSDH meeting.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
Website: www.phmovement.org
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Sunday, September 18, 2005 10:19 AM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Proposals for Global Secretariat - PLEASE RESPOND BY
26-9-05
Thanks Deien will look forward to your comments
At 01:44 AM 18/09/2005, you wrote:
Dear Fran,
Hello! Thanks for our e mail. I can not respond yet
as I am leaving soon for Dhaka, Bangladesh to
particpate in the plenary meeting of the Communicating
for Advocacy project that HAIN is involved with,
together with Healthlink Worlwide UK, SARPV in
Bangladesh and CHEMS in Cambodia. I will be back in
Manila on the 23rd and hope to be able to study this
and make my comments.
Hope you are fine and well. Best regards to you and
Paul. Take care.
Deien
- fran.baum@flinders.edu.au wrote:
Dear Friends
PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL AND LET ME
KNOW IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO
RESPOND TO IT IN DETAIL BY MONDAY 26-9-05
> I previously sent the proposal from the Latin
> America group offering to host
> the global secretariat. I have attached this again.
> Ravi has suggested that we
> need more detail and requested this from Arturo. I
> suggest that if Arturo wants
> to provide this he sends it directly to the steering
> group in the next few
> days. The operational details Ravi requested are a
> specification of who would
> be the co-ordinator, how much time they could
> commitment to PHM, how the
> administrative structure would be done and some
> ideas about fund raising.
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Also attached is a proposal from the Middle East
region which sets out
proposals for the organisation in the Middle East
region and proposals regarding
the global secretariat.
> I am currently in Delhi at a Commission of Social
> Determinants meeting and have
> had the chance to meet with a variety of PHM
> comrades including Prem, Thelma,
> Bridget, Hani, Mwajuma, Narendra,Maria and Mira. The
> main concern people
> expressed is that we need to make decisions
> regarding a sustainable future for
> PHM will ensure our movement continues to grow.
> People also expressed the view
> that we need urgently to make a decision about the
> future structure of PHM.
> Some recommendations are due to be made by the group
> appointed in Cuenca and
> led by David Legge. This process has been delayed
> because David computer was
> stolen so we can’t delay the process of considering
> the secretariat issues
> until the structure issue is resolved. Ravi has made
> it very clear that he is
> unable to continue and a new home has to be found
> for the secretariat. I think
> there is wide spread agreement that if we are to
> adopt a new structural model
> then the role of the global secretariat may change
> in the future. But we don’t
> know at this stage how. A further crucial issue that
> has been raised is that
> PHM is, to put it bluntly broke. This means that the
> new secretariat would have
> to be involved in extensive fund raising in order to
> fund the secretariat.
Following discussion with other members of the
steering committee I suggest we
consider the two proposals following he process
below:
People send me their thoughts about the proposals by
Monday 26th September. I
will then summarise people’s thought and hope that
we can move towards a
consensus. We may need to repeat the process a few
times.
In your comments it would be helpful to address the
following:
Do you require any additional information from
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> either region?
> Should we consider appointing a global co-ordinator
> for 2006-07 and then one
> for
> 2008-09 at this stage in order to have a forward
> plan for PHM.
> How should PHM conduct its fund raising should
> this be the role of the
> co-ordinator or should this be the responsibility of
> a specialist fund raiser?
Finally I will remind people that Ravi and Prem have
offered to help the new
secretariat and to provide transition support.
With very best wishes to you all
Fran
PHM-Australia and the Pacific
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:36 PM
[pha-ncc] Fw: Transition News - 1
To:
Sent:
Subject:
From: PHM - Secretariat
To: PHM Steering Group
Cc: Ravi@Phmovement.Org
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:32 PM
Subject: Transition News -1
PiJrl
TRANSITION NEWS - 1
1
From PHM Global Secretariat,
Dear friends.
Its nearly 50 days after PHA 2 at Cuenca and this short communication is an update of furthur
developments on transition of the secretariat and related functions.
1. A formal proposal for the shift of secretariat to Cuenca with Arturo Quizhpe as coordinator and
the PHA 2 Cuenca secretariat hosting the global secretariat has been received on behalf of the
Latin America region. Some steering group members have asked for furthur clarifications and
details.
2.
The Middle Eastern region has also forwarded three short proposals as well
a)
b)
c)
to strengthen MENA region
to host PHM Global secretariat in 2008-2009
to support website process
Fran Baum who was facilitating this process is following up to matter and will be
communicating with all concerned shortly. Please write to her for furthur details.
(Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au )
3.
Prem John who had volunteered to evolve a more relevant communication strategy has been
actively guiding the
process.
a) Wim of PHM Belgium has got the endorsement of his organization to coordinate the
PHM website in close collaboration and dialogue with all those who have been involved
with the PHM / PHA 2 websites in Bangalore, Cuenca and Nicaragua and also all the
web managers of the 12 others PHM related organizational websites around the world.
b) An active process of collective planning is ongoing. Anyone else wishing to join this
process may send a communication to Prem John (premjohn@vsnl.com) and Wim
( wim.deceukelaire@intal.be).
c) The website management will move to Belgium at the end of the month.
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4.
While all these positive developments are taking place - symbolic of the vibrancy of the
movement — the crisis on the funding front continues and the responses from most of you has
been very disappointing. PHM is not an international foundation with a large endowment or
access to large grants. We have managed support for all our recent activities through an
innovative but risky “Friends and Neighbors policy tapping small and medium sized grants
from friendly agencies and supportive funders. PHA 2 was quite a challenge for this approach.
We still have a large deficit and many travel reimbursements and local costs in Cuenca are still
to be settled. Andy, Arturo and I are still struggling through this challenge. A few steering group
members have sent supportive suggestion and even offered small donations. WEMO’s has
agreed to cover 3 travel reimbursement and we greatly appreciate this solid offer. However
much more needs to be done.
Most have ignored the crisis - not a very good expression of solidarity. While we hope to tackle
this - as we have done all the challenges in the past few years - some creative proactivity by each
of you could be greatly appreciated. This is our challenge not some one else. It would be really
great if in the next few weeks we all put our mind and efforts to this challenge so that the
transition could avoid passing on debts to the next secretariat.
(A separate communication with furthur details will follow on this specific matter. Arturo will be
in London in the last week of the month working on a final accounts and with Andy, OWA and
assessing the pending debts).
5.
As we in the Bangalore Secretariat begin the process of transition we would also like to take this
opportunity to thank each and everyone of you who have been in touch with us for all the
support and solidarity. We have collectively achieved many things - The PHM has grown. We
have learnt many new lessons. There is lots to be done. We hope all of you will continue to do
more than your best supporting the next secretariat team.
With best wishes,
Ravi, Prem, Prasanna, Abraham, Nisha and CHC team,
PHM Secretariat team till Sept. 2005.
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
Website: www.phmovement.org
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"K Bala" <kbala12@yahoo.com>
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Friday, September 16, 2005 11:54 AM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Proposals for Global Secretariat - PLEASE RESPOND BY 269-05
Dear Fran,
Thanks. I vey much want to respond to this important
mail. I have certain constraints. We are closing the
office today 16th and going to Negombo about 40 km
away to organise the Second International Consutation
in Undergraduate Medical and Pharmacy Education. We
return to office on 26 sept. I shall mail it on 27th
Sept. I trust this is agreeable to you. Best wishes
Bala
— Olle Nordberg <Olle.Nordberg@dhf.uu.se> wrote:
>Dear Fran,
Many thanks for this important mailing! I will
react to it within the limit you have put. In the
meantime,
All the best,
Olle
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>Dear Friends
>PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL AND LET ME
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>RESPOND TO IT IN DETAIL BY MONDAY 26-9-05
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Friday, September 16, 2005 3:24 AM
RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Proposals for Global Secretariat - PLEASE RESPOND BY 269-05
Thank you Fran for taking this on...and I will respond by the 26th.
mk
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Friday, August 26, 2005 9:34 AM
Proposed new HAI structure.doc
Dear Fran, dear Ravi,
Attached is the Proposed Structure for Health Action International for your consideration. As you may
know, I have been the Chairperson of HAI-Asia Pacific for the last three years or more. They too have
problems but the new structure seems to be good. We not consider it in its entirety.
Warm regards,
Prem
Hari and Prem John
10, 32nd Cross Street
Besant Nagar
Madras 600 090, India
tel:+91-44-2491 9890
Fax: +91-44-2821 6705
8/26/05
Proposed new HAI structure
Under the current relationship between the four HAI offices, HAI Europe has the
responsibility for coordinating international projects, fundraising and acting as a conduit
for the disbursement of funds. These are functions which more properly reside with an
international secretariat. There is also a democratic deficit in that three of the regions are
not represented on the Foundation Board, the ultimate oversight body for the
organisation.
Developing an international secretariat does not add to existing structures, but takes
over from HAI Europe certain functions which have an international, rather than purely
European, scope.
It follows from more clearly separating the international roles of a coordinating
secretariat from those of the four regions that there should be a comparable reordering
of the roles and powers of the organisation’s various oversight bodies. An international
board, composed of representatives from each region, would serve as the oversight
body for the international secretariat. The four regional offices themselves would be held
to account by their own (Association) Boards, which in turn should be elected from, and
open to scrutiny by, members. This means that it is important that each region has a
membership who have a formal relationship with the relevant HAI office that defines
rights and responsibilities. Members have the responsibilities to support HAI’s aims and
to not have links to the pharmaceutical industry and the rights to receive a newsletter
and to have a stake in the organisation’s decision-making processes.
The international secretariat would have the responsibilities to:
• Coordinate / manage international projects and campaigns;
• Lead international network development;
• Lead international fundraising;
• Act as a secretariat for an international board.
An international board, composed of representatives of each region, would have the
functions of:
• Overseeing the work of the international coordinating office;
• Approving developments in HAI policy;
• Developing and approving HAI funding criteria;
• Approving strategic plans and budgets
Each regional office would have the responsibilities of:
• Regional input into international projects and campaigns
• Coordination / management of regional-specific projects, campaigns and
fundraising
• Regional network development
Each regional board would have the responsibilities to:
• Oversee the work of the regional office;
• Approve regional strategic plans and budgets.
One further consequence of these changes would be that there would be no
International Steering Group. Composed of a mix of staff and board members, the ISG
24. Registration Desk
THE most important desk
1. Pre-registration
2. Payment made already
3. New registration
4. Payment
5. Food coupons on payment
6. Badges
7. Special badges for SG, VIP, Language?
8. Bags with material
9. Language identification
10. Choice of workshops to be allotted daily?
1 1. Map of venue
12. Cashiers, cash registers, computers, receipt books
13. One, at the most two Chief Accounts Officers to receive, disburse funds from
every day activities
14. Expenditure beyond a certain level (to be fixed by Arturo) to be handled only by
Arturo but through a colleague. Expenditure below that figure to be authorised by
the Accounts officers
15. Making all the above arrangements and overseeing them
25. Problem-solving Desk - (The Buck Stops Here Desk)
As Murphy says, if anything can go wrong, it will. Let us look at some of the Corollaries:
1. Nothing is as easy as it looks
2. Everything takes longer than you think
3. If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the
most damage will be the one to go wrong
4. If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which a procedure can go
wrong and circumvent these, then a fifth way will promptly develop
5. Left to themselves, things go from bad to worse
6. Every solution breeds new problems
7. It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious
In fact, a man called O’Toole says that Murphy was an optimist!
The fact is that any event of this nature develops glitches that need to be fixed
immediately (believe me, I have gone through this in PHA 1!). But, first and foremost,
we in Pl IM are optimists. Otherwise, we won’t be here. Just remember that even at the
end of May we hardly had any money but here we are, just about to host, say 1,500,
1,700 people! Take heart!
Therefore this desk requires people of immense patience and the skills to know
whom/what to use in fixing problems at any given point in time. Do you know many
amongst us who have the above?
Prem Ch and ran John , Madras, 26th May 2005
has had the dual roles of enabling coordination of projects and campaigns, and also
discussion of policy and accountability issues. These roles would now be separated out:
there would be a clear distinction between accountability issues to be discussed by the
international board and operational issues to be discussed by the staff of each region
and the secretariat. We could envisage that the international board would need to meet
in person once a year. It would also be hoped that separately key staff from each
regional office would also meet in person once a year.
Examples
A, how a regional office works and reports
e.g. a HAI regional office receives 80% funds from the centre and 20% from its own
fundraising
Staff are accountable to their own regional board for the delivery of work promised to
donors, including those raised centrally by the HAI international secretariat
- The regional board reports to the international board on the delivery of work funded
by central grants and also reports directly to other donors for delivery of work that
those donors have funded
Central funds imply that there must be an involvement in centrally organised projects
and campaigns.
International
secretariat
International
board
HAI regional
office
Regional
board
The line between the
international
secretariat and the
regional office has no
arrow, because the
secretariat and the
regional offices are
equal and different.
The lines with arrows
show an obligation to
report on work
performed and money
spent.
Members,
external donors
B, network development
- The international board tasks the international secretariat with developing and
implementing a plan for the strategic growth of the HAI network
- the international secretariat analyses where the network should be developed
and proposes, for example, Australia - New Zealand, Central America and
Eastern Europe
the international secretariat secures agreement from the regional branches for its
plan, including the division of the responsibilities of the secretariat and the
regions for its delivery;
2
Providing appropriate volunteers for all the above desks
Daily rota/shifts/roles/responsibilities eg. From collecting from group discussions
and taking to the Synthesis group (we lost quite a lot in Savar)
6. Their food / accommodation / supervision and support
7. Bicycles/other transport for them
4.
5.
20. Physical Well being Desk
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Care of the Body)
Post-graduate Internal Medicine specialists to be present in shifts
Cardiologist on call
Woman physician for women (Muslims?)
Resuscitation equipment and other appropriate equipment
Appropriate medicines
Stand by ambulance
Communication equipment
Other needed personnel such as nurses
21. Harmony Desk
(Holistic Care)
I. Psychological Care: Desk where people will come if stressed out, for counselling,
2.
3.
4.
5.
for having some one listen to sob stories, people who have lost their
tickets/passports/money etc., while that is being sorted out
Indigenous Systems of Medicine and Alternative Health Desk
Offering care by Andean indigenous physicians, health workers, Homoeopaths,
acupressure, reflexology etc., this would be for demonstration as well as for
treatment and would work continually during day light hours.
Identification of such people and scheduling them
Support services and equipment for them eg. Massage tables
Chart boards, tables etc., for exhibition of indigenous medicines etc.,
22. Food
1. Enough number of food stalls and food so that no one has to wait for more than
ten minutes for food
2. Vegetarian/non-vegetarian, spicy, non-spicy, low-calories, halal etc.,
3. Enough number of separate snack counters - no junk food, no junk drinks
4. Enough number of water fountains/water outlets
5. Check out if the Indian families of Cuenca would like to have an Indian food stall
23. Trinkets
Indigenous artifacts, tiger claws (?), charms, dream catchers etc.,
People/organisations offering to put up stalls should be whetted by some one
knowledgeable and prices fixed.
2. NGOs and Women’s groups may also like to exhibit their wares. Provision for
exhibition and sale
1.
the plan is implemented and progress reported to the international board
C, international planning
The international secretariat drafts an international strategic plan
The plan would be submitted to regions for comments
The regional offices would consult with own membership
The regional offices submit their comments, as mandated by their membership,
to the international secretariat which incorporates them for ultimate approval by
the international board
What this might mean for staffing:
_________ Now_____
HAI Europe_________
Director
Project coordinators x2
Campaigns coordinator
Financial manager
Administrator
HAI Europe_________
Campaigns coordinator
Campaigns assistant
Future
International secretariat
Director
Project coordinators x2
Communications officer
Fundraiser
Financial manager
Administrator
Only the posts in bold are new and of course these would be funding dependent.
3
13. Big Bill Board (This is an important device)
1. Announcement of official events
2. Pasting Daily Newspapers
3. Personal messages from participants to other participants arranged in an
alphabetical manner
4. Post-it notes, pens to be made available
14. Utility Desk
1. Umbrellas, rain coats on hire against personal ID/cash refundable deposit
2. Bicycles for hire against ID/deposit (may prove to be very useful and appreciated)
3. Multi-plug adapters
4. Official T-shirts on sale
5. Official Beer mugs, pens, PH A logos on sale
6. Arrange with companies for hire of lap tops
15. Comm unications Kiosk
1. Pay phones
2. Postage stamps
3. Picture post cards
4. Arrange with company for installing computers with broadband access and
Internet facilities (not the one used by Media!) WSF had many such points
16. Lost and Found Desk
1. Lost and found articles
2. Lost people
17. Travel Desk
1. Reconfirmations
2. New tickets if needed
3. Sight seeing tours during PHA 2
4. Post-PHA 2 visits to: Cuba, Colombia border, Mountains people
18. Interpreters / translators Desk
1. Accommodation and food during PHA 2
2. Daily Rota
3. Problem solving when needed
4. Translation equipment hiring, distribution during PHA 2 against ID such as
Driving License or cash deposit (as in IHF/WSF)
19. Volunteers Desk
One of the most important of desks
1. Selection of appropriate volunteers, check their ability in language skills, people
skills
2. Language basis differentiation (different coloured T-shirts with imprints?)
3. Leaders / supervisors from among them or elsewhere
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"Fran Baum" <Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au>
<premjohn@vsnl.net >; <carmicanila@yahoo.com>; <olle.nordberg@dhf.uu.se>;
<gk@citechco.net>; <bala@haiap.org >; <maria@iphcglobal.org>; <twn@igc.apc.org>;
<wahc@wgnrr.nl>; <mirashiva@yahoo.com>; <CentralAmerica@phmovement.org>;
<EastAfrica@phmovement.org >; <europe@phmovement.org>; <india@phmovement.org>;
<MiddleEast@phmovement.org>; <PacificAusNz@phmovement.org>;
<SouthAfrica@phmovement.org>; <SouthAmerica@phmovement.org >;
<China@phmovement.org >; <NorthAmerica@phmovement.org>;
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:18 PM
ECUADOR PROPOSAL FOR PHM SEC A QUIZHPE.doc; propuesta para la secretaria
samerica.doc
Proposal to host PHM Secretariat 2005-07
Dear Fellow Members of the PHM Steering Committee
You will all recall that at our meeting on Saturday 23rd July we agreed that we would request those
regions who were willing to host the Secretariat to submit a written proposal by the 22nd August. I was
asked to facilitate an email process to enable us to make a choice about the location of the secretariat
from the proposals we receive. So far we have received a response from two of our regions:
1. Arturo and comrades in Central and South America
2. A request from Jihad for an extension of the time for the proposal because further consultation
needs to happen. Jihad now anticipates that we will have the proposal ready in two days time.
I hope you are all happy to agree with Jihad's request for the extension.
At this stage I am attaching a Spanish and English version of the Central/South American proposal so
that we can start our reading and thoughts about the best future for our precious network.
While we await the final proposal I would really like to receive your responses to an idea that was
hurriedly discussed at the end of the Steering Committee meeting. This idea was to the effect that one
way forward for our movement would be to appoint one of the groups to host the secretariat for the
period Sept 2005 until August 2007 and then agree that following that period the other group would be
the "secretariat in waiting" to take over in September 2007 until August 2009.
The advantages of this would seem to be that the second region would have some time to prepare for
taking over the secretariat and that the group that took over in 2005 would have the relief of knowing
that the succession was planned. I know that not knowing this has been a major source of headaches for
Ravi!
So I would be grateful if people could discuss this idea with local comrades and let me know their
thought on this suggestion.
Meanwhile read the Central/South American proposal and I will send the Middle East and North Africa
proposal as soon as it arrives.
Finally, I hope this process can be as much in spirit with the heart of our movement as possible. We
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have all worked and struggled together to, first establish, and then strengthen PHM so I know we will
all strive to ensure that this task of selecting the location of the Secretariat is completed in a way that
will further strengthen PHM and ensure that we are as well equipped as possible for the many fights,
struggles and frustrations we will face as we work towards our cherished dream of health for all.
In solidarity with you all
Fran
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Tuesday, September 06, 2005 4:21 PM
CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Eran and Prem,
Greetings from the PEIM Global Secretariat in Transition!
It was refreshing to have a 2 week break even though that was occasionally marred by some post PH A 2
funding emergencies that Andy, Arturo and I are trying to sort out.
I. Our appeal for active ideas and contributions to the funding challenges has, as usual, mostly had a
non steering response except from Fran, Sarah, Fanny and Pam. So much for collective
solidarity! Mira and Maria sent me additional bills and Maria list of IPHC advances? (I thought
I PHO was a founding network of PHM!) Mwajuma and Evelyne as usual have spent more than
others sanctioning themselves higher grade of travel etc..!! The nightmare continues but I am
determined with Andy to see it through and keep Arturo out of trouble so that he can coordinate il
necessary without a backlog of problems.
2. Now to secretariat shift issues. Apologies for responding late. I reviewed Prem's note and Fran's
balanced response
a. 1 endorse that the consensus was to have a global coordinator with greater roles and
decentralized responsibilities for the region evolving as a post PHA2 follow up.
b. I have welcomed Arturo’s proposal but on a one to one basis I have nudged him to move
towards more definitive formulations and details. This has been marked to both of you only
in confidence (not others).
c. I believe the best way forward is to get the overall consensus on LA proposal give them
feedback if necessary to clarify further or be more definitive and inclusive. (Though I am
surprised that no one has responded to Fran's nice and prompt letter. Are they waiting for
the Middle Eastern proposal? Or is it another example steering group non response? Or
have I missed any responses). Fran can reports in 2 weeks.
d. I suggest Fran’s letter should also be marked on steering group - yahoo mail in which case
it would go to all secretariat support group and some issue group - convenors as well. I
believe some of them have shown more organizational commitment and
steering /involvement, than some of the steering group.
Phis additional group will include people like Claudio. Andy, Andrew, Hani. Unni.
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Sathya, Jose, Thelma, Mike, Dave, Patricia, Manoj, Sunil. Nance. Eugenio etc.. Maria
has included most of them on the yahoo group.
e. This is so important a matter that I would have also send it to key country contacts (or at
least those who behave like real country contacts). But I need both your responses to this
idea.
f
The Middle Eastern / Africa proposal may not come if I am rightly informed about the egroup discussions in that region. If it does come we should suggest that they work as
supportive of LA region and take over after 2 years, ie LA region Oct. 2005 Dec. 2007
and ME region takes over Jan. 2008 till Dec. 2009 by which time Africa region would
have completed GFIW 2 and geared up for hosting PFIA 3 as well and MENA (as North
Africa) can support that process
g-
The four members ‘organisational Reforms Committee’ - of David L. Andy. Maria.
Thelma should now work as an organizational advisory group to lake the ‘paper’ and
process’ on regionalisation and decentralization forward. The committee can work on a
constitution and more guidelines etc. The three coordinators. Qasem, myself. Arturo and
perhaps Hani (fourth and future) can be ex officio members of the committee to help the
process if that is considered relevant.
With David having lost his computer; Thelma - preoccupied with WHO - CSDII India
hearing; Maria recovering from post PHA 2 stress; and Andy preoccupied with funding
challenge; - that committee has not started its work. Perhaps we need to nudge David L
to start the process by designating him as convenor. Should I do this?
h.
Finally, the communication strategy process with Prem taking the lead is going well.
Wim has officially agreed to host the web site responsibility and is busy building up a
proposal very methodically with everyone - Andrew, Nand, Prasanna, Abraham. Nisha.
Ealit. Sally. Latin American team etc. So that’s off to a good start. I am waiting for Prem
to return from Malaysia before announcing this development formally on SG and
Exchange.
i.
We have in the PI IM Secretariat started an assessment of PI IM regional resources and
potential based on our experience till PHA 2. Prasanna and I could put up a sort of table
of resources / capacities / potential. More a sort of mapping to promote the process (but
not being judgmental) since there is so much diversity in local history and experience
would that be support to the process?
We should meet in India. But when is the question any ideas. We could perhaps work on a joint
communication to be sent out on 15/16th.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PI IM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
9/6/05
Dear Fran and Prem,
Greetings from the PHM Global Secretariat in Transition! It was refreshing to have a 2
week break even though that was occasionally marred by some post PHA 2 funding
emergencies that Andy, Arturo and I are trying to sort out.
1. Our appeal foi^factive ideas and contributions to the funding challenges has as
usual mostly^a non steering response except from Fran, Sarah, Fanny and Pam.
So ttet much for collective solidarity! Mira and Maria-sm me additional bills e
M ov\'e»
W iiw-kw^ng I PHC advances? (I thought 1PHC was a funding
network of PI IM!)
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Mwajuma and Evelyne as usual have spent more than others - sanctioning
themselves higher grade of travel etc.,!! The nightmare continues but I am
determined with Andy to see it through and keep Arturo out of
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2. Now to secretariat shift issues. Apologies for responding late. I renewed Prem's
note and Fran balanced response
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a. I endorse that the consensus was to have a global coordinator with greater
roles and decentralized responsibilities for the region^evotvc^vr ceo o
pho^
b. I have welcomed Arturo’s proposal but on a one to one basis I have
nudged him to moYe towards more definitive formulations and details.
This has been marked to both of you only in confidence (not others).
c. I believe the best way forward is to get the overall consensus on
c
proposal - give them feedback if necessary to clarify furthur£fhough I am
surprised that no one has responded to Fran's nice and prompt letter. Are
they waiting for the Middle Eastern proposal? Or is it another example
steering group non - response? Or have 1 missed any responses) Fran can
reports in 2 weeks.
d. I suggest Fran letter should also be marked on steering group - yahoo mail
in which case it would go to all secretariat support group and some issue
group - convenors as well. 1 believe some of them have shown more
organizational commitment and steering /involvement^
than some of
the steering group. 1 liadGnciudcd TTs as^palrey becatrse-of' the n()n
s t cori-ng—rfsteefi-ng g-reu p.
This additional group will include people like Claudio. Andy, Andrew.
Hani. Unni, Sathya. Jose, Thelma. Mike, Da/e, Patricia. Manoj. Sunil,
stance, Eegenio etc.. Maria has included most of them on the yahoo group.
e. This is so important a matter that I would also send it to key country
contacts (or atleast those who behave like real country contacts).
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1 he Middle Eastern / Africa proposal may not come if I am rightly
informed about the e-group discussions in that region. If it does come we
should suggest that they work as supportive of LA region and take over
alter 2 years, ie LA region Oct. 2005 — Dec. 2007 and ME region takes
over Jan. 2008 till Dec. 2009 by which time Africa region would have
completed GHW 2 and geared up for hosting PHA 3 as well and MENA
(as North Africa) can support that process
g. The four members ‘organisational reforms of David L, Andy, Maria,
Thelma and perhaps one or two-ad-Thions should work as an
organizational advisory group to take the ‘paper’ and process' on
regionalisation and decentralization forward^The three coordinators,
Qasem, myself, Arturo and perhaps Hani (fourth and future) can be ex
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relevant^The committee can work on a constitution and more guidelines
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etc.,
With David having lost his computer; Thelma - preoccupied with WHO
CSDH - India hearing; Maria recovering from post PI IA 2 kwv; and Andy
preoccupied with funding challenge; - that committee has not started its
worL^rhaps we need to nudge David L to start the process by
designating him as convenor. Should 1 do this?
h. Finally the communication strategy process with Prem taking the lead is
going well. Wim has officially agreed to host the web site responsibility
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"Fran Baum" <Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au>
<premjohn@vsnl.net>
<phmsec@touchtelindia.net>; <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:35 AM
Confidential responses
Dear Prem (and Ravi although I have read you are on leave)
Thank you very much for your thoughtful email with reflections on the future of PHM. Yes we did have
a good holiday but memories are fading fast as the business of everyday life kicks in! I’ve been running
a course for our Dr PH students this week - which was good but very busy indeed.
Here are some of my thoughts in response to yours.
My sense was that the Steering Committee did want to have a Global Co-ordinator and my
understanding was that we left the meeting in Cuenca with a decision that we would receive applications
from regions to host the global co-ordination. I think the understanding is that the global co-ordinator
would be supported by the regional co-ordinators in the way you suggest. Am I correct in this
understanding or do I have something wrong?
I understood my task to be to receive the bids for the global co-ordination from the regions and then to
run a process with the SG to decide which of the bids would be accepted.
It seems that we will have two bids: one from Central and Southern America (currently only received in
Spanish) and one from the middle east region that will arrive in the next day or so.
My sense is that we can’t now change this process. There would have to be a consensus decision to do
and I doubt we could achieve this over email. Is this your sense?
Your suggestions about alternative structures are very valid but will have to be fully discussed, wouldn’t
they - and in Cuenca people seemed to have reservations about NOT having an identified focal point.
Perhaps the thing is to ask those proposing the to host the global co-ordinator to confirm that they are
prepared to work with regional co-ordinators. Certainly the HAI structure appears to have much to
commend it.
In terms of your criteria for the global co-ordinator I agree with your list and that having a people person
is essential. I also think efficiency and clear thinking is essential and would hope we can get someone
with both these attributes. Certainly Eduardo Espinoza has these qualities, I agree, but from what I can
understand of the Spanish application I received from Arturo it is proposing him as the co-ordinator.
I agree that Maria is not the right person. While she has good organisational skills I have many concerns
about accountability and transparency and her style is not very participatory.
I certainly agree we need a constitution but I imagine that would take some time to sort out.
How did you imagine we would elect a transitional executive from the SG- by email???
So here are some responses to your issues. I appreciate this is a critical time for PHM and we have to
move with care and great consideration from here to the point where we have a new co-ordinator.
Can I check that you agree that we should follow through with the decision we made in Cuenca - ie to
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appoint a co-ordinator from the applications we receive.
Will I see you in India??? I hope so
Very best wishes
Fran
At 12:35 PM 22/08/2005 -4-0500, you wrote:
Dear Fran,
I hope you had a good holiday and have come back refreshed. Refreshed enough to handle
some of PHM problems!
Hari and I finally returned home on the 15th and after some internal travel after that, have
started doing some work.
Not wanting to sound pontificating, I still have to put down some of my thoughts pertaining
to PHM. As you know PHM is the logical culmination of our own journey in health care of
the poor that started in a village, then involvement with the provincial-level (Tamilnadu
Voluntary Health Association), after that at the national-level (VHA of India) and then for
sixteen years with Asian Community Health Action Network at the regional level.
Therefore my involvement with PHM is very fulfilling and we can leave the scene, as it
were, knowing that what started in 1973 will go on and now, around the world - and as the
saying goes, with us, without us and even in spite of us! Apart from this I have no personal
stakes in this. Here is some food for thought:
1. Latin American Proposal:
What was presented at the SG meeting on the 23rd of July was not a Latin American
Proposal. It was a Central American Proposal which I saw being dieted that very morning
by Maria to Hugo. That much for 'collegiality'!
Arturo did not know of this earlier, much less Armando.
For this reason and also because no one had asked Ravi what the implications are in terms
of running a Secretariat! I would have thought that any serious proposal would have been
circulated earlier for discussions and suggestions. After all we are dealing with a growing
world-wide movement of people.
The movement is more important than personalities. Therefore I strongly discount Maria
Posada’s statement that ’’Maria Zuniga has been insulted in the past and therefore needs to
become the Coordinator’’. (PHM didn’t insult her, her own IPHC colleague did that).
2. Coordinator
I think any coordinator of any movement should be first and foremost, a 'people person’.
You were not there when I made a presentation on this (David Legge was there) and I said
being nice is more important than being efficient, not discounting efficiency of course.
We need to look at:
Age
8/29/05
Page 3 of 4
Track record, as an administrator and as a human being
Qualities such as the above
Public Health Involvement
Leadership qualities
Acceptance by the majority (Otherwise he/she would be ineffective)
3. Suggestion
We accept the fact that Ravi does not want to continue beyond September. We do not, as of
now, have any credible proposal for shifting of the Secretariat.
My proposal for your consideration is that:
A. We no longer have a GLOBAL Coordinator who is solely responsible for everything
under the sun.
Let us think of alternative styles of leadership.
Identify, build up, strengthen, support with human power and resources for a reasonable
length of time Regional Coordinators.
Each region should focus on one area of work.
Strengthen also Issue Circles which should independently deal with those issues while
keeping others informed (eg. WHO circle which is importnat at this point tin time and I
strongly suggest that Ravi be the focus person for this)
All coordinators are equal and among them one will be first among them for statutory
purposes and to be the one contact person, for example by WHO.
Each region should raise its own funds but according to previously agreed upon terms.
I commend Health Action Itemational pattern to you. Each region - Latin AMerica, AsiaPacific, Africa, Europe are all equal and they are in the prtocess of electing one person as
the Focal point.
Of course as already agreed upon, the Communication Team would have its own immediate
and short term agenda - meaning the website, the newsbrief would go on. Hopefully we can
raise funds separately.
The WHO Circle would have to become more proactive vis-a-vis especially CSDH.
The Trade and Health Circle is getting to be active.
The point is to get these regions andthe cirtcles to be interactive so that they don't go about
doing their own thing but bring about synergy.
I have spoken with Ravi and he thinks we should have regional capacity building training
programs some time in September. CHC and he would be happy to plan and implement this.
Ravi also is willing to give some of his time in visiting PHM partners where and when
necessary. Personal visits have helped to strengthen such initiatives in Africa, USA,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka etc., I too am willing, if asked to, donate my time to such initiatives.
B. Transitional team
The Steering Group has been, as Ravi has said many times, the Non-Steering Group. But
we can use the SG to constitute a small, 3 or 4 Transitional Executive Committee with a life
of say, two years or as needed.
This Committee would then fashion systems and structures (and perhaps even a constitution
- if we had a Constitution, we wouldn’t have been in this problem now. But that does not
mean rigid structures or inflexibility or bureaucracy!)
and assist the Regional Coordination to be put into place as well as assist the First among
the Coordinators in setting up an office etc.,
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Shifting the Secretariat in a hurry or handing over to not very appropriate people in a hurry
may not kill the movement but would certainly slow down its growth and reduce its
effectiveness as a movement.
4. Spanish America
As you know, we spent six weeks in Cuenca and had the opportunity of observinf life! We
would have been able to run a far smoother PHA 2 if there had been a plan, team and team
spirit, participation and not mere delegation, no paternal or maternal way of handling - the
list would be endless. Most decisions were already made - like using one of the most
inefficient Travel agents in the world, like not posting people in Quito and Guyaquil
airports etc., etc.,
All these deficiencies could have been managed, if not set right, if we had had a team. There
was no team. Delegation was there but no coordination. For example, the Programming was
done entirely by Maria and it was, as we found in the Evaluation (which I have just
collated) a bit of a disaster.
5. Finally, some unasked for suggestions: I can't think of a better person than Eduardo
Espinoza for the First Coordinator. His activism and history of sacrifice for the cause, his
undoubted public health credentials, his niceness all are exemplary. Only problem is that his
English is rudimentary but the his other assets are vast. Arturo is a sensitive human being
but has absolutely no public health involvement. He is also a practising Paediatrician who
till the last week before PHA 2 went to his clinic every day. Maria’s stuyle perhaps suited
ands continues to suit IPHC but may not be good for PHM.
Thank you for your attention to this rather long and rambling message. I know you have a
tough job on hand.
Warm regards,
Prem
Dr.Prem Chandran John
Asian Community Health Action Network/ People’s Health Movement
10, 32nd Cross Street, Besant Nagar,
Madras 600 090 , India
Td: +91-44-2491 9890 Fax: +91-44-2821 6705
Mobile: +91-98410 08001
El Movimiento Mundial por la Salud de los Pueblos demanda jSalud para Todos y Todas!
HEALTH FOR ALL NOW!
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Main Identity
From:
To:
Cc:
Sent:
Subject:
<prem_john@vsnl.net>
<fran.baum@flinders.edu.au >
<secretariat@phmovement.org >
Monday, August 22, 2005 1:05 PM
In Confidence to Fran and Ravi (not for general circulation)
Dear Fran,
I hope you had a good holiday and have come back refreshed. Refreshed enough to handle some of
PHM problems!
Hari and I finally returned home on the 15th and after some internal travel after that, have started doing
some work.
Not wanting to sound pontificating, I still have to put down some of my thoughts pertaining to PHM. As
you know PHM is the logical culmination of our own journey in health care of the poor that started in a
village, then involvement with the provincial-level (Tamilnadu Voluntary Health Association), after that
at the national-level (VHA of India) and then for sixteen years with Asian Community Health Action
Network at the regional level. Therefore my involvement with PHM is very fulfilling and we can leave
the scene, as it were, knowing that what started in 1973 will go on and now, around the world - and as
the saying goes, with us, without us and even in spite of us! Apart from this I have no personal stakes in
this. Here is some food for thought:
1. Latin American Proposal:
What was presented at the SG meeting on the 23rd of July was not a Latin American Proposal. It was a
Central American Proposal which I saw being dieted that very morning by Maria to Hugo. That much
for 'collegiality'!
Arturo did not know of this earlier, much less Armando.
For this reason and also because no one had asked Ravi what the implications are in terms of running a
Secretariat! I would have thought that any serious proposal would have been circulated earlier for
discussions and suggestions. After all we are dealing with a growing world-wide movement of people.
The movement is more important than personalities. Therefore I strongly discount Maria Posada's
statement that "Maria Zuniga has been insulted in the past and therefore needs to become the
Coordinator". (PHM didn't insult her, her own IPHC colleague did that).
2. Coordinator
I think any coordinator of any movement should be first and foremost, a 'people person'. You were not
there when I made a presentation on this (David Legge was there) and I said being nice is more
importnat than being efficient, not discounting efficiency of course.
We need to look at:
Age
Track record, as an administrator and as a human being
Qualities such as the above
Public Health Involvement
Leadership qualities
Acceptance by the majority (Otherwise he/she would be ineffective)
8/22/05
Page 2 of 3
3. Suggestion
We accept the fact that Ravi does not want to continue beyond September. We do not, as of now, have
any credible proposal for shifting of the Secretariat.
My proposal for your consideration is that:
A. We no longer have a GLOBAL Coordinator who is solely responsible for everything under the sun.
Let us think of alternative styles of leadership.
Identify, build up, strengthen, support with human power and resources for a reasonable length of time
Regional Coordinators.
Each region should focus on one area of work.
Strengthen also Issue Circles which should independently deal with those issues while keeping others
informed (eg. WFIO circle which is importnat at this point tin time and I strongly suggest that Ravi be
the focus person for this)
All coordinators are equal and among them one will be first among them for statutory purposes and to
be the one contact person, for example by WHO.
Each region should raise its own funds but according to previously agreed upon terms.
I commend Health Action Iternational pattern to you. Each region - Latin AMerica, Asia-Pacific, Africa,
Europe are all equal and they are in the prtocess of electing one person as the Focal point.
Of course as already agreed upon, the Communication Team would have its own immediate and short
term agenda - meaning the website, the newsbrief would go on. Hopefully we can raise funds separately.
The WHO Circle would have to become more proactive vis-a-vis especially CSDH.
The Trade and Health Circle is getting to be active.
The point is to get these regions andthe cirtcles to be interactive so that they don't go about doing their
own thing but bring about synergy.
I have spoken with Ravi and he thinks we should have regional capacity building training programs
some time in September. CHC and he would be happy to plan and implement this.
Ravi also is willing to give some of his time in visiting PHM partners where and when necessary.
Personal visits have helped to strengthen such initiatives in Africa, USA, Pakistan, Sri Lanka etc., I too
am willing, if asked to, donate my time to such initiatives.
B. Transitional team
The Steering Group has been, as Ravi has said many times, the Non-Steering Group. But we can use the
SG to constitute a small, 3 or 4 Transitional Executive Committee with a life of say, two years or as
needed.
This Committee would then fashion systems and structures (and perhaps even a constitution - if we had
a Constitution, we wouldn't have been in this problem now. But that does not mean rigid structures or
inflexibility or bureaucracy!)
and assist the Regional Coordination to be put into place as well as assist the First among the
Coordinators in setting up an office etc.,
Shifting the Secretariat in a hurry or handing over to not very appropriate people in a hurry may not kill
the movement but would certainly slow down its growth and reduce its effectiveness as a movement.
4. Spanish America
As you know, we spent six weeks in Cuenca and had the opportunity of observinf life! We would have
been able to run a far smoother PH A 2 if there had been a plan, team and team spirit, participation and
not mere delegation, no paternal or maternal way of handling - the list would be endless. Most decisions
8/22/05
Page 3 of 3
were already made - like using one of the most inefficient Travel agents in the world, like not posting
people in Quito and Guyaquil airports etc., etc.,
All these deficiencies could have been managed, if not set right, if we had had a team. There was no
team. Delegation was there but no coordination. For example, the Programming was done entirely by
Maria and it was, as we found in the Evaluation (which I have just collated) a bit of a disaster.
5. Finally, some unasked for suggestions: I can't think of a better person than Eduardo Espinoza for the
First Coordinator. His activism and history of sacrifice for the cause, his undoubted public health
credentials, his niceness all are exemplary. Only problem is that his English is rudimentary but the his
other assets are vast. Arturo is a sensitive human being but has absolutely no public health involvement.
He is also a practising Paediatrician who till the last week before PHA 2 went to his clinic every day.
Maria's stuyle perhaps suited ands continues to suit IPHC but may not be good for PHM.
Thank you for your attention to this rather long and rambling message. I know you have a tough job on
hand.
Warm regards,
Prem
Dr. Prem Chandran John
Asian Community Health Action Network/ People's Health Movement
10, 32nd Cross Street, Besant Nagar,
Madras 600 090 , India
Tel: +91-44-2491 9890 Fax: +91-44-2821 6705
Mobile: +91-98410 08001
El Movimiento Mundial por la Salud de los Pueblos demanda jSalud para Todos y Todas!
HEALTH FOR ALL NOW!
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"hesperian Pop Acct." <hesperian-sarahs@hesperian.org>
"Fran Baum" <fran.baum@flinders.edu.au>
<premjohn@vsnl.net>; "PHM-Secretariat" <secretariat@phmovement.org >;
<lannysmith@post.harvard.edu>; "Hani Serag" <hserag@yahoo.com>; "Jihad Mashal"
<jihad@shabaka.net>; <sarahs@hesperian.org>
Thursday, August 25, 2005 11:57 AM
Secretariat proposals?
Dear Fran,
Greetings! I noted Jihad's request for an extension through Aug 26 in order to finish consultations
around a proposal for Secretariat, which I'll assume you've agreed to; I would certainly encourage you to
do so! In the meantime, I would like to know if any other proposals for the Secretariat were submitted
prior to the Aug 23 deadline?
Can you please let me know if there are any other proposals for Secretariat, and if so can you briefly
summarize what has been submitted? Given how critical an appropriate transition of the Secretariat is
for the Movement, this information is very important to all of us.
Please note that I am using web mail and thus am not able to send emails (and possible not recieve due
to my auto-reply) on the Steering Group e-list. Can you please copy me on anything sent out on the
Steering Group list for the time being?
Thanks!
Sarah
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My dear Ravi,
1 started writing to Fran - a seriously thought out, frank letter about transition. Then I remebered that she
and Paul went to Galapagos with Maria and Rebecca. Hence I stopped! BUt there is a lot to be written.
Mwajuma spoke to me about this. She said we should not make anyone unhappy! I said that the
movement, which is now growing well, is more important than individuals, not speaking of any one in
particular. While leaving I said, offhand, why doesn't North Africa do it for three years and then
southern Africa, to merge with PHA 3.
THough I think comunications are the key to the growth of PHM and agreed to be the focal point,
shouldn’t young people be in charge? 1 want tot keep my earlier offer of retiring completely from PI IM.
It is preposterous to think that only I can contribute, even if 1 have done 2 PHAs! (And thought of the
idea back in 1985 along with Bala and Zafrullah in France during a HAI meeting!)
What do you say? We may need an interim solution. My considered view is that Latin America, taking
the present leadership on offer, is not good for the movement.
We may need to be explicit about this. Who are the others in the committee besides Fran and Thelma?
I lad a small note from young Abe. No details. Just saying 'hello'. 1 am sure he will go on to One World.
Warm regards.
Prem
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Friday, September 23, 2005 6:05 PM
Re: New secretariat
Dear Fran,
I was surprised at your letter. I was hoping to talk to you when you were
in India. Prem was to arrange that but somehow we missed the opportunity. I
was keen to update you on some new developments.
I just checked through all the emails and nowhere have I mentioned that it
is definitely going to South America. All I have said that the Middle East
proposal is for the next phase and they have endorsed LA as first choice.
Anyway, at Mumbai, I got a chance to talk with Hani and others and I am
sending a special detailed communication to you and Prem over the weekend
which provides our perspective on these matters - based on various other
communications to assist you in the task you are doing very well. So go
ahead. My communication is just to be treated as a response to your
communications. Also there is another take on the finances of PHM / PHA2
and some new possibilities / developments since the Mumbai meeting. I would
not call it 'broke' (seems too blunt) but would explain the process of
funding and the demands of PHA2. Anyway, we await all the responses from
Bala,Deien, Sarah, etc., and my communication will add to the dialogue.
All the best for the WA launch,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
Website: www.phmovement.org
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To: <phmsec@touchtelindia,net>; <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Cc: <premjohn@vsnl.net>
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 9:09 AM
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Friday, September 23, 2005 9:09 AM
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Dear Ravi
I had an email from you earlier this week (which I can't lay my hands
on at the moment) in which you mentioned that the secretariat is
definitely going to South America. Can you clarify this because if
this is the case then there is no point me running the process we
agreed on at the Steering Committee meeting in Cuenca.
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Wednesday, September 21,2005 9:50 PM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Proposals for Global Secretariat - PLEASE RESPOND BY 269-05
Dear Fran,
Greetings! I am back in the office from travels and have now received this
email . Thanks for sending it out. I will try to respond by end of the day
(my time in California) on Monday 9/26. However, Lanny is currently out of
the country, I would like to incorporate his comments as well and it may
end up taking me until late in the day Tuesday 9/27 due to Lanny's travel
schedule.
Best wishes,
Sarah
At 03:14 AM 9/16/2005 +0930, fran.baum@flinders.edu.au wrote:
>Dear Friends
>PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE
UNABLE TO
>RESPOND TO IT IN DETAIL BY MONDAY 26-9-05
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"Fran Baum" <Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au>; "Dr Prem Chandran John" <premjohn@vsnl.net>
Tuesday, September 06, 2005 4:21 PM
CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Fran and Prem,
Greetings from the PHM Global Secretariat in Transition!
It was refreshing to have a 2 week break even though that was occasionally marred by some post PHA 2
funding emergencies that Andy, Arturo and I are trying to sort out.
1. Our appeal for active ideas and contributions to the funding challenges has, as usual, mostly had a
non steering response except from Fran, Sarah, Lanny and Pam. So much for collective
solidarity! Mira and Maria sent me additional bills and Maria list of IPHC advances? (I thought
1PHC was a founding network of PHM!) Mwajuma and Evelyne as usual have spent more than
others - sanctioning themselves higher grade of travel etc.,!! The nightmare continues but I am
determined with Andy to see it through and keep Arturo out of trouble so that he can coordinate if
necessary without a backlog of problems.
2. Now to secretariat shift issues. Apologies for responding late. I reviewed Prem’s note and Fran’s
balanced response
a. I endorse that the consensus was to have a global coordinator with greater roles and
decentralized responsibilities for the region evolving as a post PHA2 follow up.
b. I have welcomed Arturo’s proposal but on a one to one basis I have nudged him to move
towards more definitive formulations and details. This has been marked to both of you only
in confidence (not others).
c. I believe the best way forward is to get the overall consensus on LA proposal - give them
feedback if necessary to clarify further or be more definitive and inclusive. (Though I am
surprised that no one has responded to Fran’s nice and prompt letter. Are they waiting for
the Middle Eastern proposal? Or is it another example steering group non - response? Or
have I missed any responses). Fran can reports in 2 weeks.
d. I suggest Fran’s letter should also be marked on steering group - yahoo mail in which case
it would go to all secretariat support group and some issue group - convenors as well. I
believe some of them have shown more organizational commitment and
steering /involvement, than some of the steering group.
This additional group will include people like Claudio, Andy, Andrew, Hani, Unni,
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Sathya, Jose, Thelma, Mike, Dave, Patricia, Manoj, Sunil, Nance, Eugenio etc., Maria
has included most of them on the yahoo group.
e. This is so important a matter that I would have also send it to key country contacts (or at
least those who behave like real country contacts). But I need both your responses to this
idea.
f
The Middle Eastern / Africa proposal may not come if I am rightly informed about the egroup discussions in that region. If it does come we should suggest that they work as
supportive of LA region and take over after 2 years, ie LA region Oct. 2005 - Dec. 2007
and ME region takes over Jan. 2008 till Dec. 2009 by which time Africa region would
have completed GHW 2 and geared up for hosting PHA 3 as well and MENA (as North
Africa) can support that process
g-
The four members ‘organisational Reforms Committee’ - of David L, Andy, Maria,
Thelma should now work as an organizational advisory group to take the ‘paper’ and
process’ on regionalisation and decentralization forward. The committee can work on a
constitution and more guidelines etc. The three coordinators, Qasem, myself, Arturo and
perhaps Hani (fourth and future) can be ex officio members of the committee to help the
process if that is considered relevant.
With David having lost his computer; Thelma - preoccupied with WHO - CSDH - India
hearing; Maria recovering from post PHA 2 stress; and Andy preoccupied with funding
challenge; - that committee has not started its work. Perhaps we need to nudge David L
to start the process by designating him as convenor. Should I do this?
h.
Finally, the communication strategy process with Prem taking the lead is going well.
Wim has officially agreed to host the web site responsibility and is busy building up a
proposal very methodically with everyone - Andrew, Nand, Prasanna, Abraham, Nisha,
Lalit, Sally, Latin American team etc. So that’s off to a good start. I am waiting for Prem
to return from Malaysia before announcing this development formally on SG and
Exchange.
i.
We have in the PHM Secretariat started an assessment of PHM regional resources and
potential based on our experience till PHA 2. Prasanna and 1 could put up a sort of table
of resources / capacities / potential. More a sort of mapping to promote the process (but
not being judgmental) since there is so much diversity in local history and experience
would that be support to the process?
We should meet in India. But when is the question any ideas. We could perhaps work on a joint
communication to be sent out on 15/16th.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
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Thursday, September 01,2005 9:29 AM
Re: Proposal to host PHM Secretariat 2005-07
My dear Fran, my dear Arturo,
Having seen Arturo's proposal for the first time, I am impressed with the philosophy and approach that
underpin it. But we need to work out several things concretely:
1. Personnel, parft time, full time
2. Roles and responsibilties
3. Role of Regional groups, building up regions, role of regional coordinators
4. Role of issue-based circle
5. How we plan to integhrate all this
6. Training of Regional coordinators
7. Training of HQ staff
8. Learning from present secretariat
9. Budget in the short term and in the mediumk term
10. Proposal for fund raising
and many more. A transitional team that would help in transition would be a great help.
I want to bring to your attention a PHM Capacity Building paper that I circulated to SG members about
two years back. If we had paid some attention to it, we would be having less problems now. For
example, if we had identified the next secretariat we could have had one or more people from that
region in Bangalore to have hands on experience in running a secretariat - this is not to say they won't
know how to but actual hands on expeience would have been a great help. Since we don't have that
luxury now, let us see in what way we can bridge this gap. A small transitional team of three or four to
help the next coordinator in the early stages would be a great help, I think.
Warm regards,
Prem
PS. I am presently in Malaysia for a meeting and will rweturn to India on the 8th after which I can write
in more detail.
.V
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Monday, September 26, 2005 3:48 PM
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Dear Fran,
The proposals from the Middle East Region and Aturo have in my opinion,
given us some guidelines and directions for the growth of PHM.
The MENA proposal reflects my own thoughts. Very careful attention has been
given to outline the growth of PHM from the real grass-roots levels. This
proposal underscores the fact that PHM should plan its future growth from
the periphery to the top and not from top to periphery.
The work for other regions have now been made easy. In my view MENA's
proposal is a wake up call to all other regions. We should first get all
regions strengthened to make PHM growth a reality.
MENA's proposal makes a very interesting point in how we should consider
planning
our global secretariat. Planners should focus on a more functional
secretariat than simply a basic administrative organizational structure.
This means planners should first identify functions and then build the
structure. I believe that each hosting organization will have its own
functional priorities.
These should be set out in a clearly stated 3 or 5 year proposal. In my
view it is extremely important to have a prospective programme of activities
ahead of us and not set up PHM global and look for activities, however
interesting and international they may be.
1 his comprehensive project proposal should be prepared in consultation with
the regions. This leads us with no alternative than to reactivate the
regions. During the planning process for PHA 1, distinctive regional
groupings were set up with named co-ordinators. As an emergency measure
these co-ordiantors, who have been networking with country groups should
come forward to volunteer to be members of the international board or
steering group of PHM Global. The 23 member steering groups has its duty.
It has one more function.
Ravi has for more than a year requested the Movement to identify a host. He
has worked under very difficult circumstances and kept PHM global going
growing.
He has in tact volunteered to help the next PHM global co-ordinator. Prem,
as
usual, volunteered his services too.
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In my opinion, Ravi and Prem will be source of strength to the next PHM
Cordinator & the
secretariat wherever it is.
And after one year we have only two volunteers, MENA and Aturo. The last
function the Steering Group can do is to select one of the two volunteers
to host the next secretariat.
I trust my views will be some what helpful.
Kind regards to all.
Bala
Dr K Balasubramaniam
Advisor and Coordinator
Health Action International Asia - Pacific
5, Level 2, Frankfurt Place
Colombo 4
Tel: (94 11)2554353
Fax: (94 11)2554570
E-mail: bala@haiap.org
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"intal - Wim De Ceukelaire" <wim.deceukelaire@intal.be >
Monday, September 26, 2005 8:35 PM
[PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Next secretariat location- Responses
Dear Fran
I would like to summarise my key observations and suggestions as follows.
1. Good to note the spirit, optimism and a longer time-line in both the proposals. It is very promising to note a
'marathon run’ with a vision for a few years.
2. Both the proposals explicitly state vision and commitment to take PHM beyond the ‘NGO world’. This is
perhaps the most important highlight especially when there is an increasing feeling that PHM is fast turning
into an “open space for NGOs, INGOs and its people” as some of the participants expressed in Cuenca
Needless to say that PHM continues to get a portion of its energy (however limited it may be) from
movements, but the proposals give room to expand and strengthen this constituency.
3. There is great scope to take some of the action points from both proposals and knit them together as
organic actions- like mobilization and expansion of PHM to the world of ‘not-yet converted’.
4. Irrespective of the fact that the proposal to host the secretariat in MENA region is for a later stage, the next
secretariat may have to put the MENA region as a focus area from now onwards and not wait till the last
moment. Lessons from the past may help us to prepare for the future. Africa also deserves attention as
focus area.
5. Two areas of concern:
Communication matters: Proposals need to be more specific about this. It is good to note that the
frequency and quality of communication has improved in the recent past. Unfortunately this has
been limited to matters of administration and periodic updates than spontaneous and on-the-spot
'action-stimulating communication’. Wim’s recent proposals on communication matters deserves
special focus now especially because it is time to do a “reality check” on our communication
challenges and capacities. Challenges are more complex especially when we have to deal with
language issues and limited full time staff. A vibrant communication strategy and infrastructure can
contribute a great deal in reaching out to the un reached, profile building and fund raising IT IS
TIME WE TAKE COMMUNICATION, MEDIA AND ADVOCACY WORK IN PHM MORE
PROFESSIONALLY AND ENSURE DEFINITE ACTION THROUGH MORE HUMAN AND OTHER
RESOURCES.
b. The LA proposal mentions about Arturo’s time availability as 20 hours a week. It may be necessary
to ensure that support is provided to Arturo and his team to optimize the 20 hours. Also not to limit
the support just in Cuenca. Personally I believe that committing more hours is not the solution, but
quality time and sufficient support to do the ‘job’. I believe that Arturo and his team demonstrated
their commitment, capacities and management skills through PHA 2. Given time, one can turn their
experience into a best seller- something like “What they don’t teach you in Harvard Management
School on How to organize a PHA-2”. (Not too late, any takers ? I)
a.
6. Proposals, despite commitment and strategies, don’t explicitly state several new initiatives and ideas New
ideas that can lead to definite action as well as serve as a 'face lift’ to the dynamic side of PHM (hallmark
organization^61115' Wel'’ th'S
happen °nly with the active contribution and support of individuals and
For example, PHM facilitated multidisciplinary response teams (drawn mostly from within the country and
the neighbouring countries when disasters and wars devastate the lives and health of poor people) is a
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need that has come up several times in the recent past- during the crisis in Iraq, Sudan, Tsunami and
now in the hurricane Katrina-devastated areas. Lessons from Tsunami, recent initiatives of Sarah, Lanny
and team and other experiences may guide us on this further- an action that can definitely boost the
image of PHM and help to push our ideas and agendas as well. I commit to support / work towards this
dimension of the secretariat in the next phase. Several people have expressed interest for such moves.
I hope this helps
Regards and in solidarity
Unni
----- Original Message----From: PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PHM_Steering_Group_0203@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Fran Baum
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 3:27 PM
To: PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Reminder - deadline for comments on new secretariat location
Dear Friends
Just a reminder that I would like to have comments on the two proposals for hosting the new
PHM secretariat that I sent out last week by early in the coming week. A few people have
contacted me to say that it would be the 28th before they can send comments.
Please make the time to read the two proposals and send your comments. Your comments will be
vital to PHM's future and we need to have heard from all of you so we work towards a decision
based on consensus. I am attaching the two proposals again in case they are buried in your email
system.
If you are unable to reply then PLEASE LET ME KNOW THIS TOO.
I look forward to hearing from you
With very best wishes
Fran
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RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Reminder - deadline for comments on new secretariat location
It appears that people are responding individually to Fran, or not at all, since I haven't read anything on
line. I just sent out a note to the Canadian list...simply haven't had time to think in the past week or two,
and hope that people forward comments if they have them. September seems to be our crazy month
here, with everything happening at once.
Having read both proposals, it's fairly clear that Ecuador is prepared to actually host the secretariat, but
needs some English language and perhaps infrastructure assistance. MENA is building
up infiastructure expertise for 2008, but is willing to host the web site. And there are activites around the
world, including here in the north: Vancouver, the US in SF and DC, Ottawa in November, etc.
One of my concern is still that there appears to be quite a bit of centralization, and I don't see or hear the
Central American voices, but perhaps in terms of actually carrying out required tasks this is likely
inevitable. The success of the last assembly did rest with many people, but Arturo and Maria devoted
all their energies to it. I hope we can all recognize the work that was done, and the success of the
assembly that attracted so many indegenous groups. (Incidentally, there is a forum in Formosa,
Argentina from the 21 to the 23 of April 2006 of original peoples of the Americas)
The need for more regional work, for more movement building is quite evident, and certainly exists
here in Canada. I still feel the need for more discussion of progressive health movement building, apart
from all the coalitions, associations and bodies that already exist.
So, in typical Canadian fashion, I would think we can work with the LA proposal and improve some of
the infrasturcture aspects, and also look towards supporting a fuller MENA proposal for 2008, or
perhaps 2009. I understand that the PHM was quite visible in Mumbai, and even impressed our research
guru. Vic Neufeld....so congratulations to Ravi et al!!!
cheers to all
m
----- Original Message----From: PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PHM_Steering_Group_0203@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Fran Baum
Sent: September 25, 2005 5:57 AM
To: PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Reminder - deadline for comments on new secretariat location
Dear Friends
Just a reminder that I would like to have comments on the two proposals for hosting the new PHM
secretariat that I sent out last week by early in the coming week. A few people have contacted me
to say that it would be the 28th before they can send comments.
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Monday, September 05, 2005 5:35 PM
Re: PROPOSAL FROM SOUTH AMERICA
Dear Arturo,
Greetings!
Hope you received the circular letter from Fran attaching her English
translation of your proposal. I enjoyed reading it. I hope you received
the notes I had circulated about framework of secretariat.
I think it may be a good idea to be a little more definitive about your
proposal. The broad principles and philosophy is good. Also the background
about PHA2 planning.
1. What will be the role of all the PHM SG members from the region - Maria,
Hugo. Also country reps - Eduardo, Julia, Margareta Posada, Any Whibey,
Armando, etc.,
2. Will there be links with other Latin American groups like ALAMES and the
groups in Peru, Nicaragua and others who attended the PHA2. Many are in
direct touch with the present secretariat and other SG members.
3. Who will be in the Cuenca secretariat? Specific names and designations
and work on a small budget? Will you need rent, telephone, fax, computers
or will they use facilities of Nino el Nino (I have explained how Bangalore
secretariat used CHC facilities).
4. Have you worked on a budget? I can send you the Bangalore one but it was
very very low cost since CHC works on an equity salary policy, etc.
5. The communication circle facilitated by Prem has found a new hub for the
website - Wim and Bert from Belgium. Now they from the european region can
coordinate website as a decentralised activity and support any secretariat
as Nand and Andrew used to do earlier. This activity would be in close
coordination with the LA secretariat which will manage the Spanish section
of the website and also coordinate other communication initiatives.
6. The Middle Eastern and Africa region may also be putting up a proposal we can somehow link some ideas - so that they can be the next phase after
Latin America but be involved with you - eg., the Africa region with David
taking the lead is already planning to host GHW2. Perhaps Hani in Egypt
could be encouraged to take up some other secretarial support activity
(newsbrief or something else like that). So the next secretariat can have
much more regionalised support than I had and this would be in keeping with
the whole regionalisation, decentralisation process.
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"ARTURO QUIZHPE" <aquizhpe@yahoo.com>
"Dr Prem Chandran Johif •-premjohn@vsnl.net>; "Fran Baum" <fran.baum@flinders.edu.au >
Monday, September 05, 2005 5:35 PM
Re: PROPOSAL FROM SOUTH AMERICA
7. It would be great if you could come to Bangalore for a week once the
decision is finalised or if I could come back to Cuenca for a week. We will
have to explore some suitable conference / or regional meeting to cover
travel costs and plan for this one week of transition. Qasem spent a few
days after Asia Social forum in January 2003 - when I took over. We could
organize a short intensive training programme for your local team to help
the transition. If this is not possible - we shall have to do it over
email.
All these comments are only personal - not for wider circulation. But I am
taking Prem and Fran into confidence.
Best wishes.
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
Pl IM Secretariat (Global)
c/o C11C
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
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Bangalore - 560 034. India
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"Fran Baum" <Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au>
<premjohn@vsnl.net>
<phmsec@touchtelindia.net >; <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Sunday, September 04, 2005 7:57 AM
Re: Proposal to host PHM Secretariat 2005-07
Dear Prem (and Ravi)
1. 1 agree with your assesment of the sort of practical information we need.
2. I haven't received anything from Jihad -1 have sent reminders - should we keep waiting?
3. Will I see you in India during the CSDH visit?? -1 hope so would be good to talk about the secretariat
first hand!
Warm regards
Fran
At 01:59 PM 1/09/2005 +1000, you wrote:
My dear Fran, my dear Arturo,
Having seen Arturo's proposal for the first time, I am impressed with the philosophy and
approach that underpin it. But we need to work out several things concretely:
1. Personnel, parft time, full time
2. Roles and responsibilties
3. Role of Regional groups, building up regions, role of regional coordinators
4. Role of issue-based circle
5. How we plan to integhrate all this
6. Training of Regional coordinators
7. Training of HQ staff
8. Learning from present secretariat
9. Budget in the short term and in the mediumk term
10. Proposal for fund raising
and many more. A transitional team that would help in transition would be a great help.
I want to bring to your attention a PHM Capacity Building paper that I circulated to SG
members about two years back. If we had paid some attention to it, we would be having less
problems now. For example, if we had identified the next secretariat we could have had one
or more people from that region in Bangalore to have hands on experience in running a
secretariat - this is not to say they won't know how to but actual hands on expeience would
have been a great help. Since we don't have that luxury now, let us see in what way we can
bridge this gap. A small transitional team of three or four to help the next coordinator in the
early stages would be a great help, I think.
Warm regards,
Prem
PS. I am presently in Malaysia for a meeting and will rweturn to India on the Sth after
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"anvia auonTaiUK" <amphon@hsro.or.th>; "Kanny" <kbunteongjit@hotmail.com >; "pitiporn"
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Friday, October 07, 2005 7:41 AM
RE: PHM in SEA
Dear Deien:
I'm very glad to hear from you. I have tried to contact many of us but few
responses. Perhaps we need more time to re-establish our connection while
the newer partners should be identified.
So far, I got regarding response from Claudio, Prem, Ravi, Suwit and you.
Prem informed me that there will be 2 consecutive meetings on determinants
of health (SDH) in Bangkok by Oct and Dec. We are working with each other. I
will forward our working e-mails to you.
Moreover I consulted my superiors for suggestion and support. The proposal
on SEA-PHA could be possible in concurrent with the Thai National Health
Assembly, during 3-4 Aug 2006. But we need to urgently identify our partners
in the region. Claudio is trying to find someone in VN. Prem gave me many
persons and organizations. I'm finding some in Laos and Cambodia. Perhaps we
have to collect the potential partners and enlist them as well as propose on
whom to be invited to the SEA-PHA 2006 (if decided). The clearing house
would be done too soon. Meanwhile the SEA-PHA 2006 proposal should be
drafted and approved. Then the organizing team(s) or focal persons should be
obliged. I think we should have a face to face meeting at least twice for
planning and implementation before the SEA-PHA wherever. I'd like to take
opportunity in any meetings those will be held prior to the SEA-PHA to meet
each focal person in order to save cost. Perhaps we may meet together
somehow in the SDH in Bangkok.
According to the resources used in the SEA-PHA 2006, tentatively, the
expenses for the meeting in Bangkok may be supported by the Thai funding
agencies (I have to work out further). It is supposed to be saving because
we have another concurrent event, NHA. But transportation and accommodation
of the participants should be supported by their own organization. If you
have any ideas on this please let me know.
Looking forward to hearing from you all.
Best Regards,
□grid Milintangkul
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"Pam Zinkin" <pamzinkin@gn.apc.org >
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"'Alexis Benos'" <benos@med.auth.gr>
Friday, October 07, 2005 5:22 AM
RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Two comments for consideration
Just to say that Aliexis Benos email is benos@med.auth.gr
He is the PHM Europe person chosen at the PHA2 and I am just there for support during the handover but also I
am continuing with keeping track of the translations etc.
Pam
From: PHM_Steering Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of PHM - Secretariat
Sent: 06 October 2005 13:58
To: PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Two comments for consideration
Dear Fran, Maria and friends,
The PHM Steering group - yahoo group consists of 21 steering group (SG) members and some others
that are secretariat support group (SSG) and issue group convenors who were added to keep them in
the communication loop. Mariai was requested to add these over the years through requests from us.
There is no real confusion at the Bangalore Secretariat end. Some clarifications for all the others and for
Fran to help with transition decisions will be necessary.
1.
21 members are S G and Fran has to primarily build consensus from their responses
2.
Some alternatives and stand in’s
1.
Europe
David Woodword (non
responsive). So Pam was the email
coordinater. Now we need to add
Alexis Buenos (Greece)
ii.
South Africa
David had requested Bridget to be
included as stand in or alternative
for SA
iii.
North America
Had both Hesperian and DGH. In
Cuenca we considered Canada
being brought in and Lanny
joining SSG for regional capacity
building. But this was not
confirmed
iv.
China and West Africa Regions
They are from old classification
of PHM regions - no
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"Fran Baum" <Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au>
<premjohn@vsnl.net >
Thursday, October 06, 2005 4:17 AM
Re: Re:
Thanks Prem - my computer wouldn't open the attachment!
I think the best way forward would be for us to have regional networks with one of the regional network
heads being "primus inter pares" (first among equals) - but I wonder if you have given thought to what
we discussed in Ahmadabad ie you being the interim co-ordinator assuming that you would be
supported by growing regions. I'd imagine you would take the job on for a year while PHM develops a
more robust organisational structure - is this possible??
Fran
At 01:58 AM 6/10/2005, you wrote:
Dear Fran,
Even though we all know of the Gordian knot, most of us don't know the inside story. What
is attached is what the Net has to offer. I am sorry I am clogging up your mailbox with
something you prbabobly know already!
With all these things going around you, how do you maintain your composure? Are you
naturally 'nice' which I think is a prized quality and what I think you are, or do you come by
it honestly (i.e. father and mother are/were nice)or have you critically nurtured it? All said
and done, you are nice!
But, even if I am often unable to wield the axe, there are times when it has to be wielded,
provided some one else does it!
With affection, also to Paul,
Prem
---- Original Message----From: Fran Baum <Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au>
Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2005 4:19 pm
Subject: Re:
Hi Prem
Re the Gordian knot I'm not sure that I want to wield the axe!
Fran
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"Sarah Shannon" <sarahs@hesperian.org>
Thursday, October 06, 2005 9:59 AM
Re: Advice
My dear Sarah, my dear Lanny,
Taks for your frank message. First of all, I greatly appreciate the energy, dynamism, forward
planning etc., that you both specifically and PHM USA in general have exhibited. And have handled
these "exclusionary" tactics pretty well. I agree that instead of building the network, a lot of energy
went into handling divisive forces.
I think that PHM North America should be a separate region. I think Ravi's idea was to limit the
number of regions only on reasons of administrative convenience. I hardly think he grouped LA and
NA together in order to stifle both at all! My own idea is that whatever adds to the growth of the
movement should be undertaken. Using that logic, PHM NA should be separate since it has
produced its own momentum which needs to be kept up in order to make the Movement grow.
Having said that I should also mention the apprehensions of the Canadians as expressed in Cuenca.
They feel excluded and marginalised. They feel that theyscope for such feelings will have no place,
it is perfectly alright to have PHM NA. I know that both of you are perfectly capable of developing
an 'inclusive' and equitable structure for NA in partnership with MAija and others.
Much like our plans to strengthen the regions, sub-regions should also be strengthened. For example,
Middle East and North Africa. Palestine, Iran, Egypt all have completely different work cultures,
though they have a common religious background. Often they don't even talk to each other. While
PHM would like to strengthen MENA region, each sub-region would also have to be strengthened
separately for which we need to evolve a plan. Rather, they should recognise this and evolve a plan
of their own. The point is to have as many activists in as many places as possible, using reasonably
similar strategies.
Stepping on toes, exceeding briefs, personality problems, leadership problems are all a recognised
part of any network or movement building. We are yet a young movement. We should develop and
practice strategies of inclusiveness which can synergise each other.
Warm regards and in solidarity,
Prem
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<PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com >
Friday, September 30, 2005 8:15 PM
RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Proposals for Global Secretariat - PLEASE RESPOND BY 269-05
Fran, this is to let you know that I have just returned to Nicaragua late last night. I will attempt to provide some
reflections in the next few days.
Regards,
Maria
From: PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Fran Baum
Sent: sabado, 17 de septiembre de 2005 22:49
To: PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Proposals for Global Secretariat - PLEASE RESPOND BY 26-9-05
Thanks Deien will look forward to your comments
At 01:44 AM 18/09/2005, you wrote:
Dear Fran,
Hello! Thanks for our e mail. I can not respond yet
as I am leaving soon for Dhaka, Bangladesh to
particpate in the plenary meeting of the Communicating
for Advocacy project that HAIN is involved with,
together with Healthlink Worlwide UK, SARPV in
Bangladesh and CHEMS in Cambodia. I will be back in
Manila on the 23rd and hope to be able to study this
and make my comments.
9
Hope you are fine and well. Best regards to you and
Paul. Take care.
Deien
- fran.baum@flinders.edu.au wrote:
Dear Friends
PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL AND LET ME
KNOW IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO
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Friday, September 30, 2005 11:14 PM
[PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Comments on Secretariat proposals coming soon from PHM US
Dear Fran,
I'm dropping a quick note to let you know that I expect to be able to send
comments on the secretariat proposals by the end of the weekend. Lanny has
been out of the country traveling and this has complicated our
communications on this matter. I have just been able to make contact with
him; we will be finalizing our comments today.
Thanks for your patience! Best wishes,
Sarah
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"Olle Nordberg" <Olle.Nordberg@dhf.uu.se >
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Monday, October 03, 2005 12:37 PM
Re. [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Report from CSDH Meeting in India
Dear Fran,
Please find below my views on the to proposals concerning the global secretariat.
Warm regards,
Olle
Uppsala, 2 October 2005
Dear Fran,
Apologies for sending this note so late, but as explained earlier, this is a very busy time. I
hope it is still useful.
I have been reading the two proposals and have found them both interesting and well
prepared. Although different in scope and character they both give good guidance about the
thinking in the two regions as well as their commitment and engagement.
Necessarily, there are areas in both proposals where one would have liked to know more and
where information is missing. On the whole, I think they provide a satisfactory basis for
making a recommendation.
My preference is for the Latin American region to take over the PHM Secretariat. The
reason is that the teams there, both the core group and the wider regional network have been
working together during the long preparations for PHA 2, and they have shown that the can
manage a task of this size. The particular areas that they have emphasised in their proposal
are interesting and make sense.
The MENA proposal is very clear but it is evident that the region is building the
organisation systematically and that the timing would not be ideal as there seem to be many
functions that need to be put in place before the organisation works optimally. I am very
positive to the scenario presented that the MENA region organises PHA 3 in the period
2008-2009 and then takes over the Secretariat function. That will allow for careful
preparation and cooperation with the Africa region(s).
I hope this makes sense; I am, of course, available for further clarifications.
With warm wishes,
Olle Nordberg
Dear Friends
Please find attached a report on the Third Meeting of the Commission on the Social
Determinants of Health which met in India from the 12th-14th September 2005.
I have noted a number of action points so please read and react if you would like to.
Most of all I would really value your perspective on how you think the Commission is
progressing and what issues you feel I should be using my position on the CSDH to bring
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Friday, September 30, 2005 1:23 PM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Report from CSDH Meeting in India
Dear Fran,
I am sorry that my views on the move of the PHM Secretariat have been delayed. I have been totally
absorbed by issues that are even more critical. I will try to deliver my views over the weekend and hope
it is not too late.
Warm regards,
Olle
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Friday, September 30, 2005 5:09 AM
RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Reminder - deadline for comments on new secretariat location
Dear Fran,
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are okay but on the first instance, for the strength
I hereby give my short views as follows. Generally
of and”togetherness of PHM (in order to keep the'spiri't and unity), I strongly propose Latin America to host the
Secretariat. However, I am not optimistic if the idea of Arturo giving only his part time will work. I have a strong
feeling that the Global Secretariat needs someone who is free for the said period of two years as it has been
before. The Global Secreatriat is a nucleus - stretching its tentacles and holding all circles and need someone to
be on the alert at all times. I wonder if the Latin American group can sit down and reconsider, for example Maria
(if she is'free
is free then to burry all the old feelings) and take the
the’lead with support from Arturo, Margarita, Anne
Anne, our
colleagues from Brazil etc. This is just a suggestion to them as I feel we need someone who understands more
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system in the Global secretariat. I know people might think that I am bringing in feminist ideas but this is also
crucial as we talk about human rights we have to look at all these issues including race, class etc.
On the MENA proposal, I do support them on their proposal but do not agree with them on the second point of
Africa'taking
Africa taking the lead and their suggestions that SA be the Secretariat point for Sub Saharan Africa. This is
because during PHA2 most (not all) African’s had the idea of applying for the Secretariat. We planned to have a
meeting and d?scuss
discuss on this the previous evening before our departure at Prado hotel. When we reached there,
there was an idea from David that he thought it was not time yet and that we get prepared to take the Secretariat
just before the PHA3; and all members agreed and went back to their countries knowing that SSA is not yet taking
the Secretariat until that time. Therefore, for now, the second option is out unless if we consult our colleagues and
agree,~ but/and I do not think that we have that time. I do support MENA however to take the Secretariat on the
proposed period.
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I also would like to raise the issue of considering the mentoring of the Africa region as this has been said rather
than acted upon. I know we are doing better now after being supported greatly by being brought together by
EQUINET as Civil Society Organisations in the region, but I think action is needed now.
I want to know where we put the Caribbean. I have come across various people from the Carribean who are
interested I PHM but do not know where and how to start. Which region are they belong to and because I was not
sure, I always said I will ask and contact them or gave them to go to the web site and contact the Secretariat. We
have to start thinking of them and other forgotten regions of the world.
Best regards,
Mwajuma
From: PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Pam Zinkin
Sent: 29 September 2005 01:52
To: PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Reminder - deadline for comments on new secretariat location
Dear Fran
I don’t intend to comment on the detail of either proposal but suggest that Option 1 of the MENA proposal (First
Latin America then MENA) and would help the movement to build up its regional and country bases without Latin
America losing the enthusiasm and contacts made in Cuenca. But it would be important to look at how the
secretariats in Latin America and then MENA could use the know how gain to support the Africa region to develop
the capacities and experience that our friends identify are needed to develop the movement. We in Europe also
need to build from the base as MENA suggests and with Alexis Benos as the PHM Europe focal point we will
work for progress.
Pam
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On Behalf Of Fran Baum
Sent: 25 September 2005 10:57
To: PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Reminder - deadline for comments on new secretariat location
Dear Friends
Just a reminder that I would like to have comments on the two proposals for hosting the new PHM
secretariat that I sent out last week by early in the coming week. A few people have contacted me to say
that it would be the 28th before they can send comments.
Please make the time to read the two proposals and send your comments. Your comments will be vital to
PHM’s future and we need to have heard from all of you so we work towards a decision.based on
consensus. I am attaching the two proposals again in case they are buried in your email system.
If you are unable to reply then PLEASE LET ME KNOW THIS TOO.
I look forward to hearing from you
With very best wishes
Fran
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Dear Ravi>
Thank you very much for all your support. It was a
pleasure to talk with you yesterday.
I left all the report with Andy, so he will send you
it. We reviewed with him everything. There was only a
misunderstanding..besides the total deficit of 43.000
usa dollars, we have to add aproximately 9.000 usa
dollars' grant from SAVE THE CHILDREN UK for the
CHILDREN GLOBAL FORUM, whichs expenses were paid by
Child to Child Center.
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I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU, PLEASE, AUTHORIZE INMEDIATELY
ANDY SUPPORT WITH MY TRAVELLING EXPENSES AND STAYING
IN LONDON>
I DO NEED SOME MONEY BECAUSE MY CREDID CARD IS
OUT..AND I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND NO CARD WORKS
ANY MORE. I had asked some money here, but I would
like to cancel before my departure. I am returning
Ecuador friday early.
All the expenses will be around 200 pounds..! will
also need some money for transport and hotel, from
Guayaquil. I am sorry about this. Usually, I do not
like to ask these things.
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Arturo
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Mails sent to Arturo
My dear Arturo,
I think it is time all of us together started preparing for the next phase. The first thing to do would be
putting down some thoughts for the new Proposal. Fortunately we have every thing on hand:
We have ample material on PH A 2
A Brief Report on it in English, I think is being prepared by Abraham
I am sure a report on PHA 2 in Spanish is ready too
Financial accounts hopefully would be ready shortly
Delineation of responsibilities between various regions and circles has been made
We should see that there is no gap in either activities or in funding.
My concern is that with your vision and energy, you say you can give only 20 hours a week. I personaly
think it is atleast a 50 hour job!
Warm regards,
Prem
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My dear Arturo,
Haven't heard from you in a long while! Is every thing going on well?
On the 27th I will be in Bangalore to help wind up the PHM office there. HAve you been able to finish
accounts? There is a possibility that Ravi mentioned of getting some funds - for paying up debts as well
as to run the new Secretariat for some time but this will depend upon submission of accounts soon.
Please be sure to wish all my dear colleagues in Cuenca. PLease know too that I would be more than
willing to come and assist you should you need my help.
Warm regards, also to Suzanna,
Prem
My dear Arturo,
I am happy that the financial statement has been audited. This was a big head ache to you! You can rest
easy now.
Listening to Ravi just now, I think atlast we have reduced the problem to managable limits. I think we
should be able to pay off debts and have enough funds for the Secretariat till December at least. By that
time, we should put together a Proposal for future funding.
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RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Reminder - deadline for comments on new secretariat location
Dear Fran
I don’t intend to comment on the detail of either proposal but suggest that Option 1 of the MENA proposal (First
Latin America then MENA) and would help the movement to build up its regional and country bases without Latin
America losing the enthusiasm and contacts made in Cuenca. But it would be important to look at how the
secretariats in Latin America and then MENA could use the know how gain to support the Africa region to develop
the capacities and experience that our friends identify are needed to develop the movement We in Europe also
need to build from the base as MENA suggests and with Alexis Benos as the PHM Europe focal point we will
work for progress.
Pam
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On Behalf Of Fran Baum
Sent: 25 September 2005 10:57
To: PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Reminder - deadline for comments on new secretariat location
Dear Friends
Just a reminder that I would like to have comments on the two proposals for hosting the new PHM
secretariat that I sent out last week by early in the coming week. A few people have contacted me to say
that it would be the 28th before they can send comments.
Please make the time to read the two proposals and send your comments. Your comments will be vital to
PHM's future and we need to have heard from all of you so we work towards a decision based on
consensus. I am attaching the two proposals again in case they are buried in your email system.
If you are unable to reply then PLEASE LET ME KNOW THIS TOO.
I look forward to hearing from you
With very best wishes
Fran
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:47 PM
[PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Proposals for Global Secretariat - PLEASE RESPOND BY 26-9-05
Dear friends
Just a few notes of comments since I am just a "guest” on the list.
1- The Latin American proposal.
Clearly most of us expect the Secretariat will go to LA, so it was a bit
surprising to receive a proposition that highlighted the problems
discussed in the steering committee. The LA proposition was more of an
Ecuadorian proposition, and if the Assembly was an extrahordinary
success, still to rise to the challenge of a secretariat, some agreement
would have to be made with other LA countries and some "bridges” to
Brazil, whose representative expressed strong misgivings.
Reinforcements could be sought from the Peruvian union rep who came,
(which represents a powerfull right to health network in LA), from
Espinosa, the brilliant Salvadorian who attended the steering com mtg.
Or, would it be workable to have a shared secretariat with the strong US
component- Sarah-Lenny? After all the battle to be a separate region, I
know it may sound like a funny proposal- Yet, we should pay attention to
the heart of the beast. The US population may be the most volatile today
aspecially after New Orleans.
2- The African ME proposal was a much stronger effort at structure, with
a Palestine- Egypt- SA- Tanzania axis, although they volunteer for the
next one, this is unclear. And Who will represent the movement as an
ambassador? Be that as it may the GFHR being in Egypt next year should
be a good opportunity to build for some Africa-ME wide meeting around it.
3- If things remain the way they are, perhaps we should have regional
secretariat as had been proposed, and have roving ambassadors?
Ravi est excellent in that role, in representing the movement
internationally and in negotiating...
Shouldn't we clear up the structure: know if the secretariat is to run
things inside or be an ambassy outside?
Here in Geneva, WHO is dismantling itself a bit more every day, but if
we build an alternative WHO for the future, we got to put our affairs in
order and put efficiency and ideals before self..
Nance
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Friday, October 07, 2005 5:16 AM
RE: from Turkey, about phm
Dear Ali
I am writing to you now about your questions and views. Firstly let me say that the present PHM Europe focal
person is now Alexis Benos from Greece so I will send him copies of our exchanges. (His email address will be on
this email). Also the secretariat is a temporary one at present as the secretariat is likely to move to Latin America
or the Middle East in the next month or so. In the mean time we have a temporary secretariat.
However, as someone associated with PHM for a long time I would like to make it clear to you that we are a
movement and not a political party nor a tight organisation as such. The process was started by 8 main ngos,
most of them based in the South and we estimate that about 1000 organisations were represented in one way or
another at the First People’s Health Assembly in Bangladesh and perhaps more in Cuenca.
Thus the charter is a consensus document. The process was quite complex. The draft was discussed by email
and at meetings over at least a year before the first Assembly and then presented and discussed at daily sessions
at the first PHA. All comments, verbal and written were studied and considered and the draft approved by the
whole Assembly (of 1500 people from 75 countries). It is the greatest consensus document on health and we are
getting agreements and endorsements all the time.
The issues you mention are the views of many of those in the movement, but not everyone.
As you see we could not change it except at an even bigger movement. But we do not expect people to treat it as
dogma. People and organisations who identify with any part, especially the spirit and vision, may consider
themselves part of the movement. We don’t have a membership list, just participants and email list and web site.
We have some difficulties as there have been peace movements and women’s movement but as far as we know
this is the first international people’s health movement so it will grow and develop as we all learn togther..
Personally I agree with what you said but I have no problem working with those who do not as long as they have
the vision of health for ALL with no exclusions, recognise the social economic determinants of health and try to
work in an inclusive and movement building way.
I am sure you would include yourself in this so we look forward to working with you.
Alexis may answer you as well.
Pam
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From: ali@sendika.org [mailto:ali@sendika.org]
Sent: 05 October 2005 17:33
To: pamzinkin@gn.apc.org; secretariat@phmovement.org
Subject: from Turkey, about phm
Dear Friends,
I'm writing you for the second time. I have sent you the Turkish translations of Charter and Decleration
and some questions. I'm not sure whether you have recieved it, or not. If you hadn't please tell me, so
that I will send them again.
in solidarity,
ali ergin - editor
ali@sendika.org
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Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:36 PM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Report on funding reflection December 2004
Dear Maria and friends,
Thanks for bringing back this report (Dec. 2004) to steering group notice. I
am writing a detailed note on the actual funding process of PHM from Jan.
2003 till Sept. 2004 (including PHA 2). Of course just this week we have
received Arturo's statement of accounts and are aware of all the debts.
There are also some potential grants in the pipeline etc.,
I shall try and build the brief report in the context of the discussions and
concerns listed in the report (December 2004). Just need 2-3 weeks to handle
the rush of transition activity.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
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Monday, October 03, 2005 7:48 PM
[PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Report on funding reflection December 2004
Friends, I think it imperative to revisit this report from December 2004
Maria
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Funding reflection meeting
Held at One World Action ,London UK
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Present: Andy Rutherford, One World Action
Andrew Chetley, The Exchange, Healthlinks
Jorge Sanchez-Chiaro, Healthlinks and The Exchange * partial
attendance.
Pam Zinkin, UK, IPHC and PHM
Patricia Morten, Global Health Watch * partial attendance
Unni - arrived in the late afternoon.
Maria Hamlin Zuniga, IPHC, IOC -PHA2
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The first part of the meeting was spent in discussions about the present
situation.
There are very few persons with strong fund raising experience involved in
the past and present PHM fund raising groups or in the PHM generally. Most
persons have been receivers of funds and have not generated funds. There
are exceptions, but in general this is the situation.
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donors. Ravi's policy of Friends and Neighbors has been successful for
small grants since PHA and has been able to keep the PHM secretariat going
and enable significant PHM presence at a series of international events.
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PHM has visibility and an important advocacy position with WHO, but this
does not assure general direct funding for the PHM.
At present PHA2 and PHM do NOT have core funding. The Dutch refusal to the
grant application was symptomatic of the institutional trends at this time.
There is potential for funding sources in some bilaterals and NGOs but this
is also becoming very difficult.
There is a need to decentralize, to breakdown the PHM into a series of
projects and into regions and sub regions and to look for funding for
specific activities. For the PHA2 this can involve such as workshops,
publications, communications, as well as enabling representation from the
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different regions at Cuenca. The PHM and PHA2 categories need of course to
be complementary and coherent.
We need to respond to the organizational pressures and the recommendations
of the PHM evaluation. The structure and the funding are interrelated and
there is a need to strengthen the parts of PHM and the types of work.
However, who does this? This requires time, efforts, clarity, understanding
of the different activities and who is involved, etc. That is why the
development of a plan of action is essential. This is expected to be an
outcome of PHA2.
The regionalization issue:
. If PHM is to be strong and viable it needs other organizations
around it and within it to also be strong and viable.
. There is a need for regional structures owned by the regions and
countries with stakeholders who own the project.
. Potential for regionalization exists with differing experiences and
capacities according to the region.
. Need for connecting activities across countries building local
expressions of the movement. Build upon common issues and learn from one
another.
Reality check: What are the core maintenance areas or core functions of the
current secretariat that must be undertaken regardless of the structure of
the PHM
. Representation
. Communications
. Charters and other publications
. WHO Circle
. Decision making: debate and discussion.
. Finances and reporting
These correspond to some of the areas agreed in our agreed plan for the
structure of the PHM. There can be a link between say a Communications
Circle and attempts to raise the funding for it. This can also be true for
regions and countries. (This is effectively what is the basis of the
planned application to DFID for PHM work in Asia.)
We need institutional buy in to these functions. Therefore it is necessary
to identify core individuals, institutions, organizations that are willing
to provide time, energy and salaries for persons to be involved in PHM.
What regional initiatives have a global reach?
We need to develop a framework set of proposals to open opportunities for
funding and to sell the "chunks" that are marketable. Funding can then be
secured for the key functions rather than the total of the PHM. This is
done through coordinated fund raising, rather than competitive fund raising.
This must be done in a way that responds to the current funding climate and
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the many changes in the structures and priorities of the donors.
It is increasingly clear that there simply will not be large chunks of
global funding.
Identify those who want to engage and move forward as an outcome of PHA2.
Taking stock:
Basically there are no funds available to PHA2 and to PHM at this time (Nov.
23).
Actually there is a balance of 168. Pounds sterling in the OWA account.
There are effectively no funds in Bangalore, or Cuenca.
Patricia reported on the GHW which has funds until February and is
presenting proposals for the advocacy phase and 2006 - 2007 of the GHW.
Proposals are being presented to SIDA Sweden through Gega. Medact and GHW
are approaching other funders and potential funders including IDRC, BMA, and
IFHHR. Interest has been expressed by Greenpeace, Tear Fund, World Vision,
and Water Aid.
We reviewed and made additions to the funding update information.
Additional information was provided concerning the rejection of the PHM
project by the Dutch government. A request is being made to DFID Asia
section for PHM, but the outcome is uncertain.
PHA2 information was shared putting emphasis on the strengths of the work to
date. Actually we are far ahead of the PH Al process in terms of venues,
plans, staff, volunteers, communications, logistics and the strong vision
and commitment of the groups in Ecuador. We also have moved along
considerably on the overall program plan. The foundations are in place for
PHA2 to be a great success.
So now we need to find the additional funds, and emergency funds to tide
over the secretariat until the funds from the northern NGO donors start
coming in during January and February.
Andrew suggested working with the Communications Initiative and with the
Reuters Foundation for funding young journalists to participate in the PHA2
and then make links for follow up on stories in different areas of the
world.
Unni reported on the initiatives that will receive support from Action Aid
in Asia and Africa. He will provide further information about this in a
short report.
Conclusions:
We agreed to continue to work on strategies for the sustainability of PHM,
and looking carefully at regionalization. We need to develop a proposal and
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circulate it for discussion and decision making at the PHA2.
Future funding will depend on our capacity to repackage our thinking related
to fund raising looking for support for thematic as well as regional support
throughout the world.
We strongly urge persons on the funding group and all the members of the PHM
Steering Group to actively search out funding opportunities, even the
smallest grants from southern based organizations.
Mehz 7/12/04
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For Ravi
My dear Ravi,
Till CREDIBLE alternatives are in place, it is absolutely imposssible for you to give up! The movement
you have built up is at stake.
Regards,
Prem
Dr. Prem Chandran John
Asian Community Health Action Network (ACHAN) and People's Health Movement (PHM)
10, 32nd Cross Street, Besant Nagar,
Madras 600 090 , India
Tel: +91-44-2491 9890 Fax: +91-44-2821 6705
Mobile: +91-98410 08001
El Movimiento Mundial por la Salud de los Pueblos demanda jSalud para Todos y Todas!
PHM demands HEALTH FOR ALL NOW!
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Sunday, October 09, 2005 11:11 PM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Regarding the Secretariat Shift
Dear Ravi,
Hi! I was out of the country, then out of town
several times that my e mail is now really all piled
up. 1 can not locate the e mail which Fran sent with
the two proposals from MENA and from Latin America.
Please re send this to me and any other pertinent e
mail so I can make my comments soon.
Thanks and best regards to all.
delen
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wrote:
Dear Friends,
I have been reading / reviewing all the interesting,
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TIMES TO RENEW OUR DREAMS AND TO ADVANCE.doc
[PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] RENOVATION AND ADVANCEMENT
Dear Friends:
Please find attached a message to all of you. Thanks
for your warms feelings and comments, but the
decission that I had taked is to strenghen the
movement.
In solidarity
Arturo
10/11/05
TIMES TO RENEW OUR DREAMS AND TO ADVANCE
Dear colleagues and friends,
During the last few days 1 have received various messages from many of you. They show
the predisposition that we all have to advance. The feelings of unity are profound in each
one of you, the enthusiasm and the confidence of each one will some day make the right to
health a reality in our countries and among our peoples.
We are a young movement, I would say in adolescence, with an impressive leap in growth
that provokes changes in our emotions, in our feelings, and also in our hypothesis, in our
dreams and our hopes. While looking at a series of photographs of the PHA2, of the
participation of the PHM in Mumbai and in Porto Alegre, in concentrations and meetings in
communities, in places far away, but at the same time, so close, I feel this energy, this
enthusiasm and the force of our movement.
Our force is in the youth of our movement, in its energy, in truth and in reason. And we
will preserve our youth, if we also maintain fresh ideas for change and renovation, when we
are conscious of the construction of another world that is possible and that is being born.
Like all processes of change, the state of youth generates crises that are transitory, that
generate energy to advance and consolidate, to construct, to respond positively to the global
expectations that we have created in relation to our movement. This is the challenge for
each one of us.
The challenge is to construct a genuine movement of the people with a collective, unitary
leadership based on solidarity. The challenge is to create the appropriate conditions for the
exercise of a broad based democracy, to promote the organization and mobilization of the
people for their rights, to maintain independence from the international financial
organizations and from privatizing governments
“MY” decision
1 have reflected and I am convinced that all of us must act with another rhythm, with the
spirit of the native peoples that in that special ceremony returned forever to Tumipamba. I
think that I have committed myself to the movement. I come from the people and my future
is to advance in the construction of this people’s health movement: diverse and singular,
mature and young, energetic and tender, proud and dignified, based on consensus but free,
ethical and democratic.
For these reasons I ratify my decision, and at the same time wish to communicate to all of
you that we have begun the following urgent plan of action to construct the movement and
to globalize solidarity.
1. Election and definition of focal points in each country of the Latin American region,
through meetings, encounters and/or assemblies.
I. Conformation of a Coordinating Committee for the region, elaboration of a plan of
action, mobilization, and campaigns. Strengthening of Spanish language list serve,
REDLATINOAMERICANO, and the definition of a communications strategy.
3. Ample promotion, diffusion and discussion of the following documents considered
as basic instruments for our mobilization and struggle: the People’s Charter for
Health, the Cuenca Declaration, the Declaration of the Native People’s of the
World, and the plan of action of the Global Health Watch.
4. Integration of teams or working circles in the region to coordinate mobilization,
collection of histories and testimonies according to the priorities and the
orientations corresponding to the strengthening of the Global Health Watch and the
Latin American alternative report.
We are inviting everyone to promote unity in each community, in every country and region.
With time a general committee for global coordination with clearly defined roles for each
person will develop.
Now is a time for action and for commitment. I think that we have passed through a stage
of reflection, but we urgently need to continue and to move forward. The future is ours, my
friends; this earth that belongs to nobody will one day belong to all of us.
We have valued all of your words because we know that they come from our brothers and
sisters in the struggle. Each one of us has our own way, our own style, but all of us are
equal and different at the same time. Let us go forward. Nothing and nobody should detain
us because the movement was born to grow, always and forever.
In Solidarity,
Arturo
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[PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] DECISION TO RESIGN FROM PHM SG
PHM STEERING GROUP
ANNOUNCEMENT OF DECISION TO RESIGN FROM PHM SG
For over a year I have been considering my resignation as the
representative of the IPHC in the Steering Group of the PHM.
However, with the responsibility for the coordination of the
International Organizing Committee of the PHA2 I refrained from
discussing this and making a decision.
Given the recent situation and the difficult discussion around the
PHM Coordination I have decided that I should no longer serve as a
member of the Steering Group. I am asking my comrades in the IPHC
to decide who will represent IPHC in the future. Some IPHC
representatives are already serving in other capacities as country
representatives or in other capacities. So it is up to the group to
make the decision as to who will assume the IPHC representation.
I have a commitment to terminate the tasks related to finalizing the
reports about the PHA2. There is a process that is being carried
out during the next three months between the PHA2 secretariat in
Cuenca and me which should be terminated by the end of the year.
I will not participate on the Steering Group task force related to
the future organization of the PHM. However, I will make available
documents which may help in this direction to David Legge as the
person who is responsible for that task force.
Of course, this is a difficult decision, but in a spirit of
providing you with an atmosphere free of my presence perhaps the
group can move forward. I am sorry that my contributions have been
misunderstood or misinterpreted, and that I am viewed as
a "difficult person". I am also certain that what I have done has
been in the spirit of advancing the movement.
My thanks to those of you who have expressed your support and
solidarity. As for those who have been offended in any way, I am
sorry for whatever actions or non actions may have caused problems.
I will continue to work as a participant in the movement,
particularly in collective efforts to build a strong and healthy phm
at the community level and with others committed to full
participation of the bases in the PHM.
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'Dr Prem Chandran John" <premjohn@vsnl.net>; "Arturo Quizhpe" <aquizhpe@yahoo.com >;
"Andy Rutherford" <arutherford@oneworldaction.org>; "K Bala" <kbala12@yahoo.com>; "Bala"
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Chowdhury" <gksavar@citechco.net>
Tuesday, August 09, 2005 4:41 PM
Re: PHA 2 Funding
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CIIC would then be seen to have already responded in advance.
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be supported so that we can release PHM funds for other PHA2 needs.
2. From your table, it is not clear which column is to be reimbursed - IPHC or PHA2 or both, Does
the PHA2 column represent items supported by PHA2 secretariat or by your own sources?
3. We have had no news from CAFOD in spite of repeated attempts to contact them by Andy. Any 1 x 0
suggestions of how to follow this up.
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the next secretariat does not start with a debt. Any suggestions will be welcome.
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Thanks for your clarifications. As mentioned to you earlier, we received no
communications on this matter earlier, except the verbal confirmation by you of some
of these items mentioned in this note at Cuenca. Thanks for the details. 1 am
surprised to hear that you expect IPHC to be refunded by PHA2 since IPHC is a
constituent of PHM and PHA2 is a joint responsibility along with other networks and
regions. Also in IPHC case funds are fast diminishing but as of now PHM is near
rock bottom after Africa travel grant advance./Considering the precarious nature of
PHM/PHA2 funding (not for lack of efforts by all of us) it would be realistic to thank
IPHC for its contributions to PHA2 and consider reimbursing (if at all possible) after
all PHA2 secretariat costs at Cuenca and travel reimbursements for PIIA2 are
complete/CHC had advanced 10000 USD as a short term loan to PHM to enable me
to pay some of the local costs of delegates that PFIM w^s supposed to support through
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Tunding groupsTto^io the same^/I am working on a detailed overview of all the
accounts and pending payments so that all of us - funding group and steering group have a clear picture and are motivated to respond to help us tackle this financial gap
between commitments and availability of funds.
From your statement. 1 am a little confused so I seek further clarifications:
I. I low was the I PHU project grant used at Cuenca? Is there a balance? Some
1PHU candidates / resource persons were requesting travel support - Djamila.
Romy, Darby, Nazeem, etc. Can they be supported so that we can release
PHM funds for other PHA2 needs.
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PHA2 or both. Does the PHA2 column represent items supported by PHA2
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3. We have had no news from CAFOD in spite of repeated attempts to contact
them by Andy. Any suggestions of how to follow this up.
I am really keen to try and complete meeting this financial challenge before end of
September so that the next secretariat does not start with a debt. Any suggestions will
be welcome!
I low was your trip to the Galapagos? Hope you have recovered from the exhaustion
Best wishes.
Ravi
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"Maria Hamlin Zuniga" <maria@iphcglobal.org>
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"ARTURO QUIZHPE" <aquizhpe@yahoo.com>
Tuesday, August 09, 2005 2:53 AM
REPORT OF EXPENSES FOR PHA2.xls
RE: PHA 2 Funding
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Dear friends,
Actually I am not sure why you keep asking about funds received for PHA2 in Nicaragua.
The ONLY funds that have been received directly by IPHC, as I have explained in earlier communications, are
1 the $20,000 for the IPHU as that is an IPHC project.
2 $6, 250.US from WABA for the scholarships for 6 children and youth from Central America. A report on these
funds is being prepare for WABA and will be sent to you. We never received any other funds, including the
funds from NOVIB last year. All funds have gone directly to the OWA account.
The PAHO funds for scholarships for indigenous personas were given directly to the participants in their
respective countries and not to IPHC.
The PAHO funds for the interpretation equipment went to the PHA2 account in Cuenca.
However, IPHC has spent a considerable amount of funds over the last year directly related to the PHA2
process. I am attaching a detailed accounting of those funds, only for 2005, some of which we expect to be
reimbursed to IPHC.
I stress this because IPHC funds are fast diminishing and we have NO NEW funds from NOVIB nor any other
donor at this time.
This is an extremely serious matter, but the funding requests that I have worked on during the last year have all
been for PHA2 to the serious detriment of IPHC.
I hope this information is adecuate.
Regards,
Maria
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1PHC/CISP -2005
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PEOPLE'S HEALTH ASSEMBLY 2
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Funds from:
WABA
IPHC
PHA2
PEOPLE'S HEALTH ASSEMBLY 2
PREPARATORY TRIPS
1,848.82
1,848.82
14/1/05
589
Expenses for IPHC. PHA2 meeting in El Salvador
118.65
118.65
08-02-05
596
Expenses on credit card for airfare to El Salvador
253.15
253.15
28/2/05
601
Expenses for trip to Ecuador
365.77
365.77
03-10-05
604
Expenses for airfare to Ecuador
643.62
643.62
27/4/05
615
Expenses for meeting in El Salvador to work on the Program
PHA2
171.94
171.94
10-06-05
628
Airfare for trip to Guatemala, preassembly region alencounter.
254.10
254.10
10-06-05
592
Expenses for Guatemalan preassembly regional encounter
41.59
41.59
25,541.54
6,062.41
GASTOS DE VIAJE A CUENCA, ECUADOR
6,250.00
13,229.13
10-06-05
626
Airfare for interpreter Claudia Ferreira.
743.54
10-06-05
627
Airfare for Luis Virgilio Medina, volunteer, PHA2.
743.54
10-06-05
629
Airfare for Perrozompopo musical group.
5,948.32
5,948.32
10-06-05
630
Visa expenses for Perrozompopo
1,380.00
1,380.00
14-06-05
631
Trip expenses for Perrozompopo
500.00
500.00
14-06-05
635
Airfare Maria Hamlin Ecuador PHA2
816.30
20-06-05
CD 06-02
Transfer of funds for airfares of Peruvian interpreters
04-07-05
600
Visa expenses Luis Virgilio Medina
60.00
60 00
30-07-05
607
Taxi to airport Rebeca Zuniga
8.96
8.96
743.54
743.54
816.30
1.416.45
1,416.45
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EXPENSES
PEOPLE'S HEALTH ASSEMBLY 2
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IPHC
27-07-05
647
Airfare for Rebeca Zumga: Ana Quiros Viquez, PHA2
03-08-05
648
05-07-05
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WABA
1,442.03
1.442.03
Excess baggage, PHA2 materials
56.00
56.00
CD 08-01
Expenses of Maria Hamlin Zuniga - airport tax, internal
transportation in Cuenca, during period of June 22 to JuIy 23
456.16
456.16
05-07-05
CD 08-01
Registration for PHA2, Maria Hamlin Zuniga, Ana Quiros y
Maija Kagis
150.00
150.00
05-07-05
CD 08-01
Hotel costs in Cuenca, Maria Hamlin Zuniga and Maija Kagis
282.01
282.01
05-07-05
CD 08-01
Internal transport costs for Luis Virgilio Medina y Rebeca Zuniga
to Cuenca
100.00
100.00
05-07-05
CD 08-01
Contribution to trip costs of Dulcinea da Silva Gomez, Brasil
700.00
700.00
05-07-05
CD 08-01
Video production, doblaje, Poor Rich Country
300.00
300.00
05-07-05
CD 08-01
Trip expenses for Leticia Artiles,
80.00
80.00
05-08-05
CD 08-01
Airfare and trip expenses for Susan Greenblatt, interpreter, and
for hotel expenses for Eduardo Espinoza and Maria Isabel
Rodriguez
05-08-05
CD 08-01
Airport taxes for interpreters Andrew Martin, Patricia Duran,
Peruanas (4), Claudia Ferreira y Tess Lanning
05-08-05
CD 08-02
Airfare and trip costs for Eduardo Espinoza, Margarita Polanco,
(Cordaid partner)
05-08-05
CD 08-02
Airfare and trip costs for Margarita Posada
CD 08-03
Airfare and trip costs for six (6) participants with scholarships
from WABA Costa Rica(1), Republica Dominicana(1).
Nicaragua(1), Guatemala(l), El Salvador (2),
08-08-05
PHA2
1,076.00
1,076.00
430.00
430.00
1,734.82
1,734.82
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867.41
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Managua, August 8, 2005
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PEOPLE'S HEALTH ASSEMBLY 2
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WABA
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6,250.00
PHA2
13,229.13
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now - since none of this had been circulated to us earlier. None of us in the
funding group are on the IPHC e-group so it was really useful to get these
clarifications. Thanks for your patience. Actually, CHC and OWA also have
similar problems because all the funds we receive except those that are very
specifically earmarked to PHM/PHA2 cannot be used for PHM except perhaps
as emergency advance.
I am now working on a detailed statement which will include the IPHC debt
and will be circulating it to the extended funding group early next week. So
far, since 2003 - funding based on 'friends and neighbours' policy has always
been touch and go without debt accumulation - though the demands of PHA2
were very different. I am sure with some concerted effort, we will get these
challenges behind us but till then (I hope not too long) CHC and IPHC will
have to hold the debt. I am hoping to meet some funders at Forum 9 (GFHR)
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I will try to explain the situation which is being faced by the IPHC. I
thought it was clear, but evidently it is not.
IPHC has very limited funding from NOVIB for 2005. This is the
final funding to be expected from NOVIB as they did NOT accept
our new 3 year plan presented last October.
The funds from NOVIB are limited to certain categories, and this
does not include funding for PHA2.
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Novib provided funding directly to OWA for the PHA2 secretariat
last year. These funds were sent to Ecuador and were spent for
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organizational work. There was $3,127.93 that was from OWA but
in my account, and $5,215.62 from IPHC funds. This included
expenses related to organization were sent to Arturo for holding
the planning meeting in September of 2004, my trip to that meeting
including air fare and hotel costs, and materials for the meeting.
In 2005 IPHC has spent the funds indicated in the report that I sent
to you, that is a total of $27,390.36. See column D.
IPHC is willing to assume all the expenses in Column E. which is
$7,911.23.1
IPHC received a WABA donation for youth attendance from
Central America. Those funds were expended accordingly. There
is a report being done for WABA which will be in Spanish as it is
the experience of the young people from Guatemala, El Salvador,
Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. The young man from
Costa Rica is preparing a report in English with Mun Tip from
WABA. These reports are not available at this moment.
IPHC advanced funds directly to the PHA2 for the items in Column
G. We did this upon agreement with Arturo and with the good faith
that IPHC would be reimbursed for these funds. We are NOT able
to assume this additional expense.
You ask that IPHC give more to PHA2. Let me remind you that I
worked almost exclusively on PHA2 from July 2004 until July
2005. This should be considered an important donation of IPHC to
the PHA2. That is my time and salary. I did this at the detriment of
IPHC, because I was fund raising for PHA2 and NOT for IPHC.
That is actually one of the reasons that NOVIB will not continue to
fund IPHC, because all of us in IPHC gave our time to PHA2. My
small staff of two other persons have also been in function of the
PHA2 since September 2004. We arranged for the original
Spanish language site associated with the IPHC website, we gave
direct support, through internet, to the PHA2 secretariat in
Cuenca. IPHC will not be able to sustain either these two persons
or myself after December 2005. If we do not receive our
reimbursement IPHC will not be able to meet the legal obligations
to the other two staff members. Long ago, when I accepted the
IPHC global coordination on a full time basis, I gave up any legal
obligations of IPHC to myself. I cannot expect these other two
people to do the same.
IPHC also advanced funds ($2000.00 US) for the publication of the
booklet "America se escribe con sangre" by Adolfo Maldonando.
We still have to finish paying off this publication expense as well.
IPHU. The funding for IPHU was limited to the $20,000 provided
to IPHC strictly for certain items. I will not have the final data on
expenditures until I return to Cuenca in early October and finalize
this SEPARATE account with the Child-to -Child accountant. In
other words, these IPHU funds are not mixed up with the PHA2
funds.
We explained before the course that IPHU could NOT provide
travel costs for the students, I am sorry about that, but that was our
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position. We urged people to get scholarships, we also said we
expected them to be present at the PHA2. That is not the case for
Djamila who left at the beginning of the PHA2.
I can tell you that IPHU funds covered ALL the translation costs,
that is equipment and professional translators during the week of
the IPHU. This also include the translation services for the Forum
on Investigation held at on Thursday, July 14 and Friday, July 15.
These expenses were at least $5000.OOUS.
Other expenses included all of the materials for promotion of the
course and for the course itself, the room and board for most of the
faculty members for the week of the course, all of the
refreshments, the lunches for students and faculty, the room and
board for the indigenous and peasant students from Ecuador, the
mobilization of the groups and the 90 guests that participated in
the visit to Cahar and to Incapirca, the cost of the closing
ceremony of the two events - IPHU and Forum. There are also
expenses to be covered with the University itself. In other words,
these funds are accounted for and a proper accounting and report
will be made after my meeting in Cuenca in October. A report on
the IPHU will also be forthcoming, when David Legge recovers
information and gets caught up with his own University obligations.
As for CAFOD, with the major restructuring I do not think it is
reasonable to think that they will be able to respond now. Andy is
closer to that situation than I am, and I believe this is his
perception as well.
I hope this information is clear and I certainly hope that sooner or
later the PHM - PHA2 will have sufficient funds to honor the debt to
IPHC.
Regards to all,
Maria
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Bala; Bala; Olle Nordberg-DHF-Sweden; Qasem Chowdhury
Subject: Re: PH A 2 Funding
Dear Maria,
Thanks for your clarifications. As mentioned to
you earlier, we received no communications on
this matter earlier, except the verbal
confirmation by you of some of these items
mentioned in this note at Cuenca. Thanks for
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the details. I am surprised to hear that you
expect IPHC to be refunded by PHA2 since IPHC
is a constituent of PHM and PHA2 is a joint
responsibility along with other networks and
regions. Also in IPHC case funds are fast
diminishing but as of now PHM is near rock
bottom after Africa travel grant advance.
Considering the precarious nature of PHM/PHA2
funding (not for lack of efforts by all of us) it
would be realistic to thank IPHC for its
contributions to PHA2 and consider reimbursing
(if at all possible) after all PHA2 secretariat costs
at Cuenca and travel reimbursements for PHA2
are complete.
CHC had advanced 10000 USD as a short term
loan to PHM to enable me to pay some of the
local costs of delegates that PHM was supposed
to support through travel grants including
incidentals. My recent appeal being sent out
tomorrow requests other networks and funding
groups to do the same. IPHC like CHC would
then be seen to have already responded in
advance.
I am working on a detailed overview of all the
accounts and pending payments so that all of us
- funding group and steering group - have a
clear picture and are motivated to respond to
help us tackle this financial gap between
commitments and availability of funds.
From your statement, I am a little confused so I
seek further clarifications:
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1. How was the IPHU project grant used at
Cuenca? Is there a balance? Some IPHU
candidates / resource persons were
requesting travel support - Djamila, Romy,
Darby, Nazeem, etc. Can they be
supported so that we can release PHM
funds for other PHA2 needs.
2. From your table, it is not clear which
column is to be reimbursed - IPHC or PHA2
or both. Does the PHA2 column represent
items supported by PHA2 secretariat or by
your own sources?
3. We have had no news from CAFOD in spite
of repeated attempts to contact them by
Andy. Any suggestions of how to follow
this up.
I am really keen to try and complete meeting
this financial challenge before end of September
so that the next secretariat does not start with a
debt. Any suggestions will be welcome.
How was your trip to the Galapagos? Hope you
have recovered from the exhaustion of PHA2.
We are looking forward to the Central
American / Latin American proposal.
Best wishes,
Ravi
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
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Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
Website: www.phmovement.org
----- Original Message------From: Maria Hamlin Zuniga
To: 'PHM - Secretariat' ; prem. john@vsnl.net ; Andy
Rutherford
Cc: ARTURO QUIZHPE
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 2:53 AM
Subject: RE: PHA 2 Funding
Dear friends,
Actually I am not sure why you keep asking about funds
received for PHA2 in Nicaragua.
The ONLY funds that have been received directly by IPHC,
as I have explained in earlier communications, are:
1. the $20,000 for the IPHU as that is an IPHC project.
2. $6, 250. US from WABA for the scholarships for 6
children and youth from Central America. A report on these
funds is being prepare for WABA and will be sent to you.
We never received any other funds, including the funds from
NOVIB last year. All funds have gone directly to the OWA
account.
The PAHO funds for scholarships for indigenous personas
were given directly to the participants in their respective
countries and not to IPHC.
The PAHO funds for the interpretation equipment went to
the PHA2 account in Cuenca.
However, IPHC has spent a considerable amount of funds
over the last year directly related to the PHA2 process. I am
attaching a detailed accounting of those funds, only for
2005, some of which we expect to be reimbursed to IPHC.
I stress this because IPHC funds are fast diminishing and
we have NO NEW funds from NOVIB nor any other donor at
this time.
This is an extremely serious matter, but the funding
requests that I have worked on during the last year have all
been for PHA2 to the serious detriment of IPHC.
I hope this information is adecuate.
Regards,
Maria
RAVI; PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DATE ON YOUR
COMPUTER IS MISTAKEN
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From: PHM - Secretariat
[mailto:secretariat@phmovement.org]
Sent: jueves, 31 de diciembre de 1998 14:13
To: Arturo Quizhpe
Cc: Dr Prem Chandran John; Maria Hamlin Zuniga
Subject: PHA 2 Funding
Dear Arturo,
A detailed letter about many issues follow but do send
me and Andy the following al the earliest:
a)
A detailed account of how the money transferred
to PHA 2 secretariat has been utilized. (Actual
expenditures not estimates)
b)
An account of all the other grants received from
PAHO and other agencies directly or via Nicaragua
(Maria - IPHC) so that we can estimate the shortfall
and take necessary action.
c)
Without these detailed statements we can not
approach our funding partners or newer ones to help
us meet the shortfall. At present we just need the
statements. Andy will send you furthur accounting
guidelines after he returns to his work on
15th Aug.
d)
1 had given you 2000 USD in Geneva in May
2005 to cover registration (25 USD) and Internal travel
(100 USD) of 16 PHM delegates who were also
secretariat support group. Please send details of this
grant as well. Many of these Indian delegates used
taxis to Guayaguil rather than flights. Perhaps Isabel
can supply details.
e)
In the hustle of PHA 2 I had to give out local
support for many delegates. I have just completed my
accounts and need your help to get the following
receipts if possible:
i.
Communication banners - given through
Nand for PHM English banners 200 USD
ii.
240 USD
PHM Steering group lunch on 23rd July -
iii.
Taxi to Quito for Zafrullah, Mathura,
Lanny (300 USD) on 23rd evening.
iv.
Taxi to Guayaquil on 24th July for
Thelma , Lalit and myself. We paid 120 USD to your
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brother and need a receipt
v.
Did I give you or your secretary any small
amount for anything else? I am still to account for 300
-400 USD
Funds are an inevitable post - event headache but I am
sure we will all meet the challenge together. 1 await
further details of other needs from you.
Best wishes.
Ravi Narayan
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
Website: www.phmovement.org
Best wishes
Andy Rutherford
Head of International Partnerships
One World Action
Bradley's Close
White Lion Street
London Ml 9PF
Tel
Fax
44-20-7833-4075
44-20-7833-4102
or (020) 7833 4075
or (020) 7833 4102
Visit One World Action’s new website
www.oneworldaction.org
direct email
<arutherford@oneworldaction.org>
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Cc:
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Subject:
"Claudio" <claudio@hcmc.netnam.vn >
"Ravi Narayan" <ravi@phmovement.org>
"Ravi+ Thelma" <chc@sochara.org>; "Prem Chandran John" <hariprem@eth.net>
Saturday, October 08, 2005 1:44 PM
Clau re Arturo: Urgent
Dear Ravi, Prem and Thelma,
I am a bit shocked about Arturo's email.
I do not think PHM USA's note was intended as a personal attack, but as a need for clarification.
The only way out I see is a personal mediation by two St Gr members directly bringing Arturo/Maria and
Sarah/Lanny virtually together.
Can this be done quietly and not thru the list?
They need to clear this situation among temselves in a way that ends in a hug or honest hand-shake putting the
recriminatory chapter away and pledging to work together from now on.
Nothing less than this, I feel, will make Arturo change his mind. This cannot be swept under the carpet. Quiet
diplomacy is needed.
Can you facilitate such a preocess ASAP?
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"hesperian Pop Acct." <hesperian-sarahs@hesperian.org>
<premjohn@vsnl.net>
"PHM - Secretariat" <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 11:29 AM
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Dear Prem,
Greetings! I have appreciated your emails during the past week or so regarding the Secretariat shift. I
must say I am finding it disconcerting that no one else is corresponding openly on the steering group list.
Maria's note speaks of criticisms for example that we didn't make (that she is a "difficult person"), and
seems to be responding to more than just the letter from Lanny and myself...
What is your understanding of Arturo's position at this point?
Also, can you clarify who, what and when is the process for looking at "structure" for the movement at
this point and how this dove-tails with the current discussions about Secretariat. (I noted in Maria's
email that she's sending documents to David Legge, who else is dealing with this issue and in what kind
of a process? do you know?) I enjoyed looking at the HAI document. Several PHM US folks have been
reading the sequel to the book Empire - it is called "multitude" and it discusses networks as the
emerging form of purest democracy. According to the author, there isn't yet a clear model for leadership
and direction of a decentralized and vast inclusive network. Too bad as it would be rather helpful advice.
At least it generates discussion.
We look forward to hearing from you...
By the way, we are trying to organize a conference call between Majia and Martha Roberts (who Majia
agreed should take over as focal person for PHM Canada), Lanny and myself in the next two weeks.
Our hope is to set these up monthly to facilitate communications until things can be better organized.
The Right to Water Campaign we're building seems like the best fit for a "cross-border" campaign; but
there is also good potential on trade issues. But we'll have to see...
Best wishes,
Sarah
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"hesperian Pop Acct." <hesperian-sarahs@hesperian.org>
<secretariat@phmovement.org>
Tuesday, October 11,2005 1:12 PM
Dear Sarah and Lanny,
When difficult people and difficult circumstances are concerned, discretion is the better part of valour.
In order for the movement to be safeguarded, open exchanges should be limited, notwithstanding the
AMerican propensity for "directness"!
I think, by default we have come to a situation which is manageable. NOw that Maria's 'issue' is out of
the way and Arturo's problem has sorted itself out, we can go ahead and take steps purely on the needs
of the Movement and NOT on the needs of personalities! As Paul Krugman writes in his column in
today's newspaper here, talking of the inaction of Bush with regard to Katrina: "the Republicans, who
have won recent national elections with the slimmest of margins have nonetheless been able to advance
a 'radical' rightist agenda. One of their new rules for radicals is, "don't just do something, stand there".
He quotes Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson from their book, OffCenter - "some times decisions not to act
can be a powerful means of reshaping the role of government". I think we have achieved this!
A small interim group that would analyse existing models, look at our history and our future needs and
make workable suggestions is what we need. I think Ravi, in consultation with those from the SG who
have shown interest, will shortly do something about this. This should have happened last year so that at
the SG meeting we would have had a smooth transition but in hindsight, probably all things happen to
our good. I think you should rest assured that: i) you will surely be involved in the process of
restructuring and ii) we will have a structure that is not too rigid or bureaucratic and will allow for
course corrections as and when needed.
The teleconference with Canada looks good and hopefully productive. So do the campaigns on the Right
to Water - do you know that the UN does not explicitly state that water is a fundamental human right?
Today's newspaper also states that over a billion people worldwide lack safe drinking water and that 2.5
billion lack even basic sanitation. Of course we all know that politicians and powers that be make
grandiose plans but very little is actually implemented. In the mean time, we have this earthquake where
over 40,000 people have died. THe task of PHM has become that much more challenging!
Warm regards,
Prem
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Dr. Prem Chandran John
Asian Community Health Action Network (ACHAN) and People's Health Movement (PHM)
10, 32nd Cross Street, Besant Nagar,
Madras 600 090 , India
Tel: +91-44-2491 9890 Fax: +91-44-2821 6705
Mobile:+91-98410 08001
El Movimiento Mundial por la Salud de los Pueblos demanda jSalud para Todos y Todas!
PHM demands HEALTH FOR ALL NOW!
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Re: Requesting Permission
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on very much for your email granting us permission, we will of course includ
could you let me know when you hear from Evelyne Hong.
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"Fran Baum" <Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au>
<prem_john@vsnl.net>
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 4:34 AM
Re: Arturo
Hi Prem
I'm very glad to hear that you and Ravi are meeting - if it would be useful for me to call you at any point
then please provide me with a phone number and time!
Fran
At 12:31 AM 11/10/2005, you wrote:
My dear Fran,
Taking all things into consideration, I am actually not averse to the suggestion you have
made but Ravi and I will meet in the next few days to discuss this. Actually we have talked
over the phone but his understanding of the whole situation is so vast that a meeting would
be truly beneficial. While not panicking we need to do something quickly. As we make
interim arrangements, we should accept the offer of MENA and give them some hands on
training. It is one step but a crucial one. Regional strengthening is the plank on which we
will base our hopes but how we do this, where and when, we should decide. A small
transition group - You, Ravi, me, Claudio and David Legge perhaps and we shouldn't
apologise for not being democratic. Democracy and participation, even for a Movement, at
this stage are not as important as building viable and workable structures and systems. I
really think we should consider the HAI-AP model seriously. I think I sent this to you.
Warm regards,
Prem
Dr. Prem Chandran John
Asian Community Health Action Network (ACHAN) and People's Health Movement
(PHM)
10, 32nd Cross Street, Besant Nagar,
Madras 600 090 , India
Tel:+91-44-2491 9890 Fax:+91-44-2821 6705
Mobile: +91-98410 08001
El Movimiento Mundial por la Salud de los Pueblos demanda jSalud para Todos y Todas!
PHM demands HEALTH FOR ALL NOW!
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Cc:
Sent:
Subject:
<premjohn@vsnl.net>
<aquizhpe@yahoo.com>
<secretariat@phmovementorg>; <fran.baum@flinders.edu.au>
Tuesday, October 11,2005 2:36 PM
RENOVATION AND ADVANCEMENT
My dear Arturo,
With much regret and reservations, personally I accept your decision not to be the Global Coordinator. I
think that some of your assumptions are correct and some of them are not but I respect your decision. I
know that your heart and mind are with people’s movements to assert their health and other rights. But I
am sure you also know that when you are dealing with diverse people with diverse ideologies and
diverse agendas not to speak of diverse personalities, as it would be in any Network and Movement,
dissensions are inevitable. After all, as a Movement, we are teaching, training people to question
systems and structures. When they actually do this, people at the helm of affairs, should not get upset!
This of course, includes me!
Personally I am gratified that you have said that you would keep the Movement alive and seek its
growth in Latin America. Not in any "official" capacity but in my personal capacity, I would be grateful
if you can accept to do this officially on a Latin America-wide basis as the PHM Coordinator for Latin
America. Like Julius Caesar, you have declined the crown but atleast at this point in time, for the
Movement, rising above all problems, currents, undercurrents and slights, you should accept the position
of PHM Coordinator for Latin America which does not involve much time and requires only reasonable
effort. Please think over this and don't make any hasty decision but the Movement needs you.
Warm regards,
Prem
Dr. Prem Chandran John
Asian Community Health Action Network (ACHAN) and People's Health Movement (PHM)
10, 32nd Cross Street, Besant Nagar,
Madras 600 090 , India
Tel: +91-44-2491 9890 Fax: +91-44-2821 6705
Mobile:+91-98410 08001
El Movimiento Mundial por la Salud de los Pueblos demanda jSalud para Todos y Todas!
PHM demands HEALTH FOR ALL NOW!
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From:
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"Fran Baum" <Fran.Baum@flinders.edu au>
<premjohn@vsnl.net>
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 4:34 AM
Re: Arturo
Hi Prem
I m veiy glad to hear that you and Ravi are meeting - if it would be useful for
me to call you at any
point then please provide me with a phone number and time!
Fran
At 12:31 AM 11/10/2005, you wrote:
My dear Fran,
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made but Ravi and I will meet m the next few days to discuss this. Actually we have
talked over the phone but his understanding of the whole situation is so vast that a
mee ing would be truly beneficial. While not panicking we need to do something
quickly. As we make interim arrangements, we should accept the offer of MENA and
give them some hands on training. It is one step but a crucial one. Regional
strengthening is the plank on which we will base our hopes but how we do this where
and when, we should decide. A small transition group - You, Ravi, me, Claudio and
David Legge perhaps and we shouldn't apologise for not being democratic. Democracy
and partimpatmn even for a Movement, at this stage are not as important as building
viable and workable structures and systems. I really think we should consider the HAL
AP model seriously. I think I sent this to you.
Warm regards,
Prem
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From:
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Cc:
Sent:
Subject:
<premjohn@vsnl.net >
"Fran Baum" <Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au>
<secretariat@phmovement.org>
Monday, October 10, 2005 8:31 PM
Re: Arturo
My dear Fran,
Taking all things into consideration, I am actually not averse to the suggestion you have made but Ravi
and I will meet in the next few days to discuss this. Actually we have talked over the phone but his
understanding of the whole situation is so vast that a meeting would be truly beneficial. While not
panicking we need to do something quickly. As we make interim arrangements, we should accept the
offer of MENA and give them some hands on training. It is one step but a crucial one. Regional
strengthening is the plank on which we will base our hopes but how we do this, where and when, we
should decide. A small transition group - You, Ravi, me, Claudio and David Legge perhaps and we
shouldn't apologise for not being democratic. Democracy and participation, even for a Movement, at this
stage are not as important as building viable and workable structures and systems. I really think we
should consider the HAI-AP model seriously. I think I sent this to you.
Warm regards,
Prem
10/11/05
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From:
To:
Sent:
Subject:
"Claudio" <claudio@hcmc.netnam.vn >
<ravi@phmovementorg>
Monday, October 10, 2005 7:49 PM
Re: Clau re Arturo: Urgent
I chose to write to him a personal note in Spanish asking him to reconsider.
Clau.
Prem and I are on the job and I hope Pam and Sarah's reply also help. Write to Arturo directly and put
it on SG yahoo group to provoke others to respond as well.
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"PHM - Secretariat" <secretariat@phmovementorg>
"PHM Steering Group" <PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com >
Saturday, October 08, 2005 2:59 PM
Regarding the Secretariat Shift
Dear Friends,
I have been reading / reviewing all the interesting, thought provoking and critical comments that
have come from various steering group members in response to Fran’s facilitation of the process to
identify the next regional host of the Secretariat and the next coordinator particularly in the context
of the Latin American and Middle Eastern regional proposals.
Some of these responses and comments call for a clarification from the secretariat since for the last,
nearly three years, we have been receiving communications feedback and reports - both collective
and confidential from all of you. I propose to send such a clarification when all the comments from
SG members are in.
I think we are still expecting comments from Mira, Ekbal, Zafrullah, Qasem, Evelyn, David Sanders
or Bridget, Maria and WGNRR, Deien, Hugo. Please send them soon.
I have seen comments from Jihad, Mwajuma, Pam, Olle, Prem, Bala, Lanny, Sarah and Arturo.
Excluding Fran and myself - this completes the SG list.
As a general principle, I request all steering group members to help in the resolution of the
discussion by accepting the following:
1. Let’s separate the issue from the individual even if specific experiences have been
disconcerting.
2. Let’s see how the presence of two proposals can be contextualised in a win-win situation
rather than dividing PHM by accepting one or the other.
3. Let our suggestions or requests for further clarity be in the context of strengthening the
proposal rather than criticizing them as inadequate or incomplete.
4. Let us encourage inclusiveness and transparency and collectivity in a supportive PHM regional
capacity building attitude.
Best wishes,
Ravi
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CMC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
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Dear Frietfas,
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f have been reading / reviewing all the interesting, thought provoking and critical
comments that have come from various steering group members in response to Fran’s
facilitation of the process to identify the next regional host of the Secretariat and the
next coordinator particularly in the context of the Latin American and Middle Eastern
regional proposals.
Some of these responses and comments call for a clarification from the secretariat
since for the last, nearly three years, we have been receiving communications
feedback and reports - both collective and confidential from all of you. I propose to
send such a clarification when all the comments from SG members are in.
I think we are still expecting comments from Mira, Ekbal, Zafrullah, Qasem, Evelyn,
David Sanders or Bridget, Maria and WGNRR, Deien, Hugo. Please send them soon.
I have seen comments from Jihad, Mwajuma, Pam, Olle, Prem, Bala, Lanny, Sarah
and Arturo. Excluding Fran and myself - this completes the SG list.
As a general principle, I request all steering group members to help in the resolution
of the discussion by accepting the following:
1. Let’s separate the issue from the individual even if specific experiences have
been disconcerting.
2. Let’s see how the presence of two proposals can be contextualised in a win
win situation rather than dividing PHM by accepting one or the other.
3. Let our suggestions or requests for further clarity be in the context of
strengthening the proposal rather than criticizing them as inadequate or
incomplete.
4. Let us encourage inclusiveness and transparency and collectivity in a
supportive PHM regional capacity building attitude.
Best wishes,
Ravi
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Proposed new HAI structure.doc
Secretariat shift
My dear RAvi,
As the days go by, I am more and more worried about the shift. Having read through all the suggestions,
I fear that nothing really worthwhile in terms of concrete suggestions has come in. We need to address
the following:
1. MENA proposal is more concrete, they have the commitment and the capacity and with a little bity of
help from you and me, can take off immediately.
2. Arturo - my estimate
Commitment +++
Philosophy +++
Ideology+++
Ability ++
English+
Niceness +++
Leadership ++ (Total Plus 17)
Team work minus 3
Organisation minus 2
dependency minus 3
Exclusion of other Latin Americans minus 5
public health exposure minus 3
20 hours a week idea is non-sense to me-minua 10
Does not want to raise funds minus 5
Maria will do it minus 5 (Total minus 36)
3. One idea is to have two offices plus strengthened regions plus strong issue circles
4. One idea is to have a small team of three or four running PHM for a year till things settle down.
Please see what I wrote to Sarah and Lanny.
Also attached is the proposed HAI structure. Spoke with Bala yesterday. He thinks we should have a
permanent office. I think so too. Originally in ACHAN we thought of shifting too with each coordinator
but the minute we shifted to Manila, things sagged!
With what is available poor Fran cannot make any decision. What shall we do?
Warm regards,
Prem
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Proposed new HAI structure
Under the current relationship between the four HAI offices, HAI Europe has the
responsibility for coordinating international projects, fundraising and acting as a conduit
for the disbursement of funds. These are functions which more properly reside with an
international secretariat. There is also a democratic deficit in that three of the regions are
not represented on the Foundation Board, the ultimate oversight body for the
organisation.
Developing an international secretariat does not add to existing structures, but takes
over from HAI Europe certain functions which have an international, rather than purely
European, scope.
It follows from more clearly separating the international roles of a coordinating
secretariat from those of the four regions that there should be a comparable reordering
of the roles and powers of the organisation’s various oversight bodies. An international
board, composed of representatives from each region, would serve as the oversight
body for the international secretariat. The four regional offices themselves would be held
to account by their own (Association) Boards, which in turn should be elected from, and
open to scrutiny by, members. This means that it is important that each region has a
membership who have a formal relationship with the relevant HAI office that defines
rights and responsibilities. Members have the responsibilities to support HAI’s aims and
to not have links to the pharmaceutical industry and the rights to receive a newsletter
and to have a stake in the organisation’s decision-making processes.
The international secretariat would have the responsibilities to:
• Coordinate / manage international projects and campaigns;
• Lead international network development;
• Lead international fundraising;
• Act as a secretariat for an international board.
An international board, composed of representatives of each region, would have the
functions of:
• Overseeing the work of the international coordinating office;
• Approving developments in HAI policy;
• Developing and approving HAI funding criteria;
• Approving strategic plans and budgets
Each regional office would have the responsibilities of:
• Regional input into international projects and campaigns
• Coordination / management of regional-specific projects, campaigns and
fundraising
• Regional network development
Each regional board would have the responsibilities to:
• Oversee the work of the regional office;
• Approve regional strategic plans and budgets.
One further consequence of these changes would be that there would be no
International Steering Group. Composed of a mix of staff and board members, the ISG
has had the dual roles of enabling coordination of projects and campaigns, and also
discussion of policy and accountability issues. These roles would now be separated out:
there would be a clear distinction between accountability issues to be discussed by the
international board and operational issues to be discussed by the staff of each region
and the secretariat. We could envisage that the international board would need to meet
in person once a year. It would also be hoped that separately key staff from each
regional office would also meet in person once a year.
Examples
A, how a regional office works and reports
e.g. a HAI regional office receives 80% funds from the centre and 20% from its own
fundraising
Staff are accountable to their own regional board for the delivery of work promised to
donors, including those raised centrally by the HAI international secretariat
- The regional board reports to the international board on the delivery of work funded
by central grants and also reports directly to other donors for delivery of work that
those donors have funded
Central funds imply that there must be an involvement in centrally organised projects
and campaigns.
International
secretariat
International
board
HAI regional
office
Regional
board
The line between the
international
secretariat and the
regional office has no
arrow, because the
secretariat and the
regional offices are
equal and different.
The lines with arrows
show an obligation to
report on work
performed and money
spent.
Members,
external donors
B, network development
The international board tasks the international secretariat with developing and
implementing a plan for the strategic growth of the HAI network
- the international secretariat analyses where the network should be developed
and proposes, for example, Australia - New Zealand, Central America and
Eastern Europe
- the international secretariat secures agreement from the regional branches for its
plan, including the division of the responsibilities of the secretariat and the
regions for its delivery;
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<fran. baum@flinders.edu.au>
Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:16 PM
PHM Ireland a possibility?
Dear colleagues and friends
1 am a health services researcher and health promotion graduate in Galway, Ireland. I have downloaded,
read and endorsed the People's Charter for Health.
Since there is a PHM India, PHM Australia, PHM USA and PHM Italy, I would like to initiate a PHM
Ireland. This country is undergoing rapid change, and our public health services are under threat from
corporatism, privatisation, financial cutbacks and misdirected government policies.
Can you let me know your views and procedures regarding the setting up of PHM organisations in other
countries? Obviously I fully support your principles and goals, but clearly I can't just 'borrow' your
identity! Do you have a system for 'franchising', as it were, that promotes the movement while
maintaining and developing the core principles?
Please note that I am copying this email to Dr Fran Baum, who I know is the PHM focal point for
Australia, and who has written about the PHM in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
I'm hoping to learn from the Australian experience...
I look forward to hearing from you. Good luck with all your efforts.
Regards,
Simon Comer
Galway
Ireland
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the plan is implemented and progress reported to the international board
C, international planning
- The international secretariat drafts an international strategic plan
The plan would be submitted to regions for comments
- The regional offices would consult with own membership
- The regional offices submit their comments, as mandated by their membership,
to the international secretariat which incorporates them for ultimate approval by
the international board
What this might mean for staffing:
Now_____
Future
HAI Europe_________
HAI Europe_________
International secretariat
Director
Campaigns coordinator
Director
Project coordinators x2
Campaigns assistant
Project coordinators x2
Campaigns coordinator
Communications officer
Financial manager
Fundraiser
Administrator
Financial manager
Administrator
Only the posts in bold are new and of course these would be funding dependent.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005 5:14 PM
Re: Claudio
Dear Claudio,
There’s lots going on behind the scenes. Arturo and Maria's resignation in response to Lanny / Sarah's
communication is being tackled by Prem, Fran and myself with a contingency plan. I am personally
surprised that no one reacted to Maria's resignation? Was it a sign of something in SG? More than half
SG is still not very responsive. No news yet on the proposals from Mira, Evelyn, Ekbal, Olle, Zafrullah,
Qasem, Nadia.
Talk to David S inOttawa separately. The Maria matter is really IPHC matter spilling into PHM even
though Sarah / Lanny’s letter precipated this.recent resignation. Zafrullah’s outburst was the last one.
Try to get Maria to join Prem and me as part of a transitional team. She can phase out after that. I wrote
to her personally. Ideally David S could be part of it as well. See our communication suggesting all this
soon.
I have purposely not reacted as I always do, since a caretaker coordinator should slow down a bit to give
space and opportunity for new SG member initiatives at personal and collective level!
Thanks for the alert as usual.
V
Best wishes,
Ravi
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My dear Ravi,
[ am amazed at the electronic silence re location of next global Sec and the resignation of Maria from St Gr.
Oblivious attitudes? Something cooking, but not yet shareable? Should we do smthg about it in PHM St Gr and
IPHC list servers?
Hug
Claudio leaving Fri for US
[ will see Maria and Maija and David S in Ottawa.
10/19/05
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005 9:32 AM
Claudio
My dear Ravi,
I am amazed at the electronic silence re location of next global Sec and the resignation of Maria from St Gr.
Oblivious attitudes? Something cooking, but not yet shareable? Should we do smthg about it in PHM St Gr and
IPHC list servers?
Hug
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I will see Maria and Maija and David S in Ottawa.
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Saturday, October 15, 2005 3:25 PM
My dear Fran,
Coundn't get to Bangalore this weekend due several reasons. Perhaps next week. W ill
Warm regards.
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"Fran Baum" <Fran.Baum@flinders.edu.au>
<PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com:
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 10:34 PM
[PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] PHM Secretariat
Dear Fran,
Sincere apologies for the delay in responding to the issue of PHM Secretariat. I had tried sending an email
myself and was up till 3:30 am, when I checked it just disappeared. I wrote up another one in long hand to be
sent to you and PHM Steering Committee members by email.
My sister Vandana has just been discharged having been in hospital for over one month, for suppurative
cholangetis and abstructive jaundice, operated and readmitted with complications. I had to be with her
throughout. It has been a bad year and with last few months being terrible.
PHM Secretariat
My humble views - I think unlike in PHAI where PHA Secretariat was where PHAI took place, where all resources
could be pooled by PHA II Secretariat being separate from PHM Secretariat, at a time lot of global activities are
also taking place, the raising of resources has been a problem. Keeping in mind that the PHAII Secretariat is still
in deep red and resources will have to be raised for the global secretariat too, besides some of the ongoing
activities from the Bangalore Secretariat eg contribution to the WHO circle and it may be better to have the
Secretariat in Latin America/South America.
1.
The identification of Cuenca with PHAII/PHM by the participants, donors and others;
2.
Building on the energy released at the PHAII;
3.
For prevention of emergence of hard feelings and delinking with PHM;
4.
For a sense of continuity as Latin American/South American region expected to be the next Secretariat;
5. The region has strong community health movement, women's movement, peasant movement for decades
and could project the
grassroot community based component of PHM and complement the global initiatives.
My concern is that for various reasons there has been a lot of delay. There are numerous other organizations and
networks aggressively seeking the same resources and the same space. They may mouth some progressive
words but are totally supportive of the neoliberal policies and they would be found to be "more convenient" by
many donors too.
I think planning for the next phase should be in 3 parts:
I.
Next HM Global Secretariat which could be in Latin America/South America.
i) it would have to respond to the regional needs
ii) Coordinate closely with the various countries in the region
iii) with the other regions
iv) with past Secretariats - Bangladesh, Bangalore and next Secretariat Global Secretariat which should be
decided at the
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earliest too ie MENA region
II. Certain global activities should be planned for WHO circle.
i) This could be continued by Ravi, Claudio, Eugenia and the WHO circle.
ii) Preparation for Hong Kong Miisterial - TWN, HAIAP, Commission on Social Determinants, Global Health
Research etc.
Some of these activities can't wait and may not be linked up with the Global Secretariat shifting at the
moment.
III. Regional plans, country plans
Lack of resources has been a problem in some regions. A supportive working relationship between regions and
organizations and networks in the North could be worked out eg., AIFO and Africa because they are working
there anyway on leperosy, disability etc and efforts could be made that after the MENA region Africa becomes the
next Global Secretariat. Regions where organizations, networks and groups have already existed and worked in
health for past 2-3 decades as in India, it is relatively easier.
As democratic spaces close, as support for pro people development decreases, as market becomes more
ruthless and as basic needs become more privatized, those who have struggled for long will face greater
challenges. Efforts to delegitimize them will increase. At such time there is a need for better understanding and
tolerance. Disagreement and dissent can be communicated, without demolishing and delegitimizing people,
groups and their efforts.
I recall the numour spread at PHAI that GK had taken money from the World Bank, when GK had taken loan from
a Commercial Bank. Both times PHAI and PHAII left the organizers in debt. Both were major contributions to the
people's health movement and for the larger collective good. The negative consequences being faced are by
those who sunk their personal and organizational resources.
Their proposal may not be the best but with the help of the transition team, the components they need to add and
modify could be done.
Components II and III as suggested will have to be also put together.
When the global secretariat moved from GK to Bangalore, there was no such proposal, but the Bangalore team
under leadershiop of Ravi with contribution from Prasanna, Abraham, Nisha, Prem, Lalit, Unni has made rich
contribution to PHM.
Having been associated with the process from the beginning in fact when Goran Sterky mentioned the need for
an alternative to WHA in 1986, I very strongly feel that the challenges have become more severe, more acute and
more ruthless.
There is a need for competence as well as wisdom, understanding and tolerance, integrity and mutual respect (as
far as possible in our dealings with each other). Dissipation of energy should not be allowed.
I believe in the spirit of PHM and will always work for it. My sincere apologies again for the delay.
My warmest wishes to our friends for Ed, Diwali festival of lights is on the 1 Nov. We just celebrated Dussehra
and Vijaya Dashami(symbolic victory of good over evil) in India (mainly North and East India).
With best wishes and solidarity,
Mira Shiva
10/20/05
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"Deien de la Paz" <delen27@yahoo.com>
"PHM - Secretariat" <secretariat@phmovement.org>; <PHM__Steering_Group_0203@yahoogroups.com>
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 7:02 AM
Re: Fw: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Proposals for Global Secretariat - PLEASE RESPOND BY
26-9-05
Dear Ravi,
Hi! Thanks for re-sending this.
Dear AU,
Hello! My apologies for this delayed response as I
have been out of the country, then out of town on
several occasions that I was not able to keep track of
my e mails.
I have read both proposals from the MENA and Latin
American regions and while there are issueds that need
firther discussion, I recommend that in the next two
years the PHM Secretariat be based in Cuenca, Ecuador
beacuse we need to follow through the gains and
commitment that were generated by the last PHA2. I
think the social analysis that came out strongly from
many of the presentations in PHA2 has to be further
bolstered with the people’s acions that are coming out
clearly from the organized people’s organizations and
movements that are quite strong in the Latin American
region. The Secretariat in Ecuador has to also pursue
the gains even at their region and this can be
enhanced by having the PHM Secretariat there. The
spirit of volunteerism was very high in Ecuador during
the PHA2 and I am sure that the committed people who
have injected us with their social activism will help
propel the PHM to become a stronger voice of the
marginalized, oppressed and unheard.
Then, after two years, the secretariat can now be
moved to the MENA region in preparation for the PHA3
in MENA. Of course, there has to be a smooth turn
over and transition process, which can be done with
close communication with both regions even at the
onset.
I appreciate MENA’s offer to host the website and I
thnk this can be done outside of the secretariat as
long as there is clear and constant communication
between the two.
10/14/05
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Fran, I hope these comments can still be considered in
your deliberations.
Warm regards to all,
Deien
— PHM - Secretariat <secretariat@phmovement.org>
wrote:
> From: <fran.baum@flinders.edu.au>
> To: <PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:14 PM
> Subject: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Proposals for
> Global Secretariat > PLEASE RESPOND BY 26-9-05
Dear Friends
> > PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL AND LET
> ME KNOW IF YOU ARE UNABLE
>TO
> > RESPOND TO IT IN DETAIL BY MONDAY 26-9-05
> > .1 previously sent the proposal from the Latin
> America group offering to
> host
> > the global secretariat I have attached this
> again. Ravi has suggested
> that we
> > need more detail and requested this from Arturo. I
> suggest that if Arturo
> wants
> > to provide this he sends it directly to the
> steering group in the next few
> > days. The operational details Ravi requested are a
> specification of who
> would
> > be the co-ordinator, how much time they could
> commitment to PHM, how the
> > administrative structure would be done and some
> ideas about fund raising.
> Also attached is a proposal from the Middle East
region which sets out
> proposals for the organisation in the Middle East
10/14/05
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"PHM - Secretariat" <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Friday, October 21,2005 6:48 PM
Re: Secretariat Transition Plan
Hi Prem what is your number?
Fran
At 10:20 PM 21/10/2005, you wrote:
Dear Fran,
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This is a draft of our discussion today sent to you for your consideration. Please feel free to
alter and add as you see fit from what you have received from everyone till now. Ravi needs
to be pushed to accept these suggestions that involve him by you and me. This letter could
go out to the SG as from you and if necessary, I do not mind signing it as well. I am taking
the liberty of sending this to Bala since he has experience with HAI whose model we can
follow with some success.
Feel free to call me on Sunday (around noon, Indian time or after that) if you feel it to be
necessary. We spent the whole day talking about this and taking stock of all the suggestions.
Ravi has agreed to work on the 2 appendices which he will forward to you shortly. I think
we should be able to send it by Tuesday or Wednesday next week.
Warm regards
Prem
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This is a very important communication, Please give quality time to read and answer
immediately, at the latest by 31st of October 2005
Dear Friends,
First we want to thank all of you who took the trouble to spend time thinking about the
Proposal for the Secretariat and in writing to us about it. We acknowledge receipt of
messages from the following:
Bala, Pam, Mira , Olle, Mwajuma, Deien, Sarah, Lanny, Jihad, Arturo, Maria and Nadia
of the Steering Group. We have not heard from Qasem, Zafrullah, David Sanders, Ekbal
and Evelyn. We have also had additional for responses from Claudio, Unni, Nance of the
Secretariat Support Group. Are we missing some one?
The overall consensus has been that Latin America with Cuenca, Ecuador as the potential
venue of the global Secretariat with Arturo as the Coordinator should be the likely choice
for the next Secretariat for a period of at least two years (January 2006 - December 2007).
This would build on the enthusiasm and solidarity generated by PHA 2. However many of
the Steering Group members made various suggestions to enhance the existing proposal
highlighting i. The need for greater inclusiveness and involvement of other countries and
partners in the regional proposal, ii. Greater clarity about the actual team that would be in
place and related infra-structural details (keeping in mind the guidelines circulated earlier
by the PHM Secretariat), iii. The necessity of the Coordinator being available more than 20hours a week because the existing workload needs already a full time presence and other
such helpful suggestions.
Everyone endorsed the offer of the Middle Eastern region as well and suggested that they
should be the venue of the next secretariat, i.e. January 2008 - December 2009 but also be
involved in the present phase in a more substantial way as preparation for taking up the
responsibility later. The proposal that MENA sent included a strong regionalisation process,
which was so precise, and comprehensive that several people led by Bala felt that it would
be a roadmap for all the regions to follow. (See appendix 1)
However during the process of this interactive dialogue which included some free and frank
exchanges between some members, two additional developments took place: i) Arturo sent
a communication on 10th October reconsidering his earlier offer to be the coordinator and
informing us about a plan of action evolving in the Latin American region to “construct the
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movement and globalise solidarity”, and ii) Maria who had played a crucial role in PHM
and in organising PHA 2 decided to resign from the PHM Steering Group as a
representative of IPHC and her requested her IPHC comrades to decide who will represent
IPHC in the future.
While this has caused a delay in the decisions about the transition, we three have reviewed
all the correspondence carefully and taking into account the discussions at the Steering
Group meeting in Cuenca on the 23rd of July, we suggest the following plan of transition:
1. The choice of the venue of the next Secretariat and the potential global Coordinator is
decided during a transitional phase, i.e. from October 2005 till March 2006.
2. During this phase a transitional team consisting of seven individuals with very specific
tasks to keep up the momentum of PHM movement building and PHA 2 follow-up be
constituted. This would consist of: the following seven, if they agree.
Prem - Website transfer, communications strategies including News brief and WHO
CSDH- CSO Dialogue
Maria - PHA 2 documentation and reporting, PHA 2 Evaluation, post PHA 2 regional
meetings, reporting on IPHU and evolving new IPHU proposal
Claudio - PHM exchange and Global Right to Health campaign
David Sanders - Global Health Watch 2 process and WHO advocacy
Andy Rutherford - Follow up PHA 2 funding and PHM funding for the next phase
David Legge - Catalysing Regionalisation process with the present Secretariat and
supporting IPHU project follow up and proposal
Ravi - Evolve further PHM Secretariat guidelines from 2003-2005 experience and
guide regional capacity buil^g^processes^
3. Logically, Ravi, having been the Global Coordinator for the last three years and now
divested ofsomejhe .responsibilities as shown above, should be the Convenor of the
Transitional Team if he agrees. He may have to give afleast part time to PHM for tlfe next
five months.
The PHM Secretariat phase in Bangalore came to.a close on 30th September with all the
staff iiwvingjnto .alternative jobs. However if we. are able to provide sqme_support_, Ravi
may be persuaded to continue to be the hub of PHM till March 2006
( secjetmdaf@phniovem^AQ^)^rw^ding, appropriate communications to the above.
4
Towards greater Regional Coordination: There are currently eight viable regions. We
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suggest that each region identifies one person - either an existing Steering Group member
or some one else selected through a transparent process in each region to start building a
regional coordination process in coordination with Ravi and David Legge. To begin with
this may just be a regional focal point who is linked to all those in that region who have
been supportive of and have been active in PHM in some way already. In some regions such
an e-group may already exist.
5
To start this process, we are taking the liberty based on experience of the current
Secretariat to suggest a small committee in each region consisting of existing steering group
members and others where a specific person designated as a the regional focal point does
not exist. A series of tasks will be suggested to them and they will also be supported with
information from the transitional secretariat. (See appendix 2)
6
Once this process of identification is over in each of the regions which should not be
later than the end of this year, we will plan for a short planning and capacity building
program in a suitable venue early in 2006. We can work out the content and modalities
later. This would mean that the regions would start getting stronger and develop
independently in the spirit of the Movement.
7
At a suitable event, not later than May 2007 (next World Health Assembly), we would
organise a meeting of the Transitional Team and the 8 Regional Coordinators to complete
the process and move towards a new pattern and structure for PHM . This would involve the
setting up of a PHM Governing Council and the selection of a Global Coordinator who will
be the first among equals and some form of participatory and supportive representative
structure.
Fran Baum
Prem John
Convenor - Transition
Convenor-Communication Strategy
To-be sent by : 25th or 26th October 2005 after discussion over the weekend.
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
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Monday, October 31, 2005 6:28 AM.
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Red alert in Nicaragua, Hurracane Beta made landfall
Dear Maria
I fully understand your difficulties and am sure we can extend our deadline - is it possible to let us
know when you might be able to make a response by? Fran
At 06:32 AM 31/10/2005, you wrote:
Dear friends.
Our small poor countries do not often make the news around the world. It is not surprizing
that Fran had not heard information about Guatemala or El Salcador, or the rest of us for
that matter. Katrina and Rita make the mass communications, not so with our disasters.
We are among the disposable people, communities and nations, as a Chilean sociologist
puts it..
Early this Sunday morning Hurracane Beta made landfall in the center of the Nicaraguan
Caribbean coast. Fortunately it did not strike tha major population centers on the coast.
The country is on red alert as this Hurracane moves slowly toward the center and western
areas of Nicaragua. It is extremely erratic, changing its route quite often. In any case the
severe winds and the rains will cover all of our country during the next 24 to 48 hours, and
it will probably cause severe rains in the neighboring countries. It will leave Nicaragua,
going into the Pacific Ocean and then may go on to cause problems in El Salvador and
Guatemala later this week.
All of Central America is saturated with water, all our highways and roads are in terrible
conditions, and in many cases have been destroyed. Our hillsides are fragile and there are
many landslides and mud slides. Bridges have been destroyed. Our rivers and lakes are
already swollen and many people have been evacuated from their homes and communities.
We have been suffering tropical storms for over one month: the hurracanes that struck
Mexico, the US and Cuba caused tropical storms in our region
The local and national civil defense committees are doing a fine job here in Nicaragua, but
many of the communities have no land access, only by rivers, lakes or from the ocean, so
people are in difficult situations and there is lack of communication from the isolated areas.
It is impossible to know the extent of the damage of the Hurracane Beta at this time.
Our colleagues in Guatemala and El Salvador have been attending communities for over a
month now, and so have many people in Nicaragua. Right now everyone has a task to do in
preventing the-loss of human lives and attention to persons in vulnerable areas, which
really is most of Nicaragua given the extent of poverty and misery in urban and rural areas.
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It has not been possible for us to have our Central American post PHA2 meeting which was
scheduled for October 18-20th. It has been impossible to consult with our colleagues about
the PHM transition period.
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Therefore, we are asking that you give us additional time to prepare our response to the
proposal set forth by Fran, Ravi and Prem.
We want to respond, but it is just not possible to do so at this time.
We want to express our solidarity with the people of India in their grief over the attacks in
Delhi. We are aware of the floods and accidents in Southern Indian also.
We must begin to heed'the cry of our planet, we need to protection of our planet. That is
part of our work in the People's Health Movement around the world.
Regards,
Maria
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Saturday, October 29, 2005 9:41 PM
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[PHM_Steermg_Group_02-03] Guatemala: Crisis after the Storm
Dear Maria
Thanks for the update - we certainly have not been hearing this information in Australia. I
will circulate it among networks here.
Love
Fran
At 06:51 AM 29/10/2005, you wrote:
Subject: Guatemala: Crisis after the Storm
It has been overshadowed by the earthquake in the Kashmir, but, almost
unnoticed, Guatemala has been in the throws of a major crisis since the
night of the fourth of October.
That was the day when the remnants of Tropical Storm Stan battered much of
the country, causing flooding and landslides which have devastated the
country.
Harvests, infrastructure and tens of thousands of homes were destroyed. How
many lives were lost will probably never be known. The community of
Panabaj,
in the Department of Solola, may yet be declared a burial ground, after
rescuers managed to pull around a hundred bodies from the mud, leaving
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Monday, November 07, 2005 7:26 PM
RE: new host secretariat
Thank you very much!
Best wishes,
Trinh Ngo
—Original Message—
Fmms PHM - Secretariat [mailto:secretariat@phmovement.org]
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to Fran Baum; Dr.Prem Chandran John
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Re: new host secretariat
Dear Trinh Ngo,
You may include the foliowing in the WAHC update.
"The PHM Global Secretariat and coordination will move from its present host - India region in Bangalore to a new
region shortly. From 1st November, the PHM Coordination has been taken over by a small PHM transitional team with
Dr. Prem John of Asian Community Health Action Network (ACHAN) and a member of the PHM Global Steering Group
as the Convenor. The other members include Fran Baum, Ravi Narayan, David Sanders, David Legge and Andy
Rutherford. The transition team’will continue all the ongoing movement building initiatives of PHM till the new
coordinatorship structure and governance is defined latest by 31st March 2006. For further details continue to write to
secretariat@phmovement.org" - 7-11-2005"
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
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Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
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Dear Ravi Narayan,
1 got your email address from Nadia van de Linde of WGNRR. She left our office last week. At the
moment I am responsible for the WAHC update and I have some questions about the PHM
developments for our PHM update section. Nadia told me that there are plans to move the secretariat to
Ecuador, but that it is not certain yet. Can you tell me what I can write about the PHM moving to
another country in the WAHC update? I need the information as soon as possible, because my deadline
is due Monday next week.
nd reggrds,
Trinh Ngo
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Monday, November 07, 2005 10:52 AM
Fw: Urgent request
Original Message-----From: Andreas Wulf
To: chc@sochara.org
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: Urgent request
Dear Ravi,
I hope you are better and work at CHC is replenishing you with down to earth energy after three years at the heights of PHM
Global.
thank you so much for your help in finding a replacement for Sundar. We are really relieved as the presence of PHM is really
crucial for the conference, (thomas is the main organizer, as you might have reconned, so i only be on the sideline of the day
to day organisational issues)
May i bother you with another thing? I hope i told you that we had a chance to meet with David Sanders at the frankfurt airport
on monday and discussed possible support of medico for the PHM globally. Given the actual interim period without an located
global secretariat and the discussions on the restructuring of the steering comitee, one idea that came up during our
discussion was a strategic workshop of a limited number of PHM steering comitee people ( 6-8? ) to discuss and come up
with a proposal for PHM structures in this next phase of PHM after the second successful assembly. This might be back to
back with a meeting of some IPHU people to evaluate the first course and develop the concept further. In this combination,
transport costs could be reduced when a number of people would attend both meetings.
As the May meeting of WHA is quite far away, such a meeting should possibly be earlier, maybe January or February and
possibly in Europe which is easiest to reach for all. I could look into medico for support for such an idea if this is brought to us
by PHM, so I would be happy to hear your ideas about it and if you would possibly bring such an idea into the steering group
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Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:32 AM
Re: URGENT re: WHO Stockholm meeting
Dear Ravi,
Sorry to hear about your stress etc. I hope (and feel confident) that it is nothing serious and organic. We need you still
involved.
I am still negotiating my travel with WHO re Stockholm.
Re Medico, shall I let others on the transition team know? Or shall I leave it with Prem for the time being?
Best regards,
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Thursday, November 03, 2005 5:22 PM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Red alert in Nicaragua, Hurracane Beta made landfall
Dear Fran & Prem,
I have only seen Maria’s and Pam’s response to the letter as of today. We shall have to make a shorter
announcement on the PHM Exchange for wider circulation - at least as soon as all the rest of the transitional team
members agree i.e., Maria, David S, Andy, David. L
Thanks Prem for accepting convenorship. A great relief.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
Transitional Team - PHM Secretariat (Global)
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Tuesday, November 08, 2005 12:53 AM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] 8MPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT FUTURE OF PHM
RESPOND BY 31/10/06 PLEASE
Dear Fran,
Please find below, unfortunately delayed, a few thoughts in relation to your communication of 26 October.
With kind regards,
Olle
Uppsala, 7 November 2005
Dear Fran, Prem and Ravi,
Many thanks for your communication of 26 October and apologies for being late in my response. I agree
with your short summary of the situation and find your proposal interesting and valuable in the present
situation. I see also that all of us in the Steering Group need to make a concerted effort to realise the
intentions of the Transitional Team and support the seven members in handling these crucial issues
ahead.
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I am not sure if this is the right time to comment in detail on the seven points outlined in the proposal,
but some short questions may be adequate at this point. For example, it may be worthwhile to
understand in some further detail how the Transition Team intends to work over the coming five months
on point one and two, and particularly on the invitation to other regions to consider a bid to host the
secretariat. To me, it does not seem ideal to complicate the matter further with such invitations; rather,
the time available may be used by the Transition Team to create more clarity around the questions
members of the SG have put in relation to the existing bids.
uhe emphasis on regionalisation is a direction that has been gaining ground over the last few years in
strengthening the building up of PHM arid seems to be agreeable to most members of the SG. It will
have to be based, though, on some basic principles concerning coordination and communication
between the global coordinator and the regions and between the regions on substance, decision-making,
finance and so on, issues that we have not been able to deal with in a systematic way in earlier meetings.
As I understand it, good preparatory work is being done in this area and proposals will be forthcoming.
My hope is that .these proposals are given ample time to be discussed and that the whole SG will engage
in such discussion. It is a delicate balance to strike between the independent development of the regions
and the importance of speaking with one voice at the international scene.
Finally, I support the suggestion under point seven on a new governance structure for PHM. Here, again,
ample time for discussion is a must, but I believe that such a new structure may serve PHM well for this
stage of development. But we must also keep in mind the need to evolve, in the long term, a structure
that reflects the most effective ways to support and give voice to people’s efforts to create health and
human dignity. And this new structure may look very different, as time goes along, to what is now
useful but also more conventional and possibly limiting.
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May I also end by encouraging fellow members in the SG to engage vividly in this discussion. So far,
according to what I have seen, most members have not commented. I know very well how busy people
are and I am quite late myself, but it is very important issues we are dealing with and those who have
taken responsibility to devote their time and energy to penetrate these issues need our support and
solidarity.
With warm regards from Uppsala,
Site
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Monday, October 24, 2005 6:15 PM
New global coordination 24-10-05.doc
Re: Question about paper on PHM co-ordination
Dear Ravi
I am also revising the paper in light of my reading of the responses I'm attaching my revision to date
Fran
At 09:51 PM 24/10/2005, you wrote:
Dear Fran,
Thanks for your mail in response to Prem’s letter. We are changing the
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Dear Friends,
First we want to thank all of you who took the trouble to spend time thinking
about the Proposals for the Secretariat and Global Co-ordinator and in writing
to us about it. We acknowledge receipt, of messages from the following:
Who mBpooD^od?
Bala, Pam, Mira , Olle, Mwajuma, Deien, Sarah, Lanny, Jihad, Arturo, Maria
and Nadia of the Steering-Group. We have not heard from Qasem, Zafrullah,
David Sanders, Ekbal and Evelyn. We have also had additional for responses
from Claudio, Unni, Nance and Maija of the Secretariat Support Group. Are
we missing some one?
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The responses reflected considerable reflection about the nature of PHM and
the desired future for the PHM. In addition the responses confirmed the very
high level of commitment we all have to the future of PHM and to ensuring
that it is as strong as possible to face the future. Some of the responses were
very frank about views of past events and signalled that among us there are
some very real issues of concern that our Movement has to deal with. We
won’t reiterate these here because you-have all had the chance to read these.
There were, differing views among the responses but the main consensus that
emerged has seen Latin America as the preferred’location. This was
assuming the Secretariat would be based in Cuenca, Ecuador with Arturo as
the Coordinator for a period of at least two years (January 2006 - December
2007). The reasons given for this is that this location would build on the
enthusiasm and solidarity generated by PHA 2 and because people were
impressed by the strong commitment of the EcuadcTbid. . However many of
the Steering Group members made various suggestions to enhance the
existing proposal highlighting i. The need for greater inclusiveness and
involvement of other countries and partners in the regional proposal, ii.
Greater clarity about the actual team that would be in place and related infra
structural details.(keeping in mind the guidelines circulated earlier by the PHM
Secretariat), iii. The necessity of the Coordinator to be available more than
20-hours a week because the existing workload needs already a full, time
presence.
Everyone endorsed the offer of the Middle Eastern region as well and
suggested that they should be the venue of the next secretariat, i.e. January
2008 - December 2009 but also be involved in the present phase in a more
substantial way as preparation for taking up the responsibility later. The
proposal, that MENA sent included a strong regionalisation process, which
was so precise, and comprehensive that several people led by Bala felt that it
would be a roadmap for all the regions to follow. (See appendix 1) Certainly
the group that David Legge is leading should consider the MENA proposal
very seriously as a good basis for designing PHM regional model
There were also comments that PHM should seek to reflect greater gender
equity in its leadership.
Some people suggested that there may be benefits in establishing two
secretariats - one English speaking and one Spanish speaking.
However during the process of this interactive dialogue which included some
free and frank exchanges between some members, two additional
developments took place: i) Arturo sent a communication-on 10th October
reconsidering his earlier offer to be the coordinator and informing us about a ■
plan of action evolving in the Latin American region to “construct the
movement and globalise solidarity”, and ii) Maria who had played a crucial
role in PHM and in organising PHA 2 decided to resign from the PHM
Steering Group as a representative of IPHC and hauBguested her DPHC
comrades to decide who will represent IPHC in the future.'^ ©(Loir p)m[p©sgifl
While this has caused a delay in the decisions about the transition, we three
have reviewed all the correspondence carefully and taking into account the
discussions at the Steering Group meeting in Cuenca on the 23rd of July, we
suggest the following plan of transition:
1. The choice of the venue of the next Secretariat and the potential global
Coordinator is decided during a transitional phase, i.e. from October
2005 till March 2006. •
2. During this phase a transitional- team consisting of seven individuals ;
with very specific tasks to keep up the momentum of PHM movement
building and PHA 2 follow-up be constituted. This would consist of: the
following seven, if they agree.
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Pmm •- Website transfer, communications strategies including
News brief and WHO CSDH- CSO Dialogue
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- PHA 2 documentation and reporting, PHA 2 Evaluation,
post PHA 2 regional meetings, reporting on IPHU and evolving
new IPHU proposal
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Ctaydlo© - PHM exchange and Global Right to Health campaign
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advocacy
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Atnidly IRytteirWd] - Follow up PHA 2 funding and PHM funding
for the next phase
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Owodl Legjg]® - Catalysing Regionalisation process with the
present Secretariat and supporting IPHU project follow up and
proposal
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[^wo - Evolve further PHM Secretariat guidelines from 20032005 experience^and guide regional capacity-building
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Ravi has made a tremendous, contribution to PHM over the oast three.
years in particular, and we -hope that ho and Prem wftfagre^to bethe-x^^e
(□©mminioir^ ©Hte TmtrDSDfioonaD T@am.(Both have reservations
because they had assumed that the major responsibility for PHM would
be moving in October 2005 to the new Co-ordinator and Secretariat?)
The PHM Secretariat phase in Bangalore came to a close on 30th
September with all the staff moving into alternative jobs. However if we
are able to provide some support, Ravi-and Prem
be" persuaded to
continue to be the hub of PHM till March 2006 A
(secretariat@phmovement.org) forwarding appropriate
communications to the above.
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Regoonal] ©oordrnaion: There are currently eight
viable regions. We suggest that each region identifies one person either an existing Steering Group member or some one else selected
through a transparent process in each region to start building, a
regional coordination, process in coordination with Ravi and David
Legge. To begin with this may just be a regional focal point who is
linked to all those in that region who have been supportive of and have
been active in PHM in some way already. In some regions such an egroup may already exist.
5 To start this process, we are taking the liberty based on experience of
the current Secretariat to suggest a small committee in each region
consisting of existing steering group members and others where a
specific person designated as a the regional focal point does not exist.
A series of tasks will be suggested'to them and they will also be
supported with information from the transitional secretariat. (See
appendix 2) ■ .
6 Once this process of identification is over i^^^h^f top regions which
planning and capacity building program in a suitable venue early in
2006. We can work out the content and modalities later. This would
mean that the regions would start getting stronger and develop.
independently in the spirit of the Movemenlxs^c o-o
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At a suitable event, not later than May 200$ (next World Health
Assembly), we would organise a meeting of the Transitional Team and
the 8 Regional Coordinators to complete the process and move
towards a new pattern and structure for PHM . This would involve the
setting up of a PHM Governing CounciPand the selection of^ Global
Coordinator who will be the first among equals andyome^lorm
participatory and supportive representative structure.
Fran Baum Convenor - TransitSon
Prem John Convenor-Communicateon Strategy
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Wednesday, October 26, 2005 6:15 AM
Re: Secretariat Shift
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I will amend letter and add in a point that came from a phone conversation I had with David Sanders and
get the letter out in the next 24 hours. I'm so glad that Prem has agreed to assist - the Movement will be
very indebted to him!
Fran
At 09:21 PM 25/10/2005, you wrote:
Dear Fran, Bala and Prem,
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Tuesday, November 08, 2005 5:14 PM
Re: URGENT re: WHO Stockholm meeting
Dear David,
Thanks for the discussion with Medico and for exploring theidea of support to a meeting as well. Excellent idea! Unfortunately
I was gomt to meet them enroute to Stockholm but a recent treadmill test has shown that PHM stress among other things has
nad some long term consequences and I am scheduled for an angiogram in the week of the Stockholm meeting. So we shan't
meet at Stockholm - but perhaps some other time early next year. I have been advised to reduce air travel to a minimum for
the next 8 weeks and I am thankful to Prem, Fran and you for helping with the transition just before the discovery of this new
personal constraint. I am sure all will be well with some life style changes but anyhow one is now temporarily in the phase of
following orders' not ’giving them’. J saw that you are at Salzburg (OSI) as well. David. L and Claudio have both been now
snvited as replacements for me to strengthen PHM presence.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan,
— Original Message —
From: david sanders
T©: Ravi Narayan
C©: Dr Prem Chandran John ; fran.baum@flinders.edu.au
Soontto Thursday, November 03, 2005 5:15 PM
Re: URGENT re: WHO Stockholm meeting
Dear Ravi,
I may still go to Stockholm. I will let you know. And I hope you will be there.
Re PHM transition: I met in Frankfurt with Medico a few days ago and we discussed future of PHM. They are keen, as you
know, to support us. I suggested that it is urgent that the transition team meet and plan strategically for the next period.
They were very interested in this and are currently seriously discussing supporting a meeting of the transition team in
Europe early next year, they will communicate with us.
What do you all think?
Best,
David.
Nmym
wrote:
Dear David,
I was down with a viral fever and didn't get to the Secretariat to check the mail -hence the delay, i have written to
WHO and I hope they will be responsive.
There's much to discuss with you and Bridget on the opportunities that WHO-CSDH CSO dialogue and the GHW2 secretariat (that you both will be hosting) offers for a truly grassroots and authentic Africa region mobilization
when is long overdue and would take the process beyond the Lusaka consensus hopefully supported by the
Africa delegation presence in PHA2 (inspite of the travel grant hiccup).
From 1st - we start a PHM transitional team process in which you are also invited to be a part with Prem as
Convenor.. I am greatly relieved that Fran and Prem have managed this process well and I am freed of this tiring
responsibility from 31st October. It has been challenging but quite exhausting and I am booked for a treadmill test
thss week to know what have been the long term consequences. So let's keep in touch about all this since we
shallnot meet in Stockholm,
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
11/9/05
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Thursday, November 03, 2005 5:15 PM
Re: URGENT re: WHO StockhoSm meeting
Dear Ravib
I may still go to Stockholm. I will let you know. And I hope you will be there.
Re PHM transition: I met in Frankfurt with Medico a few days ago and we discussed future of PHM.
They are keen, as you know, to support us. I suggested that it is urgent that the transition team meet and
plan strategically for the next period. They were very interested in this and are currently seriously
discussing supporting a meeting of the transition team in Europe early next year, they will communicate
with us.
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Dear Ravi
Thanks for your good wishes, confidence and help. We feel at last that we
will make some progress in Europe. It seems much better than the
co-ordination has moved to Southern Europe as that is where there is more
activity.
I note all you suggestions for contacts. The Rome meeting is planned for
17th and 18th December. I will'probably not be able to go as I had already
had commitments but those are the dates that suit REDS so I hope some of the
others can go.
Thanks so much for all your support and confidence in the many difficult
periods. Let us hope for a positive push forward.
Pam
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Re: Maria’s message
Dear Fran & Prem,
I saw Prem’s reaction to Maria's comments and Fran's as well. I think this
is basically an IPHC problem of a convenor being unaccountable to a larger
group process and collectivity and hence tending to make statements in a
reactive manner rather than in a way to enhance solidarity and team
building. I was surprised to read this last para of Maria's letter because as the outgoing coordinator, I feel you both, the two Davids and
Andy have been those among the SG with 'most initiative, decision making
skill, commitment, respect for others and sensitivity' - so whom does she
mean falls out of this group. A real mystery! Or is it a sort of shadow
boxing responding to comments made by some others on her style! Quite a
paradox. But 1 agree with Prem that we should ignore it and let the IPHC
response mentioned by Fran, help us to decide what she does with her time
for IPHC and for PHM as IPHC contribution. I feel we should mark our
responses to Andy and the two Davids so that they know that we are ignoring
it as part of focus on the larger issues and the collectiveaess./Kj
Best wishes
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
No. 359 (old No. 367)
Srinivasa Nilaya, Jakkasandra 1st Main
1st Block, Koramangala
Bangalore - 560 034. India
Tel: 00-91-80-51280009
Fax: 00-91-80-25525372
Email: secretariat@phmovement.org
Website: www.phmovement.org
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To: <secretariat@phmovement.org>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 9:28 PM
Subject: Maria’s message
Dear Ravi and Fran,
You and me and eveiyone else we have suggested for the Transition Team
should take exception to what Maria has written and 1 quote from her letter:
"FinaHy, I would like to suggest that it is important to incorporate
persons with initiative, decision making skills, commitment and especially
sensitivity and respect for others in the transition team at this time".
Seriously, we can do without disrupting influences such as Maria at this
point in time. Is there any one on the list that has been suggested who does
not fulfill these? Does the Movement matter or not? Are we seeing a
11/9/05
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Maria's message
Dear Ravi and Fran,
You and me and everyone else we have suggested for the Transition Team should take exception to
what Maria has written and I quote from her letter:
"Finally, I would like to suggest that it is important to incorporate
persons with initiative, decision making skills, commitment and especially
sensitivity and respect for others in the transition team at this time".
Seriously, we can do without disrupting influences such as Maria at this point in time. Is there any one
on the list that has been suggested who does not fulfill these? Does the Movement matter or not? Are we
seeing a powerplay (as the recent Cricket vocabulary states!!) between IPHC and PHM which we shall
disregard because that is not the way PHM operates.
I suggest one more criterion to Maria's list above: integrity and selflessness which should be the
fundamental criterion.
But keeping the Movement in mind, let us downplay this. Let this be only between us but the
unhappiness is genuine.
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Thursday, November 03, 2005 3:27 AM
Re: Maria's message
Hi Prem and Ravi
I agree. The key issue is that Maria has no accountability mechanism through IPHC. She should decide
in consultation with the Council what she does with her time - there is no transparency or even structure
there. I will dsicuss with other IPHC members and see what is happening
Fran
At 02:28 AM 3/11/2005, premjohn@vsnl.net wrote:
Dear Ravi and Fran,
You and me and everyone else we have suggested for the Transition Team should take
exception to what Maria has written and I quote from her letter:
"Finally, I would like to suggest that it is important to incorporate
persons with initiative, decision making skills, commitment and especially
sensitivity and respect for others in the transition team at this time".
Seriously, we can do without disrupting influences such as Maria at this point in time. Is
there any one on the list that has been suggested who does not fulfill these? Does the
Movement matter or not? Are we seeing a powerplay (as the recent Cricket vocabulary
states!!) between IPHC and PHM which we shall disregard because that is not the way
PHM operates.
1 suggest one more criterion to Maria's list above: integrity and selflessness which should be
the fundamental criterion.
But keeping the Movement in mind, let us downplay this. Let this be only between us but
the unhappiness is genuine.
Prem
11/3/05
I.
Strengthening the Regional Network (Targets and Strategies)
LI.
Expanding the PHM to all countries in the MENA region.
To be able to achieve this, the following actions are suggested:
o
Agreeing on the geographical coverage of the region, i.e. identify the particular
countries that are all to be included and represented as PHM MENA region.
Why: the definition of the PHM MENA region (i.e. the specific geographical coverage
of the PHM MENA region) has been one of the debatable topics in almost all regional
meetings and some PHM global secretariat meetings. Clear definition of the
geographical coverage will allow us to clearly and realistically consider the efforts
needed for expanding the PHM to all included counties. It will also allow better
distribution of the various necessary functions amongst all possible countries in that
MENA region.
How: This can be decided through consensus by the representatives of the countries
included in MENA at the present time. This issue could be one of the topics on the
agenda on the suggested forthcoming regional meeting (see later). In addition, e-mail
consultation should be done between the regional coordination and the PHM global
steering committee.
Determinants to consider: we believe that the definition of the geographical coverage
of what is called “MENA region” should be drawn taking the following criteria into
consideration:
■ The cohesion (regarding shared contexts and challenges): i.e. in terms of language,
culture, history. In addition, and possibly most important here, is the status of civil
society in these countries.
■ The regional divisions of international organizations such as the WHO, the UN and
the World Bank. This aspect is a very important consideration regarding our
effectiveness in influencing and engaging with these organizations if we have the
same or similar geographical divisions.
■ History of networking or joint activities.
■ Flexibility of this geographical coverage: i.e., that this geographical coverage can be
altered to include or exclude countries according to the work experience and strategic
assessments regarding optimal effectiveness. For example, if experience shows that
the country would function better within that alternative PHM regional division, then
a country can move to that other region, based upon a shared decision between the
two regions and the Global Steering Committee.
o
Expand the PHM to those countries within the geographical area that are presently not
included within the PHM MENA region. Upon realizing a clear, however flexible,
geographical coverage , urgent steps should be taken to establish a PHM movement in
each of the those ‘new’ countries from the region that are presently not included in the
PHM.
1.3.
Enhancing networking among the different Countries / groups within the region
This would be achieved through:
■ Drawing-up regional joint plans: MENA region is supposed, within the PHM
framework, to identify priority themes, issues and campaigns for joint work. This would
also include joint projects with clear and well distributed activities among countries,
networks and organizations. The report of the regional strategic meeting that was held in
Cyprus 2 years ago, from our point of view, remains a very good base upon which to
begin, review and possibly make modifications for developing more detailed strategies.
■ Establishing a MENA regional website: This would be very critical for enhancing
networking among PHM members within the region, and should be considered one of
the basic ongoing functions of regional efforts. It must be developed to ensure, as far as
possible, interaction amongst different countries within the region, and between this
region and others.
The website can be hosted in a rotational manner, as far as possible,
amongst member organizations within the region. However, technical
capabilities must be taken into careful consideration, as well as the various
capabilities needed to regularly, appropriately and usefully update the
website. For such a task, we strongly recommend that a special committee
is chosen by member organizations in the region, to assist in the initial and
crucial establishment process as well as the regular provision of support for
choice of material, updates and translation. We also recommend that one of
the important functions of each country coordinator would be to nominate
an appropriate individual from a member organization to provide material,
news, and country members’ comments, etc. for this website.
■ Convening regional strategic and consultation meetings on a regular basis.
1.4.
Enhancing the participation of the region in the global PHM activities
■ To ensure good representation of the region in all PHM global events, all countries - to
the extent possible - should be represented in the global meetings and activities.
Resources for this participation should be secured by efforts made at both regional and
country levels.
■ Convening global events within the MENA region: Member organization should be
keen to include within their own work plans the organizing of regional and/or
international-level events whenever possible, in which key PHM representatives from
the region and from outside can be invited to further promote direct networking with the
global movement.
■ PHM global campaigns, activities and concerns should be represented, as much as
possible, in regional and country PHM plans as well as in the plans of individual
organizations.
■ Hosting of some global activities. The region should be able to host some of the global
PHM functions. These functions can be hosted by the regional secretariat, country focal
point or an individual organization within the region.
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1.5.
Strengthening the organizational framework of the PHM-MENA.
Principles
■ Widening the base of participation in regional decision-making.
■ Distribution of the regional functions amongst the largest possible number of countries /
organizations. However, the balance between such wider involvement and efficiency
should be also considered and achieved.
■ Promoting organizational-based membership.
■ Enhancing linkages with already existing and like-minded networks in the region.
Suggested organizationalframework
The above mentioned principles must be considered in establishing and sustaining the
regional organizational framework. In addition, equal consideration must also be given to
the representation of the thematic regional circles as much as the country-specific circles. If
all the above, therefore, are taken into thorough consideration, the result would enable a
more functional rather than simply a basic administrative organizational structure. The
following functional organizational structure is suggested (which can be a replication of the
global organizational structure).
o
Country level circles: The Country-level PHM circle includes all member organizations
in each country. Each Country-level circle should nominate a Country PHM
Coordinator. Where the PHM is new in any country, a key organization would
represent the country in the PHM on both regional and global levels. Obviously, to
avoid one-organization domination, this single initial organization can not be a part of
the regional steering committee and can not host the regional secretariat until more
organizations at country level are involved and the circle is properly established.
o
Sub-geographical circles: Additional geographically-based workable divisions will be
made upon consensus among the member countries. For example, the Magreb region,
Gulf region, Levant, etc. These sub-divisions should be based upon common
characteristics which would be decided in the first forthcoming regional meeting. A
Sub-Regional Coordinator would then be nominated by each particular sub-region.
o
Thematic Regional Circles: these specifically are the following:
■ The host organizations for the main regional functions such as regional PHM
newsletter, regional website, etc.
■ The regional coordinators (organizations and not individuals) of the PHM
global or regional campaigns (These campaigns are the only ones that were and
will be decided as global campaigns by the global steering committee, or as regional
campaigns by the regional steering committee).
■ The regional coordinators (organizations and not individuals) of the globally or
regionally agreed Thematic PHM Circles (Again, these are branches of the PHM
thematic circles decided by the global steering committee, or regional thematic
circles decided by the regional steering committee.)
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■ The Regional Steering Committee: It will be formed of:
the organization hosting the regional secretariat (1), Sub region
coordinators (3-4), and the coordinators of the thematic circles (number
variable)
■ The Secretariat-Hosting Organization: to be selected by the Regional Steering
Committee upon provided proposal. It must be ensured that the host organization has
sufficient capacity to folly undertake and sustain the required fonctions. The regional
secretariat host should be rotatory. It should move to another capable organization in
another country in the region every 2-3 years.
Notes:
■ As the regional steering committee will be the authority to decide the regional
campaigns, we can assume that this steering committee will be mostly starting on a
geographical basis (by country or sub-regional representation), and expand gradually
to include the thematic representatives.
■ The suggested structure of the regional steering committee will make its number
variable, which we believe is much healthier and supportive of a proper participatory
process. Regional campaigns’ coordinators will be a part of the regional steering
committee throughout the lifespan of each particular campaign.
■ We definitely do not assume that this structure can be reached immediately at the
present time. It is for this reason that we strongly endorse the Medical Relief
Foundation (Palestine) remaining the host of the regional secretariat for the first 2
years, which will begin just after the planned forthcoming regional meeting. In
addition, an initial transitional regional steering committee should be chosen in this
coming regional meeting, to achieve the organizational structure finally agreed
within the same 2 year interval.
II.
Urgent Activities for Priority Implementation
II. 1. Convening a regional meeting, the agenda of which must respond to organizational as well
as functional tasks. Among these tasks, the following would be included:
o
Organizational
■ Reviewing the suggested organizational structure and making the needed
modifications.
■ Responding to the agreed structure in terms of deciding the regional campaigns,
regional PHM circles, sub-regional geographical circles, etc.
■ reach a clear consensus on the composition of the transitional regional steering
committee.
o
Functional
■ Revisit the results of the last regional meeting for continuity and possible updating
and modifications.
■ Identify the priority themes to work on in the next 2 years.
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■ Drawing-up a regional plan of operation, including decisions on the regional
campaigns and thematic circles.
III.
Proposal for the Global Secretariat
During the global steering committee meeting in Bangalore in April 2005, the representative of
the MENA region stated that the MENA region was willing to host the global PHM secretariat in
its next cycle (2007-2009). This was even expressed by the regional coordinator to the global
secretariat before the meeting. The proposal was based upon consensus reached amongest keyPHM member organizations in the region.
The proposal was again expressed during the PHA-2 that convened in Cuenca in July 2005.
It was highly expected that the PHM-Latin America will provide a proposal for hosting the global
secretariat during the cycle (2005-2007).
During the steering committee meeting in Cuenca (23rd July 2005), representatives of Central
America provided a verbal proposal to host the secretariat, which almost all participants felt was
unclear.
Accordingly, representatives of MENA region expressed that MENA can consider submitting a
proposal to host the secretariat jointly with Africa for the cycle (2005-2007), but only if the
steering committee decided to postpone the decision of selecting the new host. This proposal was
only made after reaching a consensus among MENA representatives and making consultations
with the Africa representative to make another option available in case there were no other
proposals forthcoming.
Based on the above, we propose the following.
Option I:
1. The MENA region endorses the hosting by Latin America of the Global PHM Secretariat
for the cycle (2005-2007) if there is a clear proposal from the region that should guarantee
clear responsibilities and promote the participation of different countries of the Latin
American region as much as possible. Whichever the host country or the region that will
be agreed upon, we also strongly recommend the distribution of some global functions to
other regions. At this juncture, MENA would like to declare that it is prepared to carry
certain of these functions.
2. If Latin America is chosen to host the PHM secretariat for 2005-2007, MENA region re
affirms its proposal to host the Global PHM Secretariat in the next cycle (2007-2009). A
full proposal would be submit later, and a joint proposal with Africa will be considered
upon further consultations within the region and with the African representatives.
Option II:
In case that Latin America does not submit a proposal to host the global PHM secretariat or in
case submitted, proposals do not meet the required criteria that should be considered, the
following proposal is to be considered:
MENA region jointly with Africa can host the Global PHM Secretariat for 2 cycles (i.e. both
2005-2007 and 2007-2009). The suggestion to host for the 2 cycles is based on the fact that the
two regions would be hosting the secretariat for those two cycles.
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During the first Cycle (2005-2007):
1. An Executive body is to be formed from representatives of the two regions. In this
executive body, two countries from each region will be represented (we suggest; South
Africa, Tanzania, Palestine and Egypt). A representative from the previous host of the
global secretariat, (we suggest the previous global coordinator) is to be added to this
executive body to help ensure continuity, particularly in the initial stage of this cycle.
2. Two organizations, one from Africa (we suggest South Africa) and one from MENA (we
suggest Egypt) will jointly host the Global PHM Secretariat.
3. Two coordinators (executive officers) will be nominated by the two host organizations (in
South Africa and Egypt).
4. The functions will be distributed clearly between the two host organizations (in South
Africa and Egypt).
5. Certain specific functions of the global secretariat would be distributed amongst other
countries in the two regions as well as, amongst other regions, so as to widen the circle of
countries and regions involved.
6. A clear description of the roles of these different positions will be drawn-up clearly upon
further consultation with the representatives from the two regions.
7. The experience of the joint hosting should be fully evaluated by the end of this first cycle.
During the second Cycle (2007-2009):
Results of the suggested evaluation of the joint hosting should be considered and
needed modifications accordingly should be made to the following proposal for the
second cycle:
1. An Executive body is to be formed from representatives of the two regions. In this
executive body two countries from each region will be represented (to be nominated
later). A representative from the previous host of the global secretariat (i.e. South Africa
and Egypt) are to be added to this executive body to help ensure continuity at the start of
the second cycle.
2. Two organizations, one from MENA (we suggest Palestine) and one from Africa (to be
suggested by the Africa group) will jointly host the Global PHM Secretariat.
3. Two coordinators (executive officers) will be nominated by the two host organizations in
the 2 countries.
4. The functions will be distributed clearly between the two host organizations in Palestine
and (??).
5. Certain specific functions of the global secretariat would be distributed amongst other
countries in the two regions as well as, amongst other regions, so as to widen the circle of
countries and regions involved.
6. A clear description of the roles of these different positions will be drawn-up clearly upon
further consultation with the representatives from the two regions.
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Hi Ravi
The letter wasn't attached - could you please send again?
Fran
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PHM REGIONS
1.
Suggested New Classification 1-11-2005
ASIA SOUTH
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
2.
ASIA-SOUTH EAST
Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South
Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
3.
AFRICA
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Madagascar, Malawi,
Mauritius, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania,
Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
4.
MIDDLE EAST and NORTH AFRICA
Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq,
Israel, Jordan, Kazakstan. Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco,
Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, UAE, Uzbekistan, Yemen.
5.
PHM-EUROPE
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg,
Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania,
Russia, Spain, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
United Kingdom, Ukraine, Vatican City, Yugoslavia.
6.
NORTH AMERICA
Canada, United States of America
7.
LATIN AMERICA
Argentina, Antigua, Bahamas, Bolivia, Belize, Barbados, Brazil, Columbia,
Chile, Cuba, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Rep., El Salvador, Ecuador,
Fr. Guyana, Greneda, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Kitts-Nevis, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela.
8.
AUSTRALIA AND PACIFIC
Australia, Fed. States of Micronesia, Fiji, Jonoa, Kiribati, Marshall Islands,
Nauru, New Zealand, Northern Marianes, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa,
Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
NB: Countries marked in bold are those who have registered at PHA2
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Dear Fran & Prem,
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In addition to Olle and Claudio we also have Maria’s response and Arturo’s endorsement and
Pam’s as well. I think your plan to write to Maria is a good one.
I attach an edited version of the letter for exchange. You and Prem can add to it if necessary.
Prem could start the process as the new convenor of the transitional team to help identify the
dates for the organizational meeting keeping the following in mind:
a) Medico is willing to support it in Frankfurt and raise some funds as well.
b) They are suggesting it as back to back with IPHU meeting — so we need to keep track of that
with David.L and Maria. Medico supports IPHU as well and hence the suggestion.
c) We had planned a four member group at Cuenca to work on organizational structure.
David.L, Andy, Maria and Thelma. Maria has opted out but may be willing to join as IPHU
at least (?). It must include Prem, you and myself and perhaps David.S and Olle who have
shown strong organizational sense. Perhaps if we include Arturo and a MENA representative
as potential PHM secretariat host, we have a full group of 12. Thelma or I could opt out
because its not easy for both to attend and we can invite Bridget, Deien or Alexis instead to
balance gender and geography. This finally depends on the funds. I don’t know which of
these will be covered by IPHU funds - Maria, David.L, Claudio for sure -others? If its too
big we can reduce the numbers. Any suggestions?
d) Another way of planning this would be to invite David.L, Andy and Thelma (respecting
Maria’s decision to opt out) to plan a process and the nature of the meeting and identify or
co-opt participants according to the scheme suggested by them. Everyone can participate
through email but only some will be supported to attend and this group would meet, discuss,
plan and report back to SG at WHA when the new phase / structure / governance could
begin. What do you think?
Incidentally many have asked us what the 8 regions are, H attacDn a irevnsed cDanfeatDomi ©ff 13
iregnonns nnnto englhit. Would you like to send this around with our shorter notice for the exchange.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator
PHM Secretariat (Global)
c/o CHC
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PHM regions;
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Suggested New Classification 1-11-2005
ASIA SOUTH
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
2.
ASIA-SOUTH EAST
Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
3.
AFRICA
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central
African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory
Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius,
Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda,
Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zanzibar.
4.
MIDDLE EAST and NORTH AFRICA
Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran,
Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya,
Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia,
Turkey, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uzbekistan, Yemen.
5.
PHM-EUROPE
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,- Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Macedonia,
Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia,
Spain, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
United Kingdom, Ukraine, Vatican City, Yugoslavia.
6.
NORTH AMERICA
Canada, United States of America
7.
LATIN AMERICA
Argentina, Antigua, Bahamas, Bolivia, Belize, Barbados, Brazil, Columbia,
Chile, Cuba, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Rep., El Salvador,
Ecuador, Fr. Guyana, Greneda, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts-Nevis, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela.
8.
AUSTRALIA AND PACIFIC
Australia, Fed. States of Micronesia, Fiji, Jonoa, Kiribati, Marshall Islands,
Nauru, New Zealand, Northern Marianes, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa,
Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu,
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List of Countries
X Afghanistan,
30. Guatemala,
.59. Palestine,
X Angola,
31. Guinea-Bissau,
60.Paraguay,
,3- Argentina,
X Australia,
32. Haiti
©I.Peru,
33. HONDURAS,
62. Philippines,
-5'. Bahrain,
Bangladesh,
34. Hong-Kong,
63. Russia,
35. Hungary,
64.South Africa,
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.36.India,
65.SOUTH KOREA,
8'.' Belgium,
37.Indonesia,
66.SPAIN,
Bolivia,
38.Iran,
■67.Sri Lanka,
10. Botswana,
39.Iraq,
68.Sudan,
14. Brazil,
40. Italy,
69.Sweden,
12. Cambodia,
41. Jamaica
70.Switzerland,
13. Cameroon,
42. JAPAN,
71. Syria,
14. Canada,
43. Kazakhstan,
72. TANZANIA,
15. Chile,
44. Kenya,
Z3.THAILAND,
16. China
45. Lebanon,
74. Trinidad & Tobago
1'7.Columbia,
46. Lesotho
75. Uganda,
18. Congo,
47. Malaysia,
76. UK,
19. Costa Rica
48. Mauritius,
77. Uruguay,
20. CUBA
49. Mexico,
78. USA,
21. Denmark,
50. Morocco,
79. Venezuela
22. Dominican Republic
Sy. Mozambique,
80. VIETNAM,
23. Ecuador,
81. Yemen
24. Egypt,
“52. Nepal,
^.Netherlands,
25. El Salvador,
54. New Zealand
,83.Zambia,
26. France,
55. Nicaragua,
84. Zanzibar,
27. Germany,
56. Nigeria,
85. Zimbabwe,
28. Ghana,
57. Norway,
29. Greece,
58. Pakistan,
arbados
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