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Subject: request for correction
Date: Mon. 27 Jan 2003 14:18:27 +0100
From: "WGNRR" <office@wgnrr.nl>
To: <secretariat@phmovement. org>
Dear secretariat,
i would like to request a change from you. I have vissite your website and
noticed the error in the name of the wgnrr representative.
WCNRR is represented by Ms Molina Auerbach.
could you take care of this correction
Thank you very much!
Warm P.egards
Elizabeth Eising
WGNRR Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
PMMDR Red Mundial oe Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos
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Reseau Mondial dos Femmes pour los Droits sur la Reproduction
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Dear Ravi,
“’rianks for vour note about the ASF and the workshops that you arc putting on
T- is going to be exciting!
And hope as well that your PHM workshops in East Africa were fruitful.
WGNRR is outumg on two workshops au the AsF
Women’s Access to Health: Proposal for a campaign (a strategy-building
workshop;
and
Reproductive Rirjhts in tho 21st Century
Look forward to attending at. least some of the workshops you are involved
with., wno else is involved with Health as a Right ( SAMA, and??)
you will also be attending the PHM meeting next week. . look forward to
UBeting you then!
Warm regards,
Melina Auerbach
WGNRR Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos
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Roseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
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Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:08 AM
Re: Sharing info
Dear Sumathi and Melina.
Greetings from Peoples Health Movement Secretariat at CHC, Bangalore - India!
Thanks for your letter exploring the framework of the relationship of PHM with WGNRR. Just as we now
release PHM / IPHC collaboration media reports we can release or circulate PHM / WGNRR joint letters
and media reports, texts, whatever, if ail these mention that further esquires should go to your email, there
will be no problem. If some come to us by chance we will just forward them to you for action. H am going to
suggest an organizational discipline that will help this coalition building. Everytime G8 person I
organization sends out a communication of their initiative in which PHM is a collaborator, they then show
both WGNRR ! PHM when they sign up or title it. This will be simple^Qnly when something comes only as
WGNRR. it means this is not a PHM collaborator initiative.
We can work it out through practice and make modifications as problems arise it at all. I would see each
problem as a creative challenge to enhance collaboration.
Best wishes.
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator,
PHM Secretariat,
CHC - Bangalore,
India
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Subject: Sharing info
Dale: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:50:55 +0100
From: "wgnrr" <offlce@wgnrr.nl>
To: <sochara@vsnl.com>, <unnikru@yahoo.com>
CC: Melina@inter.nl. net
Dear Ravi and Unni,
1 am writing in a hurry because I would like to clarify a few thinas with
you. When we met m Hyderabad I did not get any idea as to how we were all
to coordinate our activities if we decided to do things together. I know
that a common message is sent all around and people are free to respond. But
in a case like ours where we are th e only women’s organisation and have our
own asenda that we want to promote what happens?
We are right now developing a text that will go out as our annual Call to
Action as part of the camapign we are developing on Women’s Access to
Health, we announce that we are doing this Call also as part of the PHM and
will together with the PHM join forces to call for a fresh look at the
Jailed promise of Alma Ata. We are right now preparing a text that we will
send out in three languages announcing our Call and the theme. Shall we send
you a copy to put on the web and also on your organisational websites so
that everyone knows that we are in this together? Resides you may be faced
with questions for details about our Call and cur camapign which you do not
have. How will you deal with this ?
Have you any ideas on how we are to work this out? it is not a major problem
but 1 would like to alert you both to the media and other implications o f
this joint work. The finalised text of our Call will be ready by end March
and can be put on the web then.
I would appreciate hearing from you on this . How are the other
organisations working this relationship out in practice?
We plan to rmalise our announcement this week and sedn it our in three
languages Spanish, French and English. Please do let us know if you need
copies that you would like to mail out to your contact
now. It appears
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Ravi Narayan
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To: <sochara@vsnl.com>; <iinnikru@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 7:25 PM
Subject: Text of our announcement for PHM web
> Dear Ravi and Unnikrishanan,
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working with the PHM on it. Hope you iike it! This text has already been
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[rHM_Steering_Group_02-03] WGNRR's new campaign on Women's Access to Health
March 25, 2003
Dear Friends,
In 3-4 weeks you will be receiving materials for the 16th International Day
of Action for Women’s Health. This year our Call for Action is:
Governments Take Responsibility for Women’s Health! Primary Health Care and
Reproductive and Sexual Rights-Where are we today? This year’s Cali for
Action provides an opportunity to begin our new 3-year campaign on Women’s
Access to Heaith. We invite you to join us this May 28, in co-launching the
Women’s Access to Health Campaign.
We know that in the past many of you have actively supported our campaigns
and other initiatives. We are writing to ask for your renewed support,
collaboration and active participation with this new campaign. Together, we
can make it vital, relevant and successful. The materials that we will be
sending you give a more detailed background about the campaign. We are also
sending with this message a text attachment so that you don’t have to wait
for ail the printing and mailing delays!
The 3-year core demand is that primary heaith care be provided for ail
people and peoples everywhere, taking into account, in theory and practice,
women's reproductive and sexual health needs. The slogan for the Campaign
is; Health Fur All-Health for Women! We are, in joint collaboration with
the People's Health Movement, launching this campaign on May 28 2003 in
recognition of the 25th anniversary of Alma Ata. We want, with your
participation, to draw attention to the failed promises of Alma Ata and to
highlight the successes, failures and the existing potential that the Alma
Ata Declaration with its vision of comprehensive primary health care offers
to improve women’s health in general, and reproductive and sexual rights in
particular. The concepts outlined in the Alma Ata Declaration (1978) will
form part of the three subsequent Calls for Action (2003 - 2005). Specific
reproductive and sexuai heaith and rights angles will serve to exemplify and
strengthen the demands.
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The Coordination Office will bring out campaign material to support Network
members and other interested groups and will be engaged in activities,
meetings and conferences that are organized around the campaign. Campaign
participants will regularly receive updates. The reports/ariicles sent to
the Coordination Office will be circulated to other participants, in order
to stimulate and inform each other. The Working Circle on Women’s Health
will be one way in which groups can share strategies and build the momentum
of the campaign. In order to truly make this campaign vital we need the
commitment and initiative of many groups and individuals.
We are very excited with the potential for positive change that a campaign
can stimulate. And we are well aware that you already very involved in your
own wcrk-whether it be direct services, advocacy, lobbying, research etc.
We share a common goai of seeking to improve women’s sexual and reproductive
rights. And we hope that this new campaign on Women’s Access io Health has
a ioud and -strong enough resonance to inspire, involve and connect io the
work that you already do.
So what we would like to know from you is how you envision your involvement
with the campaign. Please take a few minutes to answer the following
questions and send us your responses.
1. Would you like to be an active Campaign partner?
? Yes ?
No
2. Would you be willing to announce and promote the campaign via your
networks, publications, website, etc? ? Yes ? No (please list what
you wii! be able to do in this regard)
3. Will you be able to help launch the campaign of Women's Access to Health
as part of your aciions/activities planned for this year's international Day
of Action for Women’s Health?
?Yes ? No
4. Will you be able to inform us of your proposed activities on May 28th? ?
Yes ? No
5. Will you be willing to link your current organizational activities with
the campaign? ? Yes ? No
6. Would you like to participate on the Working Circle for Women’s Health,
an email discussion group that can share ideas, strategies around the
campaign and around improving women’s access to health? ? Yes ? No
7. How else do you envision your involvement?
We at WGNRR look forward to working together for Health For All-Health for
Women!
In solidarity,
Melina Auerbach
Campaign Coordinator, Women’s Globa! Network For Reproductive Rights
3/26/03
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16th Tniernaiionai Day of Action for Women’s Health
May 28th 2003
A Cail For Action
GovcTiiiiitilts: Take Responsibility for Women's Health;
Primary Health Care and Women's Reproductive and Sexual Rights: Where are we today?
Women’s Access to Health Campaign:
Health For All—Health For Women?
rrom 2003 to 2005 the Coordination Office will coordinate the Women’s Access to Health
Campaign, in close collaboration with, the People’s Health Movement. The 3-year core
demand is that primary health care be provided tor all people and peoples everywhere, talcing
into account, in theory and practice, women's reproductive and sexual health needs.
Contact us if you would like more information or would like to get involved.
See pages 16 and 17 for more ideas on what you can do?
The Call for Action is supported by
People's TIeaith Movement
Uoston Women ’s Book Collective USA
CHETNA, India
Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program, Hampshire College, USA
Committee on Women} Population and die Fnvironmcnt. USA
EDUC Actions, Cameiouii
ISIS, Uganda
Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network, Chile
Likhaan. Philippines
PREPARE, India
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This Call for Action focuses on the promises of the Alma Ala Declaration that held so much
potential tor improving the health of people worldwide. Why were the promises never
fulfilled? How have women’s reproductive and sexual rights been integrated into the concepts
of nrimarv herd In care’7 We join the People’s Health Movement in promoting comprehensive
primary health care as a model lor achieving health for all-health for women. And we call on
governments everywhere to take their responsibility for the health of women.
The Alnia Ata Declaration of “Health for All”
The Signatories of the Declaration of Alma-Ata (USSR), representing nearly all governments
of the world in 1978, made an international commitment to achieving Health for All (UFA)
by the year 2000 (see our campaign background booklet for the full text of the declaration or
look at it on the web at: www.who.int1ipr/archive;kiocs/almaata.html). Primary health care
was identified as the key to attaining HFA. as pan of overall development. The Alma Ata
Declaration recognized that health is a fundamental human right and that gross inequalities in
health status are unacceptable. At the same time the call tor HFA was a societal response that
acknowledged unity in diversity' and the need for social solidarity. “An acceptable level of
health of all people of the world by the year 2000 can be attained through a fuller and better
use of the world's resources, a considerable part of which is now spent on armament and
military conflicts" (Alma Ata Declaration).
Primary Health Care (PHC) with its vision for health for all was defined as both an approach
as well as a level of care.1 As an approach PHC used the language of social justice. It urged
iranslbimation ol systems to serve the neediest, challenged all actors to sec health as a right,
argued that a proper analysis be made of the determinants of health, that root causes be
addressed as opposed to symptoms. stressed the need for community’ involvement and pushed
for an intersectoral approach. PHC was a radical departure from the status quo with the
recognition mat without social justice, health for all could never be achieved, it offered a
social analysis of health, explaining that the causes of poor health were not diseases in
themselves, but a combination of prevailing socio economic conditions, political structures
and ideologies: as well as the environment. Tn other words, eliminating socio-economic
and political inequalities between populations within a country and between countries
were absolutely crucial to achieving health lor all.
During the late 1970s Mozambique successfully implemented a comprehensive PHC
approach and was commended by the WHO for the achievement of positive health outcomes.
Mozambique was spending 11% of its budget on health, had achieved nearly 100%
immunization and trained nearly 8000 mid level health workers. However, the program never
reached its mil potential as civil war broke out. Community health workers and community
health posts. the backbone of PHC, became targets of the militia forces, destabilizing any
advances that had been made.2
Al the level ofcarc PHC meant a system of health care based on the needs of a given
population, a system that kept a balance between hospital and community/ care, between
medical-professional led care and the effort to create environments That sustain health. Over
the past 25 years PHC has offered a conceptual framework for planning a more balanced
health care system, making a concerted effort to move away from hospital based care, it has
meant a reorientation of the approach to health itself - a system that acknowledged that in
dealing with the health of a community a combination had to be made between curative care
and preventative care with a serious recognition of the social deierminanLs of health -
povcny. education, employment status. environment etc.
1 WHO, reproductive ne:dth/pnhlic.atinns/RHR_Q9__7_chapter4 en.htm
2 Gloyd, Steve. “NGOs and the “SAP’ing of Health Care in Rural Mozambique” in Women’s Global
Nelwuiklbi Rcpioduulive Rights Newslellei 55/56. July -Decembei 1996. p.26-28.
Fundamental elements of Primary Health Care (PHC) according to the Alma Ata Declaration: !
“ Universally accessible health care
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Primary Health Care And Reproductive And Sexual Kights: What Is The
Coimecfiou?
There is no doubt that the call to provide Primary Health Care to the entire population of the
world by the year 2000 was laudable. I,coking back at the Declaration we find the shift in
perspective from medicaliscd health care approach to a more socio-political approach to
health as a tremendous move forward. We are also aware that the specific health needs of
women were far from the common agenda except in women’s capacity as reproducers and
even then only in terms of mother and childcare and family planning.
The women’s movement of the 1970’s and 1980’s played a crucial role in highlighting
women's realities. It was owing to their struggles that the specific needs of women began to
be pul on ihe agenda at different levels from the local to the national and international What
became clear was that whether it was tuberculosis, malaria or other parasitic infections,
mental health or malnutrition and anemia - women's lives were differently impacted by these
diseases than ihe lives of men. And women demanded special attention foi ilieii needs.
! Definition of Reproductive Health, according to the WHO." reproductive health is the ability
to have a safe, responsible and fulfilling sex life, the freedom to decide if when and how
I often to have children and to avoid to become ill or die due to a reproductive cause.”
The PHC approach benefiled men and women alike bec-anse of lis inclusion of health as a
right and the recognition that it was embedded in lhe socio-political context of people
everywhere. However it was only in the i 990’s with the International Conference for
Population and Development in Cairo 1994 and the International Women’s Conference of the
UN held in Beijing in 1995 that women’s health and reproductive rights were placed squarely
on the international agenda.
The rising pressure of women’s organizations all over the world finally paid off in Cairo
where a strong recommendation was made to all governments to make reproductive health
accessible to all before the year 2015 through the primary health care system. However.
implementing these recommendations has been problematic. Hie 1990s witnessed cuts in
hcalm budgets in ihe name of health sector reforms, lied io IMF and World Bank loans
making it nearly impossible to make the recommendations a reality'.
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| accessible to all before ihe year 2015 through the primary health care system. However, j
I implementing these recommendations has been problematic due ro various reasons including: ;
i health sector reforms including privatization of health care services and insufficient planning
' on where the finances would come from for the recommended changes.
The Platform lor Action of the Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995 reiterated the
language of Cairo where the autonomy, empowerment and self-determination of women in ail
spheres of life, especially in sexuality and reproduction was the essential cornerstone of all
health and population programmes. The Platform for Action also proposed a life cycle
approach to women's health, bringing our for the first time the health concerns of women
through out their lives. Here again there were difficulties - for instance, women’s groups
argued that the life cycle approach docs not necessarily address the issues of class, caste or
race (work, marriage, pregnancy or sexuality does not mean the same thing for ail giris or
women of a particular age).
Twenty five years later
Twenty-five years unci the V, oild Health Assembly’s declaration of Health For All by the
year 2009. we have reached not one crossroad but a myriad of intercepting highways and dirt
tracks. The ambitious call of "Health for All” was based on two rallying points: the fact that
provision of health care was the state’s obligation towards its citizens; and that PHC through
community based health workers was strategically possible. However, in reality, health
cannol be delivered through hen*lh servie.es alone. Heafih is an indicator of the quality of a
person’s or people’s fives. To ensure health for all citizens, political changes need to be made
in favor of marginalized groups within a country and throughout the world. Unfortunately the
last two decades have seen the simultaneous rise of privatization, structural adjustments,
unfair trade agreements, patents of drugs on the one hand and religious fundamentalism, right
wing politics’ sanctions against nations, terrorism and genocide of people on the other hand.
In addition "selective” primary health care programs quickly replaced the original concepts of
comprehensive primary health care a shill from a holistic to a vertical approach.
Public health systems in the developing world were already deteriorating as a result of
economic recessions, cuts in health budgets, and health system reforms that were tied to loans
from the IMF and World Bank. By the 1980’s the Structural Adjustment Programmes had
undermined the health of the people, and in certain cases health infrastructure. so much that in
rhe decade of the 1990s the deterioration had become widespread and continues to give cause
lui grave concern ivday.’ Resurgence of communicable diseases in many parts of the world is
an indicator of the downward spiral of our quality of lite and the failure of our health services.
Not surprisingly therefore, we have neither health for all nor health care for all by the year
2003.
People’s movements all over the world are protesting against the privatization of essential
natural resources, from South Africa to Ecuador to Micronesia. Most recently citizen groups
have mobilized in Ghana to protest the IMF and World Bank loan conditions that their
governme.nl agreed io including Ine nrivah/aiion of water
Women m particular are
susceptible to water borne diseases because of their greater exposure to water through
household duties and sustenance agriculture, which is mainly performed by women. Recent
outbreaks of cholera in South Africa and Latin America have been linked to the privatization
of waler? Having clean waler supply could greatly impact the health of the world’s poor. Bui
DALYS, (Disability Adjusted Life Years) rhe measurement tool that WHO and the WB have
adopted to measure the effectiveness of health interventions, make an economic calculation to
' For more information see Impact of Health Sector Reform on Reproductive Health, ARROWS for
Change. Vol. 6, No. 3, 2000.
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Gmsky, Bearing the Burden nftMF and World Bank Policies Privatization Tidal Wave
IMT. World Bank Water Policies and the Price Paid bv the Poor. Public Citizen Web Site.
hiip.//www.ciiizcu.ci g/cnicp/Waief/cmepTWalei/wbiinutu deles. cfni?ID-7802
delhrmine cost efter.hve. heiuln mi erven lions Thus sanilHlicm and clean wafer are nof
identified as possible interventions as they are “too expensive”.
The challenge before us is to question politics at the household, community, national and
international levels and ask hard questions about why governments arc pulling out of
health, and education while inflating their defense budgets year after year. Most
countries spend nowhere close to the WHO recommendation of five percent of its Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) on health services. User fees are being introduced in the public and
NGO sector paving me soft road to privatization of health services, it is important to note as
well that the rhe private and public sectors generally favour curative care over health
promotion and prevention.
Women’s Health and the Primary Health Care Approach
It was the thrust from the women's movement that identified the needs of women and also
where change came from within the PHC approach. It has been found tor instance, that the
geographic (distance from health post), cultural (e.g. menstruation is a shameful business and
needs io be hidden) and the social and economic (discrimination by health personnel based on
caste or class, sex-preference and poverty) barriers are among the principle factors that affect
women \ access I hoihn cure And the same Gictors also limit women’s possibilities to slay
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healthy. For example women in some countries arc the last to cat within an household and get
the least amount or rood: they need the permission of their husbands/ partners to use a
contraceptive or get an abortion: they are the last member in the family to seek health care
and more ollcn than, nut have no say in how the health budget is allocated at the local or the
national level.
when women’s needs have been recognized within the PHC structure as is the case for
contraception or maternity care, rhe quality of care has been so poor that it remains a cause of
concern even today. Tn many African countries today, for example in Uganda, women who
gc to a hospital to deliver a baby must bring their own latex gloves, water, soap, springes and
a plastic sheet. Hospitals do noi. carry any of these supplies. Tn countries where primary
health care was. once free and where user fees have been introduced, there have been dramatic
drops in health care use and simultaneous rises in maternal mortality.*67*Health budgets in most
countries have been drastically cut with the inti eduction of stiuctuial adjustment piogiams.
For example in the Philippines between 1991 and 2000 the health budget fell from 3.7% to
1.78%, most of which was targeted to hospitals and not to preventative care.' When we
consider that reproductive health services are often the first services to be cut when health
budgets are slashed, it is clear that reproductive and sexual rights are simply unattainable for
many of the world's women. For example contraception in the Ukraine costs 40-60 % of a
family’s monthly salary, making it quite simply a non-option.s In Latin .America there has
been a decrease in the standards of public health sendees and a lack of medical supplies for
Hnlenalal care, delivery and post deh very* care This combma I inn h>is had a disastrous eTfeci
on the rates of maternal mortality and morbidity.9
•Nanda, Priya. "Gender dimensions of user fees:lmp!ications for Women's Utilization of Health
Care". Reproductive ITeraith Matters. 2002: 10(20). p. 127-134.
6 Ibid.
7 Simbulan, Nymia. “How the Structural Adjustment Program Saps the Philippine Health Care
Den vui y System" HAI News. Ociobei 2001, Mm uh 2002. p. 17-18.
“ Sadavisdam. Bharat!, Ed. Risks, Rights and Reforms, A.NJ Country Survey assessing Government
Actions Five Lars After the International Conference on Population and Development. WEDO, New
York i goo
9 Bianco, Mabel. Cost Benefit and economic approach related to health care services system. ?>.s cited
cn www.un.ui^wuHieiiwaiuivUaw/usw/uusLhUii
Hef’.Iih CA.re And -Abortion Services
hew issues within the range of women's health raise as many hackles as abortion does and for
a complexin- of reasons. There have been various ups and downs on the abortion rights front
for women everywhere. At one end of the spectrum women are denied the right to abortion
because or religious fundamentalist beliefs and on the other hand coercive or eugenic
population policies have made abortion and sterilization compulsory for some women within
a country. For instance during the period when both Poland and Romania were Communist.
rhe stares' responses to abortion were diametrically opposed Abortion was legally available
in Poland and scx-cducation was provided in schools. The Solidarity government that.
replaced the Communist government severely restricted women’s access to abortion and
sought a ban ou scx-educaiivii in schools. Ou Luu oihei baud in Rumania because of the
government
'.men ’s pro-natalist policy abortion was criminalized during the Communist period but
was legalized wnhm three davs of the change of government.
Women’s rights tn control their own bodies has been and remains p contentious issue
with the heads of religion and governments most of w hom arc men. Even when abortion
is legalized mere are many obstacles preventing women from accessing safe services. The
consequence of the lack of an open approach to the right to abortion has resulted, and
continues to result, in thousands of women losing their lives due to botched back street
abortion. Hundreds of thousands more women suffer all their lives from complications
resulting from a poorly performed abortion.Nigeria, for instance, documents 610,000
maternal deaths attributed io unsafe abortions. ’1 Tn Eastern Europe 25% of ail maternal deaths
arc attribmed to complications related to abortion.
The US gag rule, which was reactivated by George W. Bush on his first day of office, restricts
inter national family planning organizations that receive US funding from providing any kind
vl mlGiixlciliOil Ox 5CI vxUCS (xxxvxliiixixg xCldTalS/ related to abortion, Ruccm. reports from Ecru,
where many leading government oniciais are members of die Onus Dei. have refused to
accept international assistance for any programmes that promote reproductive health
In addition every- country has its own laws regarding legal abortion. Legal does not
necessarily mean avniiadc c* accessible. Procedural *CQuiremeuvS can delay the access to an
abortion, in Zimbabwe for instance a lengthy criminal process often makes abortion
impossible. Similarly, in Ethiopia even if the law codifies rhe rape and incest exemption, it is
hard to provc these crimes or may take so long that the abortion may no longer be possible."
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There is a crying need to interpret the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination
> A°ainst Women (CEDAW) as 'veil as those conventions mat deal with socio-economic ano
> cultural rights to convert reproductive and sexual rights into actual entitlements for women,
i so that nowhere can the church or the state take these rights away.
Women and Communicable Diseases
10 www.who.int/reproductive healtlvpublications/MSM_97_l 6/MSM_97_l 6_chapter2.en.html
Centci loi Repioduclive Law and Policy. Women of lhe Wurid. Anglophone Africa Laws And
Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives. Progress Report 2001.
http: //www reproductiveri shts.org/pub_bo_wowafrica.ht ml
12 Center for Health Equity (CHANGE) “Government Extremists in Peru Further Undermine
Reproductive Rights”, press release, Nov. 21 2002, www.genderhealth.org
Cental iui Repioduuiive Law and Policy, ibid
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Wiihin ihc PHC slruclures ihere has been an increased effort Io sei un programmes Tor the
control of communicable diseases like malaria and tuberculosis. And these diseases arc
rampant today in many parts of poorer regions of the world particularly in Africa where TB is
reported to be the single biggest killer in women. b‘ However, what was not and is still often
not taken into account is that these diseases produce a larger burden of disability for women.
And in combination with other illnesses, such as with HIV-AIDS, severely undermine
women’s health and reproductive capacities. PHC structures have yet to develop
programmes oriented to women’s needs that would not just help to reduce the disease
burden of women but also to ensure better preventive care is made available.
Similarly the care of women with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is an area that requires
sensitive handling and can best be iicated only in combination with iieating the male paitnci
of the woman concerned. STDs (not including HIV-AIDS), like clamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea
and others, account for 1.4 % of the global disease burden. In urban populations in developing
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Sexual taboos and prejudices negauvelv impact women’s access to health care. Health
provider biases against women with STDs can result in women being denied treatment.*
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Stigmatization and social icjectiOH oi women still remains a big problem. PHC structures are
tar from being equipped to deal with women who come in - it and when they do muster the
courage In come m for lre.alme.nl al au
While quality interventions in home based birthing has still not become a reality for many
rural women in poor countries, the unprecedented challenges such as home-based care for
people dying with HIV-AIDS has become a necessity. Women, whether as patients or as
carers of husbands and children, are tremendously at risk of repeated infections,
including drug resistant tuberculosis. Most AIDS patients in poor countries still die of the
same infections that the poorest of the community die from: TB, pneumonia and diarrhea. In
many sub-Saharan African countries especially Central and East Africa the incidence of IB
has increased with the advent and increasing occurrence of HIV seropositivity. In a number
of countries mentioned above one in three women die from TB due to neglect, since given the
stigma attached io women with TB is so strong that they are either isolated or divorced. 16
It is predicted that the incidence of HIV-AIDS will rise worldwide. Already women in some
commies aiu inuic affected than men. And the numbeis ate expected to increase diamalically
by the year 2020. As HIV gets to be more rampant we will not be able to separate the
treatment of TB or pneumonia or diarrhea from this infection. And the fact that community
level healili workers are at risk of contracting the illness will only complicate matters further.
ihe various kinds of discnminanon that poor and minority women face when they do
approach PHC posts has been g long standing complaint of poor women both from rural and
urban areas in uiTfereni pans of the world. The socio-cultural barriers are many and need to be
broken if all women are to get the care they deser/e.
Violence Against Women
The issue of violence against women is another complex issue that docs not get the attention it deserves ar. the
different levels of health care. Although the situation is beginning to change as a result of mobilization by the
wumen’s movement. The link between violence and women’s health status have been well established (bruises,
assaults, depression, suicides etc) and yet tew policies or programmes have been developed to counter it or to
care for the women so affected. There still remains a social constraint against women talking about the sexual
: i Aznazigo, L'che. Women's Health and Tropica! Diseases: a focus on Africa.
www.un.org/womenwatch/d aw7csw7tropical.htm
15 N’sndfi^ Priya Ginhal Aaends^ Health Sector Reforms an.i Reproductive Hoaith and Right’;-
Occonunities and challenges in Zambia. Center for Health and Gender Equity.
■’ Amazigu, uchc, Ibid.
wtthin or oiHside lhe home Tn >uk.hho.rj most health workers are noi framed io recognize or address
issues related io violence against women. Pregnancy increases the risk of domestic violence, as docs the
disclosure or diagnosis of illness.*
Added to the violence at the domestic level there is also state sanctioned violence against women. rhe number
of "honor killings"' in Pakistan, Yemen and Jordan for instance are a terrible display of socially acceptable
violence where the chastity of the woman is put to question. In Nigeria the state has adopted the Sharia law as
state law allowing women to be severely punished for "unchaste” behavior. There is also the violence used
against women from minority communities in communal conflicts. One example is rhe recent communal attacks
by Hindus in the stare of Gujarat. India, where pregnant Muslim women were violently attacked and killed.
Glowing poverty worldwide and the rise in wais and conflict situation has resulted in a liemendous increase in
violence directed at women. There is little public acknowledgement of this and very few programmes, aside
from those set up by women, have been developed to deal with traumatized women in times of conflict. Few
health care structures iu any part uf the world have built in systems io deal with the physical and menial
effects that women face as a result of such violence.
Looking back, looking forward - where are we today and where do we go from here?
In ndvoopong PrTC ’he*. Alnw Ahi Derbirahon affirmed lhal healih is delermined mainly by
factors lying vutsklc ihc medical or public health services. It became clear over time that
countries and regions that achieved the greatest and most durable improvements in
h«*5!!?h ivnd h? be ihns»*’.v»?h :* rnmmHmrn? in eouifnhle devrhipmenl mni is broad based
and iiiulii-svclvi al - for example co mi tries like Sri Lanka, China, Costa Rica. These
countries showed that investment in the social sectors and particularly in women's education,
health and welfare has a very positive impact on health and social indicators of the population
as a whole.18
The Center for Reproductive. Rights, a New York based group of women’s rights advocates,
states that many countries have updated their health priorities in light of the two major
international review conferences related to the 1994 TCPD and the Beijing UN Women's
Conference of 1995. Many governments of Anglophone Africa have had to assess current
programmes and in their follow-up adopted reproductive health and rights as a main strategy
in lecvnucptuaiiziug iiaiioual policies and piugiauunes. They quite explicitly incorporated the
language of the international documents into domestic instruments. The report goes on to
stare that "Without exception, every national health policy stresses a new multi sector primary
health approach to service provision and a commitment to improved quality, access and
aiibrdabilitv. l hev also plan to integrate reproductive health into primary health care.
drawing on existing infrastructure and community based services.” 19These important changes
in the national laws and policies are to be commended and definitely show an advance in
terms of the desires of the different governments to take women's needs into account.
The reality on the ground however, is depressing. Wc have just touched upon the kind of
problems and discrimination women face in different parts of the world with regard to their
health, What we would like to highlight is that the primaiy health care approach is very suited
to lake up the health needs of women. It needs io look closely al the problems women face
and rind wavs to address mese needs in a manner mar is both poor and women friendly.*
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■ PAHO. Domestic Violence During Pregnany Pact Sheet. Women Health and Development Program.
http-■ -wvrw' paho .org'erigjish./hdp/hdw/vioiencepregnancy.PDF
1S Hsltfpsd > P, f Wsl^h TWarren
eds Gnnd Health at T.nw Cost Conference Report, New York
•985.
Cchlci iui Rcpioduciive Law and Policy, ibid
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viiFC I'.'-I iill pCvpivo v\ vx¥V»hv£U. v» illliH thixl dvlluilld. VVC WvUld likv tU highlight OI "ihv yCcIt
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Manv governments claim that their hands are bound bv international policies and institutions.
However, it should never be forgotten that as government representatives, (supposedly)
representing tiieu people, they should put people’s interests fust. Health is clearly an
essential component of this interest. The health of the people, and women in particular, is a
clear indicator of the success of a government to indeed represent its nonulation. Ensuring
health for all is a moral governmental obligation and is also explicitly mentioned m several
national constitutions and international covenants.
V» c demand that the elements that arc highlighted by lilC Alma Ala Dcclaraiivii be included in
ail policies and programmes that are to be implemented wirhin rhe health and social systems
keeping the need for gender eouirv as the central focus;
' We demand that the ‘dm? Ata Declaration of 1978 be used to brine n woman friendly
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1) governments take back their responsibility for the health of their populations —
ihev have an obligation to guarantee health as a right of all people within then
liaiiuiial buidciS. They must Create Of maintain Special bodies that look iiitO women S
health as a right, and develop wavs to implement policies that will have positive
results;
2) guvernments set up mechanisms to ensure that women participate at ail levels of
decision-making io ensure that women are able io live healthy lives i.e. provision of
clean waler; saniiMiion facihiies; basic education. eic; They should also have an
influence on the kind and Quality of provision of health care in their areas;
j'« governments ensure that ail nlans made for neo*)le’s health takes into account
snchi! and economic coodiiions, class, caste, religion, and sexual preferences.
This is very important to prevent the provision of health services from becoming a
top down affair wirh litrie attention for the real needs of disadvantaged women:
4) governments ensure that comprehensive primary health care entails preventive,
promotive and curative care from a gender sensitive point of view. The
government has a responsibility to see that the spread of infectious and parasitic
diseases arc brought under control and. in the case of the AIDS epidemic to set up
preventive and promotional material and programmes that are women friendly;
5) governments recognize health as the interaction of socio-economic and political
factors and address women’s needs holistically. Violence against women for
instance cannot be reduced unless men and women arc cnuaccd in the process of
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prevenhon wd irealmenf The rnijlii-secloral approach is crucial io ihe improvement
of understanding and improving women’s health;
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governments make health eare universally available and free of cost for women
who cannot afford to pay.
What you can do:
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Popularize the Alma Ata declaration and the call for Health for All and bring
women's perspectives vrithin it;
Use the People's Charter for Health (available to download at
www.phmovement.org) to mobilize arid educate community members, policy makers.
government representatives about people’s right to health, and as an advocacy tool at
the- local, national and international level;
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Call on ihe vovenrmenl represent ah ves >1'1 your village, disiriel or national level and
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demand that they improve primary health earc provision within the Alma Ata
framework keeping women’s health needs a priority:
Demand
your government ratify and abide by the CEDAW convention
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Join up with OLiici groups working ou health issues arid raise the demauds listed
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above with them at all levels:
Participate in community’ efforts at building the foundation for comprehensive
women s health uaic,
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Assert women’s and girls’ right to adequate and good quality' health care services at
all levels;
Demand that the government increase die budget for ensuring women’s health;
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Demand that governments regulate ihe pnc.es of drugs and medicines m such a way
that they arc available, affordable and v.uman-friendly;
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Demand that governments institute mechanisms for women's active participation in
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Demand women's right to work and labour benefits such as the right to breastfeed.
maternity leave etc.:
Demand that governments implement stricter measures for the protection of food and
the planning, monitoring and evaluating of health programmes;
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waler sources, especially fur the poor;
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Demand that governments downsize military budgets and that more public money is
put into health and education programmes for women and girls;
Demand that your government develop health care services that are affordable,
accessible, women sensitive and humane;
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Demand that governments slop ihe promotion of unsafe contraceptive and
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sterilisation methods and see that guidelines set up to protect women's interests are
strictly followed;
Actively struggle against violence against women in all spheres - from wars and
conflict situations to within the household. Women and girls must be tree to live their
Jives without violence or the threat of violence;
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Document huw primary health care is being implemented in your
community-’/region/country and how reproductive and sexual rights is (or is not) being
integrated
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Inform WGNRR of any aciivi lies/ in ilia lives BIG or small that you undertake related
to the campaign or this Call for Action
• So wc can spread the word!
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Join the \\ crldag Circle for Women’s Health by contacting us at walic^wgrnr.rd or
by sending us a postcard.
Bonks; and reference?:
Declaration of Alma Ata, international Conference on Primary Health Care, Alma-Ala,
USSR-, 6-12 September 1978. -Available at: wT^l-AYh^
Kev Readings Relevant to the Politics of Health. Compiled by International People’s Health
Council and HealthWrights available at www.healthwrights.prg/poiitics/poireadlist.htm
Sanders. David. Kevitali^tipn of Primary Health Care. Background Document for 20*
Anniversar/ of .Alma .Ata Conference. 27 28 November 1998. Public Health Programme
University of the 'Western Cape, South Africa.
Towards. Women's Health Progammes and Policy. Edited by Renu Khanna, Mira Shiva,
Sarala Gopalan. Society’ for Health Alternatives (S.AILAJ) and Women and Health (WAI I).
2002.
Werner. David . David Sanders et al.. Questioiungthe Solution.,J he Pojiticsof^Primary
Health Care and Child Survival. HealthWrights. Palo .Alto. 1997.
Whatever Happened to Health fbr Adi bv 2000 Add. Prepared and published by the ^National
coordination Committee for the Jan Swasthya Sabja. .Available on the internet to download at
www.sochara.org (listed under Campaigns, People’s Health Watch)
Women’s Health Journal. Health: A Human Fright, A Civil Right. Latin American and
Caribbean Women's Health Network. .Ann! -June 2002.
For further information or for networking you can contact:
Asian-Pacinc Resource & Research Centre fbr Women (ARROW’)
Ground Floor, Block G. Anjung Fclda. Jalan Maktab
54000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: (603)2692 9913
Fax: (603)2692 9958
E-mail: anow^arrow^pomy
Homepage. www.aiiovv.oig.my
The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID)
96 Spadina Ave., Suite 401
Toronto, ON M5V 2J6 Canada
Telephone: (416) 594-3773
Fax: (416)594-0330
Website: www.awid.org
Has useful list of publications and resources including description of the CEDAW
Convention, and the Optional Protocol and how it car. be used and on the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
http://wwvr.avrid.org/p'ablications//primcrs/'factsissues2.pdf
hUp:7Www.awid.org^ublicalioas,zprimcrs/factsissues3.pdf
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Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)
6930 Carroll Avenue. Suite 910. Takotna Park. MD 20912 USA
Tel: 301-270-1182 Fax: 301-270-2052
email: charige@genderhealth.org
Webshe: www genderhealth,.prgdndex..php?
Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
The Center tor Reproductive Rights
120 Wall St.
New York. NY 10005
Tel: (917) 637-3600
Fax: (917) 637-3666
email; mfo@jcuw1jghh.Oi3
Website: www.crl.org,
The Hesperian Foundation
1919 Addison Street, Suite .304 - Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
Tci:(510) 845-1447, Fax: (510) 845-9141
email. hesperiaii@hesperiaii.vi g
website: v^y.hespenem.org/
International Women’s Rights Action Watch-Asia Pacific (IWRAW)
2~ Floor, Block F. Anjung FELL)A, Jalan Maktab
54000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tcl:(603)2691 3292
Fax: (603)2698 4203
Email iwrav.@no jannv my
Website: w vv w .iwraw -ap.org
Mahila Sarvangeen Utkarsh Manda! (MASUM)
Manisha Gupte
11 Archana apts, Kanchanjunga Archade,
163 Solapur Road. TIdapsar. Pune 411 028,
Maharashtra, India
Email: maspm(g>ysnl.cpm
Peoples Health Movement
Ravi Narayan. PHM Secreteriat
367 Srinivasa Nilaya- Jakkasandra I Main
I blok, koramangala- Bangalore 560 034,India
Email, sccrcteuiat@phmovcmcat.oig
W ejbsite: ya^phmpyemenT. org
The People’s Movement for Human Rights Education (PDHRE) / NY Office
526 West 111th Street, New York, NY 10025
Tel: 212.749-3156; fax: 212.666-6325;
e-mail: pdhre@igc, apc.org
Website: w^iv.pdhre.org/rights/
Rights and Reforms Women's Health Project
PO Box 1038 Johannesburg 2000 South Africa
Tel 27-11 489 9903
Fax. 27-11 489 9922
Email rRightsandre tbrms@sn.apc.org
Webshe: httpwits.ac.zs.'whp.'fightsandrefonns/
Cail for Action 2003
The text of the 16th Call for Action has been jointly written by Manisha Gupte, MASUM.
India. Sumati Nair and Melina Auerbach at the Coordination Office of WGNRR,
Amslerdam, I he Netherlands Fhzabelh Rising has coordmaled inis year’s Call
Gei in bairn
W e would appreciate recervmg \our reports, pictures, posters, newspaper clippings etc. tor
inclusion in our renon on the Day of Action in the W’GNRR. Newsletter. You can also request
more copies or the Call in English. Spanish and French from our office.
WGNRR, Vrolikstraat 453 D, 1092 TJ Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Phone (31-20) 620 9672,
At a meeting of members of the Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
(WGNRR' in Costa Rica on 28 ?\ lav 1987. following from the 5th International Women and
Health Meeting, the decision was taken to proclaim May 28 as an International Day of Action
for women's health
Tn 1988 and 1989, two special publications were made for May 28 on maternal mortality and
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78 I miil 1996, ibe.se. Calls focussed on various aspects of lhe prevention of maiemaj
mortality and morbidity. Aller evaluation among the respective groups m dillcrcnt regions,
the focus has shifted to a critical examination of the impact of global neoiiberal policies —
particularly of the IMF and the World Rank — on women's health arid women’s access to
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sensitive. and which enhance poor women’s and men’s standard of living, and improve, the
accessibility and quality of health care sendees. Since 1997, the Latin American and
Caribbean Women’s Health Network has also begun publishing a Cail to Action oriented
rewards their network.
Shnr.e its inception, the International Dav of Action for Women’s Health on 28 Nfav has
become widely known and celebrated. In 1999. it was officially recognised by the
government of South Africa. May 28 has become the day on which many women’s groups
and organis.arions from ail over the world carry out a wide variety of activities — from street
diuauc uud demonsiiauuiis to discussions with pailiamcntaiiaiis — calling for attention to the
unsatisfactory state of health care for women and demanding improvements.
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Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
From 2003 io 2005 ihe WGNRR Coordination Office will coordinate the Women’s Access io Health
Campaign, in close, collaboration with the People’s Health Movement (PHM). The core activities will
be centred around, but not restricted to May 28; International Day of Action for Women’s Health. The
Cooidiuaiion Office will bring out campaign material to support Network members and other
interested groups and will be engaged in activities, meetings and conferences that are organised around
the campaign. Campaign participants will regularly receive updates. The reports'articles they send to
the Coordination Office will be sent to other participants, in order to stimulate and inform each other.
The campaign will focus on the specific objectives laid down in the Alma Ata Declaration of 1978
(USSR) for the imn!em pntation of Health for .All by the Year 2000 and show within that framework
the missing themes vis-a-vis women s health. We will in this way not just highlight the failure of the
implementation of the Alma Ata Declaration, but also show our solidarity with the concept of primary
health care whjch is Ine larger I heme taken up by ihe People’s Health Movement for the next few
years. At the Xlav 1999 meeting of all health ministers at the World Health Assembly the call of
“Health for Ail in the Year 2000 , as agreed upon in 1978, was reformulated to "Health for All m the
2 • century” and the targets reset to 2020 What happened to the Alma Ata vision*?
me concepts mn-iined in the Alma Ata Declaration (1978) will form nan olThe Three subsequent Cails
for Action (2003 — 2005). Specific reproductive and sexual health and rights angles will serve to
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that primary health care be provided for all people and peoples everywhere, taking into account, in
theory and practice, women's reproductive and sexual health needs. Tn 2003 ihe Campaign s slogan
will be directed at national governments: “Governments Take Responsibility for Women’s Health”.
The si o pans for die 2004 and 2005 Calls for Action will be decided upon accordinc to WGNRR
membeTs input, since ihe Netwuik meinbeis have indicated then wish to form pan of ihe
developments of camnaisns.
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"Health for All" i$ really home pushed back by health sector reform^ and privatisation with disastrous
result in terms of women and children's lives. We therefore need to take up the call for the inclusion of
a focus on women's health within the framework of primary health care. This is an important means to
reach oul io as many people as possible — both rural and urban and ihe underprivileged everywhere
who arc currently excluded from any care at all.
Since 1993 the World Rank (TAT>) has taken a greater role in the development and the implementation
of health policies for developing countries, whereas the role oflhc World Health Organisation (WHO)
has been diminished Government health policies, with the support of WHO and the WB. have been
redirected to focus on privatisation, cost-effectiveness and the development of public-private
partnerships in the provision of health care. This development has dramatically affected people's
health in poor countries and specifically women's health. We find that the under the prevailing
circumstances governments have had little say in protecting the needs and interests of their people
since they are or claim to be dependent on the Bank for loans and hence 'have to’ agree to the
conditions placed by inis institution.
Over the years governments and religious fundamentalists have denied women’s right to make
decisions central io meh lives. They have done this by implementing policies that aie moie in the
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interest of private businesses and cost-effectiveness and less in the interest of equity and quality for
all. Religious fundamerualists have been able to influence policy makers with patriarchal attitudes
related to women' s sexual and reproductive lives. The right io health also eludes many women who
because of deeply internalised subordination and the absence of enabling conditions, fail to claim this
entitlement.
Women's rigin to health has io be addressed by comprehensive primary health care systems and
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The characteristics outlined above show that the Alma Ata Signatories rerogniyed health as a political
issue related to questions of socio-economic justice. The identified need for community participation
and ir?iersec.ioral cooperation indicates that it was understood that if we were to address not just the
sympioms of di health nut its rooi causes, a radical change had io be made m ine m.edu:ahsed approach
to health, inc Declaration also called on governments to take up their responsibility towards ensuring
that Health for All becomes a reality. a demand that needs to be highlighted in these times of increased
privatisation and the shifting of responsibilities away from governments.
We have. purposefully chosen to focus on the campaign on women’s access to health i.e. not on health
services. Although we nnd health services very essential, they cannot in and of themselves ensure
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status and affect their health detrimentally. For instance women are more likely to be infected with
the HIV virus than men in sexual encounters; pregnant women are more exposed to the risk of
domestic violence; women are less likely to demand and receive health care until they become
seriously ill. Some of the issues the women's movement has been demanding attention for over the
years are listed below:
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within what existed as primary health care in many countries. For instance in Argentina and several
other cotmiiies up until die mid-1990's pregnant women did have die possibility io have antenatal
check ups during their pregnancy; a certain amount of maternal and child care was provided for by
health care centres worldwide: free treatment for TB and malaria were offered and programmes were
set up to distribute oral rehydration therapy in case of diarrhoea. Above all in many parts of the world
tree contraceptives were provided in the effort to reduce the birth rates, as part of population control
programmes. In fact in the context of Innin and Bangladesh the complaint has been that primary health
care centres Ouenmav not nave auuoiouus iu unci incuts um ucumtciv nave iiuiuiuucu contraceptives
that are highly questionable in terms of their effects on women's health.
Broadening the Campaign Beyond V?'GARJVs Network
We wi 11 work with our members to develop the campaign and the related annual Calls for Action. We
nronos.e to broaden the catnnai&n to include other social movements that rnav not have women s
health and iCpiviluciiv c ciuCi sexual rights as a central locus. Wc believe that mclucung a wider range ol
groups will build solidarity and snenfithen our demands of reversing inter(nanonal) health and other
policies that have a negative impact on women's reproductive and sexual health and rights and
v, uiiiCxi s access to health and to health care. In particular we me linking with the People s Health
Movement (PHM. for more information piea.se visit their website ar www.phmovemenr.org) and
coordinating a PHM working circle on the issue of women s access to health.
lhe Peoples Health Movement (PHM. formerly the Peoples Health Assembly, PHA) has come out of
an international initiative that started in 1998. In that year, a group of health activists, doctors, health
and drug action. aGOs. public health professionals and academicians came together because of their
deep concern st the deteriorating health situation for the majority of people, especially m poor
coimlnes The idea was Io ebmoralc an analysis of heaiih policies inlernafionalty and ils effects on
people on a national and local, and use such analysis as a starling point lor campaigns al all levels, lo
demand better health care provisions for the disadvantaged worldwide.
Since June 1999 lhe coordination office of lhe WGNR.R js involved in lhe coordmalion, firs! of lhe
Peoples Health Assembly in December 2000 in Bangladesh, and more recently in international
networking under the umbrella of the PHM. Many activities are being undertaken by grassroots
organizations all over the world.
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Main Identity
From:
PHM Secretariat <phmsec@touchtelindia net>
To:
Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights <cffice@wgnrr.nl>
Sent:
Friday, March 28. 2003 CHC7 PM
Cali for Action
Subject:
Deer Melina.
Greetings from People’s Health Movement Secretariat (Globa!) at CHC, Bangalore!
Thelma and I just returned after a hectic three week lecture tour of 8 cities and 6 universities in USA
promoting the People's Health Movement and the Charter at the request of our PHM - US focal points Hesperian Foundation and Doctors for Global Health. A separate report follows.
Just a few quick points in response to your letter with campaign enclosures dated 25th March 2003, which
I discovered in a pile of emails waiting for action.
1. The Call for Action is well done and I am glad you have shown PHM as a supporter.
2. We meet on 16th and 17th May at Geneva just before the WHA. This will be an opportunitv to do a
little more coordination. You should get an hour perhaps or a breakout session on the second day
(l7;I'' May) for a campaign / networking session.
3. In your books and references list - I would add two more
a. the booklet 4 of PHM India entitled ‘A World Where we Matters’ has a special section on
women’s health, focusing on the poor (p7-26). The link is the same www.sochara.org Ahe
visuals and presentations are good for campaigns).
b. • A book by Hesperian Foundation, ’Where there is no Women s Doctor’ is also a good
resource.
4.
I will get back to you with more reflections after I have read the campaign notes in greater details.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator. People’s Health Movement Secretariat (Global)
CHC-Bangalore
#367 "Srinivasa Nilaya"
Jakkasandra 1st Main, ! Block Koramangala
Bangalore-560034
Join the "Health for all, NOW" campaign in the 25th anniversary year of the Alma Ala
declaration visit www.TheMiiiiQn-SiqnaiureCampaiqn.org
3/31/03
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From:
To:
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Subject:
CHC <sochara@vsnl.com>
<wahc@wgnrr.nl>
Thursday, April 17, 2003 6:46 PM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] WHA and PHM Activities 2003 and WGNRR’s Call for
Action : Governments Take Responsibility for Women's HEalth!
Dear Melina
Greetings from People’s Health Movement Secretariat (Global) al CHC,
Bangalore!
Saw your comments on Maria’s suggestion. Can you help us organizing this
programme and ensuring that everyone who attends can get included in the
programme?
I attended the PHM - India NCC meeting at which Sarojini (of SAMA / MFC)
circulated the WGNRR Campaign documents. She will write to you about PHM
mdia decisions.
We are sending the final list of Steering group members as promised, next
week.
Best wishes
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----- Original Message-----From: wgnrr <wahc@wgnrr.nl>
To: PHM Steering Group 02-03@yahoogroups.com>; mikerowson@medact.org ;
’Mira Shiva’ <mirashiva@yahoo.com : "abaysema@pn3.vsnl.net.in>; 'Mohan
Rao-JNU-Delhi’ <molianrao@bol.net.in>; 'Amit Sengupta' <ctddsf@vsnl.com >:
<sapkotas@who. ch>; <sunil.deepak@aifo.it>: ’Claudio Schuftan'
<aviva@netnam.vn>: ’Eric- Ram’ "eric ram@wvi.org>;
<halfdan.mahler@bluwin.ch>; ’Manoj Kurian' <mku@wcc-coe.org>: ’Nance Upham*
g_upham@club-intemet.fr
Uc: ‘Ellen Verheul’ <ellen.verheul@wemos.nl x 'Marjan Staffers’
<marjan.stoffers@wemos.nl>: <chcravi narayan@yahoo.co.in>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 3:30 PM
Subject: RE: [PHM Steering_Group 02-03] WHA and PHM Activities 2003 and
WGNRR’s Call for ACtion : Governments Take Responsibility for Women’s
HEalth!
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> Maria, I think that your comments are good re ensuring participation and
> space for grassroots workers. .And 1 think that the program that Ravi sent
> out is quite broad and leaves the flexibility for including those you
> mention. Seems to be just a question of filling in the details.
> ON another note, I am attaching the PDF file for WGNRR’s call for action
4/21/03
4/10/03
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From:
To:
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Attach:
Subject:
wgnrr <wahc@wgnrr.nl>
<PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com>; <mikerowson@medact.org>; 'Mira
Shiva' <mirashiva@yahoo.com>; <abaysema@pn3.vsnl.net.in>; 'Mohan Rao-JNU-Delhi'
<mohanrao@boLnet.in>; ’Amit Sengupta’ <ctddsf@vsnl.com>; <sapkotas@who.ch>;
<sunil.deepak@aifo.it>; 'Claudio Schuftan’ <aviva@netnam.vn>; 'Eric Ram’
<eric_ram@wvi.org>; <halfdan.mahler@bluwin.ch>; 'Manoj Kurian' <mku@wcc-coe.org>;
'Nance Upham' <g_upham@club-internet.fp'Eilen Verheul' <elien.verheul@wemos.nl>; 'Marjan Staffers' <marjan.staffers@wemos.nl>;
<chcravi_narayan@yahoo.co.in>
Wednesday, April 09, 2003 3:30 PM
Call_for_Action_eng.pdf
RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] WHA and PHM Activities 2003 and WGNRR's Call for '
Action : Governments Take Responsibility for Women's HEalth!
Maria, I think that your comments are good re ensuring participation and
space for glassroots workers. And I think that the program that Ravi sent
out is quite broad and leaves the flexibility for including those you
Mention. Seems to be just a question of filling in the details.
ON another note, I am attaching the PDF file for WGNRR’s call for action on
"Governments Take REsponsibility for Women’s Health: Primaiy Health Care and
Reproductive and Sexual Rights, Where are We Today?
We will be using this publication as a springboard to launch the WOmen’s
Access to Health Campaign this May 28.
We also have Spanish and French versions available. Let me know if you would
like them.
Please feel free to copy and distribute to your networks/members. (and
please let us know if you do so)
Lie.
$
It would be good to have a way of disseminating materials to the PHM
regional contact people. PLease get in touch with me if you would like us to
send you copies. We have limited numbers available.
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Melina
WGNRR Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos
RMFDR Reseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
Interested in finding out about or getting involved with the Women’s Access
to Health Campaign (WAHC)?
Then contact us at: wahc@wgnrr.nl
Vrolikstraat 453-D
1092 TJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phone (31-20) 620 96 72
fax (31-20) 622 24 50
4/10/03
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e-mail office@wgnrr.nl
website www.wgnrr.org
----- Original Message----From: Maria Hamlin Zuniga [mailto :iphc@cablenet.com, ni]
Sent: Tuesday. April 08, 2003 10:32 AM
To: mikerowson@medact.org; Mira Shiva; abaysema@pn3.vsnl.net.in; Mohan
Rao-JNU-Delhi; Amit Sengupta; sapkotas@ who, ch: sunil.deepak@aifo.it;
Claudio Schuftan; Eric Ram; halfdan.mahler@bluwin.ch; Manoj Kurian;
Nance Upham; PHNI Steering Group 02-03@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Ellen Verheul; Marjan Staffers; chcravi narayan@yahoo.co.in
Subject: [PHM Sieering_Group_02-03] WHA and PHM Activities 2003
AR KILLS. SO DOES INDIFFERENCE. STOP THE WAR!
Dear Ravi and all the group,
Thanks for sending this our to all of us. I am a little confused who is on
what list of communications. There seems to be little difference in the
lists.
This communication does give many people a better picture of what we hope to
do at the WHA.
However, I would like to see some clear objectives stated in the
communications that go out to other networks.
For example; what you said earlier (25th anniv. Alma Ata, networking with
other groups and networks, dialogue with WHO, etc, and battery charging)
I would like to go back to some of the suggestions which I made to Ravi and
to Nance in an earlier communication. So I have attached it for eveiyone to
Aad. Please do read it and then let us get on with the organizing.
Could people send their comments soon so the PHM Geneva and the Secretariat
plus the WHA circle can decide what to do.
If you expect me to help organize what I have proposed in the attachment.
then I need to know ASAP in order to contact the persons indicated.
Best wishes,
Maria
To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
PHM Steering Group 02-03-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
4/10/03
CHC
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From:
To:
Sent:
Subject:
wgnrr <wahc@wgnrr.nl>
‘CHC* <sochara@vsnl.com>
Thursday, April 17, 2003 8:27 PM
RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] WHA and PHM Activities 2003 and WGNRR's Call for
ACtion : Governments Take Responsibility for Women's HEalth!
Hi Ravi.
I am happy to do what I can from this end.
Regards,
Melina
Thanks for the update re the call being distributed. Look forward to
Sarojini's report. We will have at least one more and possibly two from our
office attending the PHM meeting in Geneva. I will send their names next
week.
"GNRR Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductive
RMFDR Reseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
Interested in finding out about or getting involved with the Women’s Access
to Health Campaign (WAHC)?
Then contact us at: wahc@wgnrr.nl
Vrolikstraat 453-D
1092 T.T .Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phone (31-20) 620 96 72
fax (31-20) 622 24 50
e-mail office@wgnrr.nl
website www.wgnrr.org
----- Original Message----From: CHC [mailto:sochara@\^snl.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 3:16 PM
To: wahc@wgnrr.nl
Subject: Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] WHA and PHM Activities 2003 and
WGNRR's Call for ACtion : Governments Take Responsibility for Women’s
HEalth!
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4/21/03
From:
To:
Sent:
Subject:
PH.M Secreta rial < pa msec@touchtelindia. net>
< wa h c@wg n rr. n l>
Monday. May 05, 2003 6:15 PM
Re: PHM geneva attendance
Dear Melina,
lac hiformation about two other WGNRR staff has been included in our list.
Looking forwent1 to meeting you all at Geneva. I shall also be visiting WEMOS
in the Hague for a ?I-EvI Dialogue on 14111. Hope some WGNRR staff will join.
Please be in touch with PHM Geneva group for accommodation for your
colleague* if it is required.
^fees- wishes.
Dr. Ravi Narayan
Coordinator, People's Health Movement Secrv..ariat(globa1)
CHC-Bangalore
#357 "Srinivasa Nilaya”
Jakkasandra 1st Mam. 1 Block Kcrarnangala
Bangalore-560034
Join tlie "Health for all, NOW" campaign hi die 25 ih amifoe-sary year of lhe
Alma Ata
deckntdon • isjr u/mv.TheNlilEonSignaturcCampaign,org
----- Original Message-----From: wgnrr wahc@wgnrr.nlTo: secretaiiat@phmovement. org ■
Co: Maria Hamlin-Zuniga’ -iphc@cablenet.com.niSent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 1:26 PM
jkubject: PHM geneva attendance
> Hi Ravi and Maria,
> Just to let you know that (wo other staff'from WGNRR will be attending in
> Geneva:
> Precis Kirbai, who is helping with some of die campaign material,
r and Marianna Mozdzer, who will be replacing me during my maternity leave.
> See you soon:
> Best,
> Melina
- WGNRR Women's Global Network lor Reproductive Rights
> RMMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos
- RMI DR Reneau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
- Lit^resicd in finding out about or getting involved w ith the Women’s
Access
- ■ to Health Campaign (WAHC)?
: Then joniaci us at : wahc@wgma~.nl
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From:
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Subject:
wg n rr <wa h c@wg n rr. n l>
<secretariat@phmovement.org>
'Maria Hamlin-Zuniga' <iphc@cablenet.com.ni>
Thursday, May 01, 20C3 1:26 PM
PHM geneva attendance
Hi Ravi and Maria.
to let y ou know that two other staff from WGNRR will be attending in
Geneva:
Preeti Kirbat, who is helping with some of the campaign material,
and Marianna Mozdzer, who will be replacing me during my maternity leave.
See you soon!
Best,
Melina
WGNRR Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres per los Derechos Reproductivos
RMFDR Reseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
Interested in finding out about or getting involved with th Women’s Access
to Health Campaign (WAHC)?
Then contact us at: wahc@wgnrr.nl
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jjroliksiraat 453-D
TO92 TJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phone (31-20) 620 96 72
fax (31-20) 622 24 50
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Unni and others,
the program is looking good. .. thanks for putting this al! together.
a few comments:
I hope that there will be some sense of speaking times and discussion times outlined (in advance) so that
everyone on the programme gets an equal amount of time and that there is plenty of time for discussion.
! would also like to make a request that presenters be asked to integrate some kind of gender analysis as
part of their presentation and discussion-otherwise we as the WGNRR seem to be the only group that is
profiling women's health issues- when really it should be an issue covered by everyone.
Third since there is an entire session on GATS and WTO I would suggest moving the presentation on
GATS and right to health ( currently in the HIV/malaria. etc session) to the one that is focussing on those
issues.
Finally, a correction re the Women's Access to Health Campaign.. * please note it is access to health
^nd NOT access to health care.
(so please change the session title to: Women's Access to Health Campaign: Primary Health Care and Women's
Reproductiie and Sexual Rights : Where a/v ue Today?
Thanks and see many of you soonl
Warm regards,
S
?\felina
W6NRR Wkm's global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial da Mujeres par les Derechos Reproductive?
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Friday, September 12, 2003 3:12 PM
Re: PHM - Iran Meeting Visa details
Dear Nadia,
Greetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)!
£)pe you received the Steering group communication about postponement of Iran meeting. So
you will have to postpone the holiday as well! This will affect Mwajuma’s plans as well. Let me
know anything else to be done.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
— Original Message
From: wgnrr
To: *PHM secretariat1
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 5:41 PM
Subject: PHM - Iran Meeting Visa details
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Dear Ravi,
Greatings from WGNRR (Amsterdam)!
how are the preparations for the Alma Ata Anniversary Meeting and PHM Steering Group meeting
going?
I am planning to add on some holiday after the PHM meeting in Teheran, so was wondering if the
invitation dates can be extended until November 3 2003.1 tried to find out from the embassy here if they
would be difficult about dates if they are different on the invitation letter, but they are very unclear about
it
The following are my details for the visa-invitation letter to Iran:
Ms. Nadia van der Linde
passport number. NB8884666
valid until 05 April 2007
issued in Amsterdam
Nationality Dutch
Invitation letter can be sent to:
31-20-6222450 or.
WGNRR
Nadia van der Linde
Vrollkstraat 453-D
1092 TJ Amsterdam
Netherlands
Let me know if you need anything else.
Best regards,
Nadia
RrV
CHC-B angalore
#367 ’’Srinivasa Nilaya"
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9/11/03
Ravi Narayan
From:
To:
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wgnrr <wahc@wgnrr.nl>
'PHM secretariat1 <secretariat@phmovementorg>
Wednesday, September 10, 2003 5:41 PM
PHM - Iran Meeting Visa details
Dear Ravi,
Greatings from WGNRR (Amsterdam)!
How are the preparations for the Alma Ata Anniversary Meeting and PHM Steering Group meeting going?
I am planning to add on some holiday after the PHM meeting in Teheran, so was wondering if the
invitation dates can be extended until November 3 2003.1 tried to find out from the embassy here if they
£)uld be difficult about dates if they are different on the invitation letter, but they are very unclear about it
The following are my details for the visa-invitation letter to Iran:
Ms. Nadia van der Linde
passport number NB8884666
valid until 05 April 2007
issued in Amsterdam
Nationality Dutch
Invitation letter can be sent to:
31-20-6222450 or
WGNRR
Nadia van der Linde
Vrolikstraat 453-D
1092 TJ Amsterdam
Netherlands
Let me know if you need anything else.
Best regards,
WGNRR Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMbR Red Mundial de Mujeres por los berechos Reproductlvos
RMFbR
Roseau Mondial des Femmes pour les broits sur la Reproduction
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Interested in finding out about or getting involved with the Women's Access to Health
Campaign (WAHC)?
Then contact us at: wahc@wgnrr.nl
Have you signed the People's Health Movement's "Health For All” Petition? If not,
www.TheMIIHonSignatuneCampaigR.org.
Please go now to
The aim is to collect a million signatures in support of Alma Ata and the right to
health for aU.
Vrolikstraat 453-b
1092 TJ Amsterdam
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phone (31-ZO) 620 96 72
fax (31-20) 622 24 50
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From:
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Subject:
Jayashree Velankar <jaya_velankar@vsnl.net>
PHM Secretariat <phmsec@touchtelindia.net>
Jose Utrera <jose.utrera@wemos.nl>; <marjan.stoffers@wemos.nl>; Peter Kok
<peter.kok@cordaid.nl>; Chan-Ling Yong <Chan.Ling.Yong@cordaid.nl>; Tom Puls
<tpu@cordaid.nl>; Julie Love <Julie.Love@cordaid.nl>; Nadia van der Linde <wahc@wgnrr.nl>;
N. B. Sarojim <samasaro@vsnl.com>
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 11:58 AM
Re: WGNRR meeting in Netherlands
Dear Ravi,
Thanks for your help. The confusion was unfortunate. But now that it is cleared, let’s hope I can meet
up with a few PHM friends. I will be writing to them shortly.
(hrm regards,
Java
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Greetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)!
Two of our PHM India colleagues Jaya Velankar and Sarojini are visiting Amsterdam from 25th
- 30th September in connection with meetings organized by
Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) on 26th - 28th September. Jaya is
the PHM India representative on the World Social Forum organizing committee and can share
on the WSF process. Sarojini is the present convener of the Medico Friends Circle (MFC) - a
circle of health and development professionals and activists to which most of us belong, since
the late 1970s and MFC is now one of the 18 networks that form PHM India. Both are well
known Women’s issues (including health) activists. They have some time on 25th afternoon /
evening and 29th September to meet any of you informally, if there is opportunity. Perhaps you
are attending the WGNRR meeting, which is taking stock of the campaign on Women’s Access
to Health Care.
They will be staying at: Hotel Park lane, Plantageparklaan, 16, Amsterdam. Tel: +31-206224804.
If you have any suggestions, please write to them with a copy to us.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator, People's Health Movement Secretariat(global)
CHC-Bangalore
#367 "Srinivasa Nilaya"
Page 1 of2
Ravi Narayan
From:
To:
Sent:
Subject:
Ravi - PHM Secretariat(Global) <ravi@phmovement.org>
<wahc@wgnrr.nl>
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 3:01 PM
Re: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] re November meeting
Dear Nadia,
Greetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)!
Thanks for the confirmation. You will receive documents on a, b, c and e
shortly. Already some initial communications and drafts were sent out. So we
shall not wait till January for the process to go on by email dialogue.
January Steering group will only enable for all of us to fine tune the
Waiving strategies. Iran meeting will be another opportunity though
everyone in SG may not be able to be a resource person as well. Thanks for
the concern.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
----- Original Message-----From: wgnrr <wahc@wgniT.nl>
To: <PHM Steering Group 02-03@yahoogroups.com >
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 1:55 PM
Subject: RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] re November meeting
> Dear PHM Steering Group,
W will make time to participate both in the Iran meeting the end of
TOvember
> and in the proposed PHM Steering Group meeting just prior to the
> international health forum in India in January.
> However, I am very concerned about the process of moving the Steering
Group
> meeting forward this much, as we have not been able to move forward much
yet
> (content and organisation - wise) with the Steering Group. I copy the
> agenda-items that were suggested by Ravi before and that I think need
> attention and strategizing long before January:
> a.
PHM Organizational Strengthening (3-year plan)
> b.
PHM Fund Raising Strategy
> c.
PHM International Forum - WSF, Mumbai (India)
> d.
PHA - II, Porto Alegre (Brazil)
> e.
Global Health Equity Watch Report
>
9/17/03
Page 1 of 2
Ravi Narayan
From:
To:
Sent:
Subject:
wgnrr <wahc@wgnrr.nl>
<PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahoogroups.com>
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 1:55 PM
RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] re November meeting
Dear PHM Steering Group,
I will make time to participate both in the Iran meeting the end of November
and in the proposed PHM Steering Group meeting just prior to the
international health forum in India in January.
However, I am very concerned about the process of moving the Steering Group
feting forward this much, as we have not been able to move forward much yet
Content and organisation - wise) with the Steering Group. I copy the
agenda-items that were suggested by Ravi before and that I think need
attention and strategizing long before Januaiy:
a.
PHM Organizational Strengthening (3-year plan)
b.
PHM Fund Raising Strategy
c.
PHM International Forum - WSF, Mumbai (India)
d.
PHA - II, Porto Alegre (Brazil)
e.
Global Health Equity Watch Report
Please let’s come up with some ideas of how best to move forward on this.
Warm regards,
Nadia
WGNRR Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
BMMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos
kMFDR Reseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
Interested in finding out about or getting involved with the Women’s Access
to Health Campaign (WAHC)?
Then contact us at: wahc@wgnrr.nl
Have you signed the People’s Health Movement’s ’’Health For All” Petition?
If not, Please go now to www.TheMillionSignatureCampaign.org. The aim is
to collect a million signatures in support of Alma Ata and the right to
health for all.
Vrolikstraat 453-D
1092 TJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phone (31-20) 620 96 72
fax (31-20) 622 24 50
e-mail office@wgnrr.nl
5^
9/17/03
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PHM Secretariat
From:
To:
Sent:
Subject:
PHM Secretariat <phmsec@touchtelindia.net>
Sama <samasaro@vsnl.com>; <wahc@wgnrr.nl>; <jaya_velankar@vsnl.net >
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 3:30 PM
Re: WGNRR meeting in Netherlands
Dear Nadia, Jaya, Sarojini,
Greetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)!
Apologies for the confusion caused by our prompt message sent out from the
secretariat in response to a verbal message, one of the secretariat team
members brought back from the PHM - India, Right to Health Care Campaign in
^Limbai last week. Thanks - Nadia for sorting out the matter out with
clarity. Incidentally, I am sure all the contacts mentioned in our list of
Netherlands friends would be interested in the Public event on 16th October,
if they are not already involved.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator, People’s Health Movement Secretariatfglobal)
CHC-Bangalore
#367 ’’Srinivasa Nilaya’’
Jakkasandra 1st Main, I Block Koramangala
B angalore-560034
Join the "Health for all, NOW" campaign in the 25th anniversaiy year of the
Alma Ata
declaration visit www.TheMillionSignatureCampaign. org
—— Original Message----^om: Sama <samasaro@vsnl.com>
To: PHM Secretariat <phmsec@touchtelindia.net>; Jose Utrera
<jose.utrera@wemos.nl>; <maijan.stoffers@wemos.nl >; Peter Kok
<peter.kok@cordaid.nl>; Chan-Ling Yong <Chan.Ling.Yong@cordaid.nl>; Tom Puls
<tpu@cordaid.nl>; Julie Love <Julie.Love@cordaid.nl>
Cc: <jaya velankar@vsnl.net>; Nadia van der Linde <wahc@wgnrr.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 7:37 AM
Subject: Re: WGNRR meeting in Netherlands
> Dear Ravi,
> Thanks for informing PHM friends about my visit to Netherlands. However, I
> would like to inform you that I will be visiting WGNRR only in October.
> Thanks once again and I hope to meet PHM friends during my visit to
> Amsterdam.
> Regards
> Sincerely
9/17/03
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PHM Secretariat
From:
To:
Cc:
Sent:
Subject:
Sama <samasaro@vsni.com>
PHM Secretariat <phmsec@touchtelindia.net>; Jose Utrera <jose.utrera@wemos.nl>;
<marjan.stoffers@wemos.nl>; Peter Kok <peter.kok@cordaid.nl>; Chan-Ling Yong
<Chan.Ling.Yong@cordaid.nl>; Tom Puls <tpu@cordaid.nl>; Julie Love <Julie.Love@cordaid.nl>
<jaya_velankar@vsnl.net>; Nadia van der Linde <wahc@wgnrr.nl>
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 7:37 AM
Re: WGNRR meeting in Netherlands
Dear Ravi,
Thanks for informing PHM friends about my visit to Netherlands. However, I
would like to inform you that I will be visiting WGNRR only in October.
Thanks once again and I hope to meet PHM friends during my visit to
Bnsterdam.
Regards
Sincerely
Sarojini
73
SAMA
J-59, Saket, 2nd Floor, New Delhi 110017
Ph: +91 11 26968972, 26562401
Visit MFC at http -JIviwn,mfcindia.org
> From: PHM Secretariat <phmsec@touchtelindia.net>
> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:26:48 +0530
> To: Jose Utrera <iose.utrera@wemos.nl>, maijan.stoffers@wemos.nl, Peter Kok
> <peter.kok@cordaid.nl>, Chan-Ling Yong <Chan.Ling.Yong@cordaid.nl>, Tom Puls
7k
> <tpu@cordaid.nl>, Julie Love <Julie.Love@cordaid.nl>
PCc: jaya velankar@vsnl.net, Nadia van der Linde <wahc@wgnrr.nl>. ”N. B.
/
> Sarojini” <samasaro@vsnl.com>
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> Subject: WGNRR meeting in Netherlands
> Dear PHM friends in Netherlands,
> Greetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)!
> Two of our PHM India colleagues Jaya Velankar and Sarojini are visiting
> Amsterdam from 25th - 30th September in connection with meetings organized by
> Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) on 26th - 28th
> September. Jaya is the PHM India representative on the World Social Forum
> organizing committee and can share on the WSF process. Sarojini is the present
> convener of the Medico Friends Circle (MFC) - a cir cle of health and
> development professionals and activists to which most of us belong, since the
> late 1970s and MFC is now one of the 18 networks that form PHM India. Both ar e
> well known Women’s issues (including health) activists. They have some time on
> 25th afternoon / evening and 29th September to meet any of you informally, if
> there is opportunity. Perhaps you are attending the WGNRR meeting, which is
6
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9/17/03
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wgnrr <wahc@wgnrr.nl>
'PHM Secretariat' <phmsec@touchte!india.net>; 'Jose Utrera' <jose.utrera@wemos.nl>;
<marjan.stoffers@wemos.nl>; 'Peter Kok' <peter.kok@cordaid.n!>; 'Chan-Ling Yong'
<Chan.Ling.Yong@cordaid.nl>; 'Tom Puls’ <tpu@cordaid.nl>; 'Julie Love'
<Julie.Love@cordaid.nl>
<jaya_velankar@vsnl.net>; 'N. B. Sarojini' <samasaro@vsnl.com>
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 6:48 PM
RE: WGNRR meeting in Netherlands
Dear PHM friends,
Unfortunately, there has been some misunderstanding. Let me correct some of the message that was sent
out before by the PHM secretariat (pasted also below).
^Bya Velankar is indeed coming to the Netherlands the end of September, for an international board meeting
of the WGNRR. There is no public meeting arranged, but it may be possible to make a personal appointment
with Jaya outside of the board meeting times.
Sarojini will not be visiting the Netherlands in September, but will be visiting our office for a meeting 16 and
17 October. WGNRR will be organising a public event in relation to the Alma Ata Anniversary and Women's
Access to Health Campaign in the late afternoon (17.00 -19.00 hours) of Thursday October 16 to
give WGNRR and PHM contacts a chance to meet Sarojini and seveveral other excellent women. You will
receive an invitation for this meeting shortly, but please feel free to add it to your agenda already.
I hope this clarifies everything. Please feel free to contact me if you have any more questions or concerns.
Warm regards,
Nadia van der Linde
Campaign Coordinator
WGNRR Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos
^AFDR
Roseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
Interested in finding out about or getting involved with the Women's Access to Health
Campaign fWAHC)?
Then contact us at : wahc@wgnrr.nl
Have you signed the People's Health Movement's "Health For All" Petition? If not. Please go now to
www.TheMilllonSignatureCampaign.org.
The aim is to collect a million signatures in support of Alma Ata and the right to health
for all.
Vrolikstraat 453-D
1092 TJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phone (31-20) 620 96 72
fax (31-20)622 24 50
e-mail office@wgnrr.nl
website www.wgnrr.org
UJ(n H f A—
----- Original Message-
9/17/03
Ravi Nar®\
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To:
Sent:
Subject:
Ravi - pH\i Secre-.ar.ar:.Global') 'ravi@phmovement.org>
<wahc@wgnrr.nl>
Tuesday, October 14. 2003 3:05 PM
Re- Women's Globa! Network for Reproductive Rights Invites you to the women's Alma Ata
Reception Thursday October 16th, time: 17:00 -19:00 h
) )ear Nadia.
‘Greetings from PI IM Secretariat (Globa])!
Thanks for a copy of the invitation of the . Tima Ata Tmniversary reception
and all our best wishes for the event. Greetings also to Mwajuma, Sarofini.
« nd Isidore and other WGNRR I PHM contacts who attend the meetin
11 of you could al
’dyour pp ' ion
badi, Human Rights Lawyer from Iran, who has been awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize. She has also championed the cause of women and
V
'Woman journalist by the police in Iran, who was photographing a prison. Its
all in the papers and as a woman recipient of the Nobel Prize and also
because of the focus of the work, its important to record ii in your meeting
somehow. We hone we will be able to get her as a special guest for the Iran
Conference, but do somehow make a mention of it.
ii communication reaches you all in time before the event.
look forward to a short report on the event and the main points shared by
the 4 supporters of the Women’s Access to Health Campaign for PHM Exchange
and PHM website.
Best wishes once again Lum the PHM Secretariat team,
Raw Narayan
Coordinator
/TIM Secretariat (Global)
Original Message----From: WGNRR wahc@wgnrr.nl
To: ’PHM secretariat’ secretariat@phmovement.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 08. 2003 3:01 PM
Subject: FW: Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights Invites you to
ihe women's Alma Ala Reception Thursday October loth, lime: 17:00 - 19:00 h
• Dear Friends al PHM.
- For your information. below the general in vitation of the Alma Ata
Anniversary Reception that is organised by the WGNRR in the- Netherlands.
We
are proud to have Sarojini from India. Mwajuma from Tanzania, Roxana from
10 14-03
From:
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’PHM secretariat <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Wednesday, October 08, 2003 3:01 PM
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FW: Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights invites you to the women’s Alma Ata
Reception Thursday October 16th, time: 17:00 -19:00 h
Dear Friends at PHM.
For your information, below the general invitation of the Alma Ata
Anniversary Reception that is organised by the WGNRR in the Netherlands. We
proud to have Sarojini from India, Mwajuma from Tanzania. Roxana from
wu and Isidora from Macedonia present to say something about women’s
access to health in their countries and we will have (pails of) the PHM’s
Anniversary Pack ready for distribution.
In solidarity,
Nadia van der Linde
Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
Invites you to the women’s .Alma Ata Reception
It is 25 years ago that governments from around the world signed the .Alma
Ada Declaration committing to provide ’’Health for .Ail” by the year 2000. The
Primary Health Care (PHC) approach emphasized in this declaration has been
poorly implemented in many countries, or not at all. Especially women’s
access to health and reproductive rights is still extremely limited as
governments refuse to take their responsibility.
WGNRR has invited 4 supporters of the Women’s Access to Health Campaign from
India, Tanzania, Peru and Macedonia to share some of their experiences and
look ai actions needed to improve women’s access to health and reproductive
rights. We hope you will join us in this opportunity to meet, network and
strategize while enjoying some drinks and snacks.
When: Thursday October 16th, time: 17:00 - 19:00 h
Where: VTGNRR Office, Vrolikstraat 453-D, Amsterdam
RSVP to: Liliana Jauregui
office@wgnrr.nl mailto:office@wgniT.nl or 020-6209672 (www.wgnrr.org)
Nadia van der Linde
Campaign Coordinator
vyahc^wguninl
ft’GNRR Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial de Muicres por los Derechos Reproductivos
RMFDR Res.ecu Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
Interested in finding out about or getting involved with the Women’s Access
to Health Campaign (WAHC)?
Then contact us at wahc@wgnrr.nl
Have you signed the People’s Health Movement's "Health For All” Petition?
If not. Please go now to
TheMillionSignatureCampaign.org. The aim is
to collect a million signatures in support of Alma Ata and the right of
health for all.
Vrolikstraat 453-D
1092 TJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phone (31-20) 620 96 72
fax (31-20) 622 24 50
e-mail office@wgnrr.nl or newsletter@wgnrr.nl
website www.wgnrr.org
Ray - PH:d Secreranat(Glcbal; <ravi@phmovement.org>
To:
Sent:
< wa nc@wg n rr. n I >
Thursday October 23. 2003 12:05 PM
Subject
Re: Pah.cipN'or WSF
Dear Nadia.
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your suggestions. No one in PHV has responded with any idea about V\ SI7 as
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have some idea mt I ih Nslh January. a panel oi workshop each day. Could
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mark vov.r Me;.
steerirc srovo so that evervonu car. react as well4?
1 leave for Europe and will rerum on Juii*. m ite muanvvuuc. r’rjsjnfia. our
Communication Officer will respond if necessary.
I the WAH
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about \l. Me-ei Eivaiuma in Rome on 24ih October.
ki
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Bust wisnes.
Ravi
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■ ! have not heard anything about PELM's participation at the WSP yet. I know
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'PHM secretariat' <secretariat@phmovement.org >
‘Elvire 2 Yahoo' <elvire_beleoken@yahoo.com'
Monday. October 20: 2003 9:05 PM
Participation WSF
Dear Ravi.
are you?
1 have not heard anything about PHATs participation at rhe WSF yet. I know
PHM will of course be very active in the international health forum (Defense
of People’s Health Forum), but I think it would also be important to be part
of the WSF itself. The deadline for registration of events is now October
■ get a framework organised. I, and also
Elvire from WGNRR Cameroon, will be present at the WSF and would be
interested to be part of a panel or workshop with others from the PHM. WGNRR
will also be organising an event and I have started talking to Mwajuma Iasi
week about possible wavs of including PHM in that too.
If you can also give me an idea of when the programme lor the Defense of
People’s Health Forum will be more clear, that would also be great.
I loping to hear from you soon.
regards.
Nadia
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Monday November 03 2003 3:47 PM
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■ear aik
fcannot find the PHM registrations on the WSF website (as they were suggested in the e-mails below)... did
^come through?
Ali I can find are the PHM Bangladesh Circle events.
In solidarity,
Nadia
Women's global Network far Reproductive Rights
RMMbR Red Mundid de Mujeres per fos Derechos Reproductive:;
RMFDR
Roseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
Interested in finding out about or getting involved with the Women’s Access to Health Campaign (WAHC)?
Then contact us at: wahc@wgnrr.nl
Vrolikstraot 453-D
1092 TJ Amsterdam
Netherlands
|Bne (31-20) 620 96 72
fax (31-20) 622 24 50
e-mail off.'ce^wgnrr.nl
website www.wgnrr.org
—Original Message■or.'
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GNRR <wahc@wgn rr. n ijDHM_Steenng__Group_02-03@yahoogroups com>
Thursday October 30 2003 5'40 PM
RE.
-•’ h _j5;n?r:ng_Group_02-03] :HF meet in Mumbai around WSi-
Thanks again for ail the information Ravi.
This is just to add that the Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights has registered for a specific
workshop during the WSF on the Women's Access to Health Campaign ("From Rights to Actions"). Anyone
who would like more information on this, please feel free to contact me directly. We are also planning an
activity specifically for the Youth Forum at the WSF.
Of course WGNRR is also enthusiastic about collaborating in the PHM panels and workshops.
also be present for the Steering Group meeting prior to the forum, as well as during the Health Forum
^ith my colleague Elvire from Cameroon).
I will be in touch about accommodation and all that.
Warm regards,
Nadia
W£NRR Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres per les borsches Reproductivos
RMFDR
Reseau Mondial des Femmes pour les broils sur la Reproduction
Interested in finding out about or getting involved with the Women’s Access to Health Campaign (WAHC)?
Then contact us at: wahc@wgnrr.nl
Vrolikstraot 453-b
209 2 7J Amsterdam
The Netherlands
□hone (32-20) 620 96 72
(31-20) 622 24 50
e-mail office@wgnrr.nl
website www.wgnrr.org
-Original Message—
rrem; PHM Secretarial [mailto:phrnsec@toucht3lindia.net]
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 1:50 PM
To: PHMjSteering_Group
Subject: fPHM_Steering_Group_02-03] IHF meet in Mumbai around WSF
'
03
Dear Friends
We bad sent an earlier communication about the International forum to be held on 14tn / 15th
2004 wn;oh wiii precede the world Social forum heid from 16th to Wst January 2004 in
Muiucai. We are sending an update and the eveolving programme and await urgently
conf-rmation of your participation as well as suggestions and ideas to make the programme
relevant. We hope you are planning to attend the WSF and '-"ill join the Health Forum as
10 30 03
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The ideas for the various panels for the WSF are great, and I support the 2 new ideas from Unni (copied
below). For ail the panels I would like to stress the importance of including someone who can include a
gender perspective in their presentation - or preferably making sure everyone does that!
Regarding the “wars, conflicts, miliratism” panel, it would be important to highlight the special impacton
women's access to health, since there are many specific examples to include here (like rape as a too! of war,
for example).
Regarding the panel "from words to action" it would be good to highlight the various activities that have taken
piace globally, including actions around the Alma Ata anniversary, Million signatures campaign and the
/•.'omen's Access to Health Campaign. We could highlight one or several specific examples here of activities
that have been organized for this.
Warm regards,
Nadia
W$NRR Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights
KUF&R
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Reseau Mondial des Femmes pour les broils sun la Reproduction
Interested in finding out about or getting involved with the Women’s Access to Health Campaign (WAHC)?
Then contact us at: wahc@wgnrr.nl
Vrolikstraat 453-0
1092 7J Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phene (31-20) 620 96 72
fax (31-20) 622 24 50
e-mail office@wgnrr.nl
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—Original Message—
From: JA’xi .-TCSriiAN P.V. (Dr) [;.'.diiio:ur;;nkru(Dy a/ooxom.
Sene. Saturday, October 25. 2003 10:07 AM
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Secretariat; David McCoy; Jose Utrera; mikerc-wson; David Legge; Rosaiie Better;
Rao-JNU-Delhi;
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Marla Hamlin Zuniga <iphc@cab!enet.com.ni>
Jphcworldwide <iphcworJdwide@yahoogroups.com>; PHM_Steering_Group_02-03
<PHM_Steering_Group_02-03@yahocgroups.com>
PHM_womens_health_working_circle Moderator <PHM_womens_heaSth_work!.ng_c!rcleowner@yahoogroups.com>
Monday, March 08, 2004 5:02 AM
[PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
CELEBRATE?
INTERNATIONAL WOMAN'S DAY 2004
- EALTH FOR ALL HEALTH FOR WOMEN
IN SOLIDARITY,
Maria and the team at the IPHC Global Coordination Office
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^fcThis is very unfortunate as I have already booked my ticket just last week as I would be loosing the booking
otherwise (and WGNRR would probably ha :
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the cost), 1 thought you made it clear that the date was confirmed this time. However, luckiiy I was planning
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contacted Dr. Barzgar about it already, but stili have no invitation letter).
1 Please give more details as to this change cf dates!
, in solidarity,
. Nadia
WGNRR Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres par las Derechos Reproductivos
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i his is very unfortunate as I have already booked my ticket just last week as I would be loosing the booking
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HPe cost), i thought you made it clear that the date was confirmed this time. However, luckily I was planning
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However, I do really need to get the invitation for the visa as time is running short on that (and yes, I have
contacted Dr. Barzgar about it already, but still have no invitation letter).
Please give more details as to this change of dates'
73^
In solidarity,
Nadia
WGNRR Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial ds Mujeres par las derechos Reproductivos
RMFDR
Reseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
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^’oiikstraat 453-b
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The Netherlands
phone (31-20) 620 96 72
fax (31-20) 622 24 50
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<6ke some t>me to go through it aiii
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c ."■ on ■. w.icr. s neaith. it is a pi?.y we did noc
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wno tne coarcinauon office ;.s in me beginning. refers to page numbers of a different publication etc)
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nciuaea cur name and logo, but then aaaed cne weosite address of wemos! This is quite unfortunate! If
tnere wH ?? any adjustments made (mavre ?.n :nsert added with corrections?) or - at a later stace "S
'.•',oi;ld i'Joi'i'v spore ci ate '.t,t this ccy'd he oorrected
! ;ook forward to going through the rest of the book.
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*o ra<? some time to co through it all*
?.,£ .... rLu for ..;u.^u.:.g a page on WGNRR's Cali for Action on women's health, it is a pAy we did nix
communicate more on this, as the text does not totally make sense in this context (it is not entirely clear
wno The coordination office is in the beginning; it refers io page numbers of a different publication, etc)
arc we c~‘.“d easily hawe rvo'.'ided you with a more relevant and informative text Put we anprec-iate the
inch sion c* D'e campaign.
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included our name ano logo but then added the website address of wemos1 This is quite unfonunate1 if
stments r te (maybe an i
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11/28/03
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From:
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Sent:
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PHM-Secretariat(Global) <secretariat@phmovement.org>
<wanc@wgnrr.nl>
Friday, November 28, 2003 3:08 PM
Supporting Role of Networks.doc
Re: [PHM_Steering__Group_02-03] Consolidated IHF/WSF programme as of 22th November
2003.
Dear Nadia,
Greetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)!
Thanks for confirming your participation. Please try and get Elvire also to attend steering group and health
forum. If you see the website, West Africa is still not adequately represented and at the last steering
^oup meeting, it was decided to ask WGNRR to help Elvire be the contact point for a while, till there is
Bore clarity and a larger circle in that region. She has been sent mail. The evolving structure and function
and regional representation and decision making in PHM has been circulated in PHM Geneva and is on
the website. It will be useful for you to access this and identify your questions or confusion on this. In
some regions, this is working well, in others not and in some others, the process has not yet started. The
consolidated strategy will reflect some of this diversity, but please read these in advance. Also the
November 2002 Steering group meeting in Dhaka, GK Savar, is an important framework setting
document. The steering group has regional representatives and network representatives and the latter
(ie., networks) have still to clarify their roles. I sent a whole lot of questions, but network representatives
did not answer them adequately. We shall address this in the Mumbai meeting as well. But do send any
questions that need clarification, so that we can focus on discussions on the real issues
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
P.S: The earlier communication to Networks is enclosed as a reminder. WGNRR was the only one who
sent some responses!!
Original Message
From: WGNRR
To: 'PHM secretariat
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 9:11 PM
Subject: RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Consolidated IHF/WSF programme as of 22th November
2003.
Dear Ravi,
Thanks for all the recent updates.
As requested, I confirm my participation at Steerting Group Meeting, IHF and full WSF and funds will be
provided by WGNRR.
My colleague from Cameroon, Elvire Beleoken, will be participating at the WSF.
Thanks also for the draft agenda of the Steering Group Meeting.
I will have a closer look at it, but just want to make sure that we will also talk about the functioning of
th© PHM ac Q global movomont, and tho functioning of tho Steering Group in that. I fool that many
things of how we work, make decisions, etc are very unclear to me and it would probably be useful to
discuss more about structure and decisionmaking structures (who has which power, regional
representation in the Steering Group, etc).
Perhaps this is Included in the 'consolidated strategy1 ? but it might be good to have it in there more
Dear Nadia,
Greetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)I
Thanks for confirming your participation. Please try and eriswe=4hftt Elvire also, attend*
steering group and health forum. If you see the website, West Africa is still not
adequately represented and at the last steering group meeting it was decided to ask
WGNRR to help Elvire be the contact point for ajvhile, till there is more clarity and &<- 1^^circle in that region. She has been sent^mail The^structufe> and function and regional
representation and decision makirig^has been circulated in PHM Geneva and is on the
website. It will be useful for you to access this and identify your questions or confusion
on this. In some regions, this is working well, in others not and in some others, the
process has not yet started. The consolidated strategy will reflect some of this diversity,
but please read these in advance. Also the November 2002 Steering group meeting in
Dhaka, GK Savar, is an important framework setting document. The steering group has
/
regional representatives and network representatives and the latter/have still to clarify
their roles. I sent a whole lot of questions, but network representatives did not answer
them adequately. We shall address this in the Mumbai meeting as well. But do send any
questions that need clarification, so that we can focus on discussions on the real issues.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Pnoe 1 nf1
PHM- Secretariat(Global)
From:
To:
Sent:
Subject:
WGNRR <wahc@wgnrr.nl>
'PHM secretariat* <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Monday, November 24, 2003 9:11 PM
RE: [PHM_Steering_Group_02-03] Consolidated IHF/WSF programme as of 22th November
2003.
Dear Ravi,
Ohanks for all the recent updates.
As requested, I confirm my participation at Steerting Group Meeting, IHF and full WSF and funds will be
provided by WGNRR.
My colleague from Cameroon, Elvire Beleoken, will be participating at the WSF.
Thanks also for the draft agenda of the Steering Group Meeting.
I will have a closer look at it, but just want to make sure that we will also talk about the functioning of the
PHM as a global movement, and the functioning of the Steering Group in that. I feel that many things of
how we work, make decisions, etc are very unclear to me and it would probably be useful to discuss
more about structure and decisionmaking structures (who has which power, regional representation in
the Steering Group, etc).
Perhaps this is included in the ’consolidated strategy* ? but it might be good to have it in there more
clearly.
Thanks and good luck with all the preparations.
Best wishes,
Nadia
<0. cc.
WGNRR Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial de Muieres par las Derechos Reproduotivos
RMFDR
Roseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
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Interested in finding out about or getting involved with the Women’s Access to Health LJeco K /
Campaign (WAHC)?
Then contact us at: wahc@wgnrr.nl
Vroliksfraat 453-D
,3
1092 TJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phone (31-20) 620 96 7
fax (31-20) 622 24 50
e-mail office@wgnrr.nl
website www.wgnrr.org
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From:
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Subject:
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PHM-Secretariat(Global) <secretariat@phmovement.org>
<jose.utrera@wemos.nl>
Friday, November 28, 2003 12:39 PM
Re: Consolidated IHF/WSF programme as of 22th November 2003.
Dear Jose,
greetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)!
Thanks for the prompt response. Our wish list for accommodation and registration already include you, so
thanks for confirmation. Mwajuma and Margarita will be hopefully at the IHF. Perhaps you should follow
up with Enid. Does she know her? Mwajuma's suggestions are expected early next week.
We shall try and incorporate the changed title. Your letter is being forwarded to the Delhi group, which is
working on some aspects of the programme including the sessions you have mentioned.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
P.S: Does WEMOS know any way of raising a few Air fares for African and Latin American participants?
A hopeful CIDA proposal got unexpectedly rejected and though we are actively following up for
reconsideration. We need to look at alternatives to prevent disappointment.
Thelma has written to Cordaid and Misereor. Do you know of other Dutch benevolent organizations who
would like to strengthen Southern presence?
Original Message —
From: Jose Utrera
To: PHM-Secretariat(Global)
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: Consolidated IHF/WSF programme as of 22th November 2003.
Dear Ravi, Prassana, Thelma and other friends,
That's a huge task trying to give form to such an ample programme!.
I agree to co-coordinate the workshop with Ravi Duggal (14.01.04), although I would prefer to name it:
Health Sector Reforms and Privatisation.
Some suggestions for speakers:
- Workshop Targeting women's bodies (15.01.04 /14.30 - 16.30). Theme 3, 4 or 5: Enid Muttoni from
Kenya. But you need to ask her if she is able to come to Mumbai, e-mail: enid@fida.co.ke . Mwajuma
from Tanzania could also play a role in that workshop, but again I don't know if she will assist to
Mumbai. You can ask Maria if Margarita from El Salvador is coming.
One question, Are you able to make the arrangements about the registration and the accommodation
for delegates, in this case for me? (of course Wemos will cover all those costs).
Please let me know if you can do it soon.
Warm regards,
Jose Utrera
Project Manaqer
11/28/03
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From:
To:
Sent:
Subject:
Jose Utrera <jose.utrera@wemos.nl>
PHM-Secretariat(Global) <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Thursday, November 27, 2003 8:11 PM
Re: Consolidated IHF/WSF programme as of 22th November 2003.
Dear Ravi, Prassana, Thelma and other friends,
That's a huge task trying to give form to such an ample programme!.
I agree to co-coordinate the workshop with Ravi Duggal (14.01.04), although I would prefer to name it:
Health Sector Reforms and Privatisation.
Some suggestions for speakers:
- Workshop Targeting women's bodies (15.01.04 / 14.30 - 16.30). Theme 3, 4 or 5: Enid Muttoni from
Kenya. But you need to ask her if she is able to come to Mumbai, e-mail: enid@fida.co.ke , Mwajuma
fcm Tanzania could also play a role in that workshop, but again I don't know if she will assist to Mumbai.
can ask Maria if Margarita from El Salvador is coming.
One question, Are you able to make the arrangements about the registration and the accommodation for
delegates, in this case for me? (of course Wemos will cover all those costs).
Please let me know if you can do it soon.
Warm regards,
Jose Utrera
Project Manager
Health and the Role of the Private Sector
Please reply to iose.utrera@wemos.nl
tel+31-20-4352059
Minder schulden, een betere gezondheid. Steun onze oproep voor
^huldkwijtschelding. Kijk op http://www.wemos.nl/campaqne
Drop the debt for better health. Support our campaign for debtrelief. See
http://www.wemos.nl/campaqne
Wemos Foundation, P.O. Box 1693, 1000 BR Amsterdam, The Netherlands
tel +31-20-4352050, fax +31-20-4.686.008 http://www.wemos.nl
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wendy Sass© <VVendy Sasse@cordaid.ni>
Saturday. December 20. 2003 4:00 PM
Re: Forum for Defense of People's Health
Dear Bendy,
Greetings Yem PHM Secretariat (Global)!
.■e ?.•? sermng you a copy of the programme and registration form on 22nd Please fill and return as soon as
coss;c;e. You can also fine1 some details on our website wv-.w phmpvementorg. Hope it has been updated.
■Scsi wishes,
Rvivi Narayan
Coordinator. People's Health Movemenl Secretariat (Global)
CHC-Bangalore
-367 "Srinivasa Nilaya”
I D’cuk Jakkasandra, I Block Koramavigala
Bangalore-560034
Tw: 00 91 80 51280009 (Direct)
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..... Original Message
i Fro in: Wendy Sasse
. To: secretariat@phmQvemeni.org
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 4:21 AM
Subject: Forum, for Defense of People's Health
. ■
, Can you tell me whether it is necessary to fill out an
j participate^
I
1 Yours sincerely,
;
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Cor.-j-Ja
j Wendy Sssse
! rs^ -?gement Assistant Asia Department
Pno* 1 r.f i
FrofivVendy Sasse -vVendy.Sasse@cordaid.nl>
To:
<secretanai@phmovement.org>
Sent:
Friday, December 19. 2003 4 21 AM
Subject: Fcum fcr Defense of People’s Health
Dear Sir. Madam.
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Sent:
Sunday. December 21; 2003 3:18 PM
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. . .
'ear friends.
reetmgs. This s to confirm that I will be arriving to Mumbai on January 12th at 23.20 hrs in a
ghc cf Northwest Airlines.
I will stay in Mumbai until January 18t?
able to cover my accommodation costs.
Please bock an AC
is
possible
I will prefer a single room. Please
let me know if you
.v. u»e p
more information for the purpose of hotel reservation.
I ta?<e th-s opportunity to wish you all peaceful Chn
. .
..1st mas days and a good year 2004.
-.•.nd regards,
Jose utrera
Wemos
Netherlands
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7 7G;■ j RR <wanc@wgnrr.ni>
< secreta r iat@ p h m oveme nt. o rg >
Monday, December 22, 2003 9:06 AM
■c- iHF *
Dear Ravi,
■ k.c some more feedback from WGN.RR:
1.
ipation confirmation: Corinne should NOT be on the list of
confirmed participants. She will NO’l he present at the IHF nor WSF. Elvire
. nd myselfl Nadia, will be there.
Date of arrival
• -i.uia ■■ January H 200-:-
[am won<
bo
3
^tion brrnv. [j ■ . ■ ot
attached. For your into. I will he out >h oF.ice from 24th December until
5th of January.
9. I v.ill try and send a short update on
rnnpnDn sent out before
chrisL-tias. but otherwise it wu.1 happen early .hiutuay.
luck with all
Nadia
WGNItR. \Voinu)'s Global Nclwork for Reproductive Rights
Rhb-iDR Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos
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Then contact us at : TA'aJ;cjNy:gnrr.nl
Vrolikstraat 453-D
1092 TJ Amsterdam
7he Netherlands
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fa?U31-:2( ) 622 24 50
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From:
To:
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Subject:
PHM - Secretariat <secretariat@phmovementorg>
Jose Utrera <j.utrera@wxs.nl>
Wednesday December 24: 2003 12:12 PM
Re: accomodation
meeting and 'HF
Dear Jose,
Greetings from .-HM Secretariat (Global)?
<. Noted your arrival and departure.
A note on Practice.'. information and remstration forom follows, which will give greater clarity.
A YA’CA s gcing tc be fully v.hTzed ?.s shared accommodation, doub’e or triple, because the IHF is heavily
subscribed. T?e hAmba; team is trying tc boo!', you a single room in ? neighbouring hotel and \.T! send you
ceiahs sour.
- d a list of potential panelists from
those aweady shown w our programme? See the latest programme on PHM website on 26th December. It
owd be ? n c: WEMOS / PHM / JSd coBnbcr^io: This :s a sounding cut only, because there is a move
:c reduce :?.e ■'•umber shown in cur ea iier p.ocmir> “ie - nd this theme is likely to be dropped, ’unless some
4 dele ates will
nnss the ifiiersector opportunity o? aiienciir-g ouier sector evems.
Best wishes
Raw Narnvan
Coordinator, People's Health Movcty.enl Se:awi;D!: (Global)
CHC-Fangatore
i Blovk Jakkasandnt I Block KoraiMangala
Bangalore-56 903 4
Tel: CO 91 80 51280009 (Direct)
Fax: 00 91 80 5525372
ii . v-.v mnplkrwwmeii-.n g,
Join ine ‘Health for all. N< nv” campaign in the 25lh anniye^
.’..Al: Jedara’ion vis:* y myvTheXWlioRSignJpm.Camppn
■ — Gr;g;nai Message —
• From: Josey'Jtrera
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Sunday December 21, 2003 3:18 PM
t Sr.’hmcr: accomodation PHM meeting and IHr
i
uA-ssr Ti fGr’iCs,
i Greetings, ^nis is to confirm that I will be arriving tc Mumbai on January 12th at 23.20 hrs in a
■ night of Northwest Airlines.
. i w.ii stay in Mumbai until January 18th. My institution is able to cover my accommodation
i costs. Please book an AC room for me in YMCA, in case it is possible I will prefer a single room.
i Please let me Tccw ' you need more information for the purpose of hotel reservation.
12 24 C3
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From:
To:
Sent:
Subject:
____________________
PHM - Secretariat <secretariat@phmovement.org>
<administration@wgnrr.nl>
Friday. December 26, 2003 4:06 PM
Re: Accomodation Nadia van der Linde and Elvire Beleoken
Dear Antje.
Nadia and Elvire are booked in an AC room (double) from 11th io 14th January
and them move to Rosewood Hotel from 1 Sth to 18th. We shall extend to 22nd
and 25th as requested. The rates are shown in the practical information
sheet are sent in our last mail (Hope u have received it). They could pay
directly to both hotels at end or the stay.
Best wishes.
Rax i /Prasanna Srinidhi Naveen
PHM Secretariat Team
People's Health Movement Secretarial (Global)
CHC-Bangalore
■367 "Srinivasa Nilaya"
I Block Jakkasandra, I Block Koramangala
Bangalore-560034
|el: 00 91 80 51280009 (Direct)
Fax: 60 91 80 5525372
website: www.phmovement.org
Join the "Health for all. NOW” campaign in the 25th anniversary year of the
.Alma Ata declaration visit wv/w.TheMillionSignatureCarnpaign.org
....... Original Message-----From: WGNRR <administrahon;a vvgnrr.nlTo: PHM - Secretarial' s0cretariai@phmovement.org>
Sent: Wednesday. December 24. 2003 1:36 AM
Subject: RE: Accomodation Nadia van der Linde and Elvire Beleoken
c Dear Ravi /Prasanna, Srinidhi i Naveen
Thank you for your quick reply.
;• Nadia is leaving the 25th of January and Elvire is leaving the 22nd.
• Could their double room then be extended to the 25th? And could you please
> inform
.> us which hotel that would be? Someone who knows Nadia, would like to stay
in
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From:
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WGNRR <administration@wgnrr.nl>
!PHM - Secretariat1 <secretariat@phmovementorg>
Wednesday, December 24, 2003 1:36 AM
RE: Accomodation Nadia van der Linde and Elvire Beleoken
Dear Ravi Prasanna Srinidlu / Naveen
Thank you for your quick reply.
Nadia is leaving the 25 th of January and Elvire is leaving the 22nd.
Could their double room then be extended to the 25th? And could you please
inform
wliich hotel that would be? Someone who knows Nadia, would like to stay in
me
same hotel as she is. If I could inform this person today, that would be
nice.
How do we go about payment, for the accomodation?
Awaiting your reply,
rd
Antje Kakerissa
secretary
----- Original MessageFrom: PHM - Secretariat [mailto:secretariatffplimovement.org]
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 11:12 PM
To: administration ffwgnrr.nl
jc: N. B. Sarojini
Subject: Re: Accomodation Nadia van der Linde and Elvire Beleoken
Dear Antje,
Greetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)!
Nadia and Elvire are already booked from 11th to 15th in an AC room and in
another hotel from 15 th to I Sth. Details will follow. YMCA will only book
through us, since we have blocked all the available rooms for PHM. The
practical information sheet and registration forms follow, wliich gives more
details. Till when are they staying? The bookings can be extended till
there.
be. <. r
Best wishes.
Ravi Prasanna Srinidhi ' Naveen
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.*■•! B. Sarojini <sam?saro@vsnl comWednesday, December 24, 2003 2:11 PM
M. Accomodaucn Madia van der Linde and Elvira Beieoken
1 )e?T \nrje..
Greetings irom PHM Secretarial (Global)!
Nadia and Elvira are already booked from 11 th io .15th in an AC room and in
MCA'
through'us, since vra have blocked all the available rooms for PHM. The
|
•
Mails. Til; when arc they slaying? The booking ; can be extended 1111
there.
Best visiles,
Rc\i Prasanna . Srinidhi Navecn
?Ha * Secretarial Team
People’s Health Movement Secretarial (Global)
; i U -Bangalore
-'3CC "Srinivasa Nilaya"
I Block Jakkasandra, I Block Koramangaia
Bangalore-560034
Tel: 00 91 80 51280009 (Direct)
Fax: 00 91 80 5525372
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Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 8:59 AM
Subject: Accomodation Nadia van der Linde and Elvire Beieoken
Dear Ravi and Sarojini,
>
. Could you please help us out regarding the accomodation at the YMCA?
’.Ve have problem getting llirough to them,
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Tuesday, December 23, 2003 3:59 AM
Accomodation Nadia van der Linde and Eivire Beleoken
■ar cl Ssrojini.
C ould you please hdp us out regarding the accomodation a! the YMCA?
7/e hr.ve problem getting through to them.
\Ve urgently need to arrange: an AC shared room for Nadia and Eivire for
-- ■' Rm
lb icy will leave the i6lh for another hotel.
!
Could you pica < inform us asap. I will still be in the office tomorrow
until around 14.00 hours.
> for the inconvenience.
secretary
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Greetings ton PHM Secretariat (Globa!).'
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the coordinates list anc those not speaking ore moderators to organize the
actoai workshop. ” rs ;s r..w mean': to be a demotion jost a practice! exercise.
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speakers have been cropped from coordinator's list. So no effaceI jest reti:med after c. hectic phmm'g day in Mumbai. There is no possible of
a si ;g<e reem ' . ' -'.C/- bu: .-. <os~/fooo 30teiz 5 minutes wont TwCA, a sm.g’a
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Ravi Narayan
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<VVendy.Sasse@cordaid.nl>' <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Sunday, December 28, 2003 5:34 AM
Antw: RE: Forum for Defense of People's Health
Dear Dr. Narayan,
Greetings from a rainy Netherlands. Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Astrid Frey. Since
the beginning of August I have joined the Asia Department, in particular the team for 'confict resolution
and peace1. Before that i worked at the department for Quality Assurance and Strategy, also at Cbrdaid.
The policy officer for health and care, has asked me to attend the People's Health Assembly as I will be
h'-< Bombay already for the World Social Forum I am looking forward to attending the Assembly.
L
FroW, Wendy I understand that a registration form will be sent to me, for which my thanks. However I
have not yet received the form. I will be leaving for a holiday tommorrow and will return on the sixth of
January. I hope that wH 'eave me time to register?
Wishing you a happy new year and hoping to meet you in Bombay.
With kind regards,
Astrid Frey
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FWD: [PHM_Steering_Group__02-03] well done
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R ep i y-To: Prnvi SLeering Groiip 02-03@yaiioogroups.com
Date: Wed. 28 Jan 2004 17:17:25 10100
Dear PHM Steering Group and Secretariat,
I would just like io say a great ’’well done" to everyone for all the hard
work, energy and ideas put into the Steering Committee meeting(s). RTF and
WSF. Seeing everyone personally always helps a more positive collaboration-
I am sorry I wasn’t able to join for the follow-up Steering Group meetings
and look forward io receiving more info on that. I just got back to office
and am trying to wrestle through ail the mails.
T will ask for feedback on the Mumbai Declaration here, but it would be good
to have it clear how/when to finish that off.
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Warm regards (although now in the snow, not dust ),
Nadia
WGNRR Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductive*
RMFDR Reseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
Interested in finding out about or getting involved with the Women's Access
io Health Campaign (WAHC)?
Then contact us at: wahc@wgnrr.nl
Vroiikstraat 453-D
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The Netherlands
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fax (31-20) 622 24 50
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website www. wg n rr.org
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Wednesday, March 03, 2004 5:15 PM
PHA-Exchange> Call for Action May 28 2004
Announcement:
Call for Action 2004: Coming Soon!
Health for AU, Health for Women. What do HEALTH SECTOR REFORMS have to do
with it?
In 1987, May 28th was proclaimed the International Day of Action for Women's
Health. As every year, WGNRR is publishing a Call for Action to promote and
advocate for women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. Tliis year's
CaU for Action is part of the Women's Access to Health Campaign and focuses
on the impact of health sector reforms on women's sexual and reproductive
health. The Call for Action wiU be published in English, Spanish and
French.
Health is a human right for all and, as asserted in many international human
rights covenants and agreements, the right to health cannot be fulfilled if
women's sexual and reproductive lights are not addressed. However, health
sector reforms and privatisation of health services around the world are
jeopardising women's access to health and sexual and reproductive rights.
It is time for action!
We would like to invite you to support us in promoting women's sexual and
reproductive health and rights by organising your own activity or event on
the 28th of May. If you are not a member or campaign supporter of WGNRR
already, just let us know (wahc@wgnrr.nl) if you would like to receive the
Call for Action 2004. You will also be able to find it online
(www. wgnrr. org) by early April. Please let us know what your plans and ideas
are for the 28th of May so we can all share experiences and ideas and
increase our collaboration.
Let's continue to join forces and make a difference! Health for all, Health
for Women NOW!
Nadia van der Linde
Coordinator Women's Access to Health Campaign
wahc@wgniT.nl
WGNRR Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos
RMFDR Reseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
Vrolikstraat 453-D
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1092 TJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phone (31-20) 620 96 72
fax (31-20) 622 24 50
e-mail oflice@wgniT.nl
website www.wgnrr.org
PHA-Exchange is hosted on Kabissa - Space for change in Africa
To post write to: PHA-Exchange@lists.kabissa.org
Website: http://lists.kabissa.org/mailman/Estinfo/pha-excliange
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Monday, March 08, 2004 11:49 AM
Re: PHA-Exchange> Call for Action May 28 2004
Dear Nadia,
Greetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)!
Thanks for all your comments on the Mumbai Declaration - most of which got
incorporated. To strengthen the links with Women’s access and health
issues - Unni is releasing it as prelude to 8th March linking Women’s Day to
the declaration and its six thrusts for action.
Saw your Call for Action communication on 3rd March. Please distribute the
Mumbai Declaration to your network with perhaps a review I report from you
about WGNRR perspective on IHF - WSF.
If you are in touch with Sarojini of S AMA, perhaps you could tap into all
the presentations made at the two sessions on womens issues at IHF, you
were featured in one of the local media stories on WSF. Did you see it?
I shall also ask Naveen and Rakhal who are collecting all the papers to mark
the women's health / issues related papers, so that they could go on your
website as well or you could include links to the PHM website - IHF section.
Iran is now planning their much-delayed conference on 23rd - 25th June 2004
and I have requested Dr. Barzgar to be in touch with you since Rezvan,
Fatemah, Mouloud, Nikbhakt, who were part of the Iran delegation to MF WSF, would appreciate and welcome WGNRR participation.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator, People’s Health Movement Secretariat(global)
CHC-Bangalore
#367 "Srinivasa Nilaya”
Jakkasandra 1st Main, I Block Koramangala
Bangalore-560034
Tel: 00 91 (0) 80 51280009 (Direct) Fax: 00 91 (0) 80 25525372
Website: www.phmovement.org
Join the "Health for all, NOW!" campaign in the 25th anniversary year of
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’PHM__womens__hea lth_working_circIe Moderator' <PHM_womens_health_working_ci rc I eowner@yahoogroups.com>
Monday, March 08, 2004 3:49 PM
RAFAH PRESS RELEASE ENGLISH,doc
[PHM_Steering_GroupJD2-03] RE: [IPHCWORLDWIDE] INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Dear All,
Please find attached a press release, in English, which was jointly issued by eight UN Agencies working
in the oPt. on the occasion of International Women's Day.
Jihad Mashal
---- Original Message----From: Maria Hamlin Zuniga [mailto:iphc@cablenet.com.ni]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 1:32 AM
To: Iphcworldwide; PHM_Steering_Group_02-03
Cc: PHM_womens_health_workina_circle Moderator
Subject: [IPHCWORLDWIDE] INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
CELEBRATE!
INTERNATIONAL WOMAN'S DAY 2004
HEALTH FOR ALL HEA.LTH FOR WOMEN
IN SOLIDARITY,
Maria and the team at the IPHC Global Coordination Office
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I&afahi, MarcEa §9 2®®4 - The living conditions of Palestinian women - including their access
to health, education, food and employment - have been deeply affected by movement
restrictions, military incursions and house demolitions, particularly in Rafah, where almost
10,000 Palestinians including many women, have been made homeless.
“Today, as women al! over the world celebrate international women’s day, Palestinian
women continue to endure such hardship that their basic humanitarian needs are no longer
guaranteed and protected,” says David S. Bassiouni, Special Representative, UNICEF in the
West Bank and Gaza.
I he ongoing conflict has lead to the following:
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An increase in the number of home deliveries - from 8.2% (Pre-Intifada 2002) to 14%;
A decrease in the number of women attending post-natal care - from 95.6% (Pre
Intifada 2002) to 82.4%;.
52 pregnant women gave birth at military checkpoints since 2002;
19 women and 29 newborns died at military checkpoints between September 2000December 2002;
37.9% of mothers reported that access to health services became difficult. Of the
mothers reporting these difficulties, 44.3% noted that these difficulties were due to
Israeli siege and curfew and 27.9% due to a lack of money to pay for such services.
This situation has brought seven UN institutions in the West Bank and Gaza1 together in
expressing their concern. These UN institutions believe that both parties of the conflict have
obligations and responsibilities to improve the situation of Palestinian women. Accordingly,
they cal! upon:
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The Israeli authorities to provide safe and unconditional access to health services,
education, employment, food and other basic supplies.
The Palestinian Authority to continuously improve the quality of ail basic services.
The international community to ensure that all parties abide by international
humanitarian law regarding the protection of civilians, including women.
For fcartfeeir nnformatBOna, please comitacit:
Sama Msfoasllaa, UNRWA, tel.: 02 589 0400,
fax: 02:
532 2714, mobile: 050-317-094 email:
s.mashasha@unrwa.org
Monica Awad, UNICEF, tel.: 02-5830013, ext.213, fax: 02-583-0806, mobile: 057-784-374 email:
mawad@unicef.org
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA), World Health Organization (WHO), World Food Program (WFP) and United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP).
3/10/04
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Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:12 PM
photos from PHM web
Dear Ravi. Prasanna and Unni,
Greetings from a cold Amsterdam!
Sony for contacting all three of you. but I don’t know who would be able to
answer my question best:
I may want to use one of the photos of the ULF on the PHM website for a
WGNRR campaign publication (the PHM update section!).
Please let me know as soon as possible if this is okay and if any references
need to be made to the photographer.
Thank you.
Best wishes,
Nadia van der Linde
WGNRR Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos
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'PHM Secretariat’ <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Wednesday, March 10, 2004 10:05 PM
RE: Iran Conference
Dear Ravi,
Thanks for all the info on the Iran conference and related to the Mumbai Declaration, and well done! It seems
to me that a lot of things are happening in PHM, which is great. ■
Could you possibly send me a copy of the story that featured on me on WSF? Is it the one in the Indian
Express? The newspaper premised to send me a copy but never did. and I would love to see it.
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I will get back to everyone about the Iran conference because first we’ll need to discuss our options here (you
know we’re still very' short on funding). However, naturally we are supportive of the initiative and will do our
best to support in any way we can.
Best wishes,
Nadia
WGNRR Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RZA/AbR Red Mundial de Mujeres per los bercchas Reproductivos
RMFDR Reseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
Interested in finding out about or getting
3/10/04
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Fran Baum' <fran.baum@flinders.edu.au>; ’UNNIKRISHNAN P.V. (Dr)' <unnikru@yahoo.com>;
'MelinaWGNRR' <wahc@wgnrr.nl>; 'PHMsecretariat' <secretariat@phmovement.org>;
<office@wgnrr.nl>; 'Sarah Shannon' <sarahs@hesperian.org>; <jihad@shabaka.net>
<unnikru@yahoo.com>
Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:51 PM
RE: Mumbai declaration / press release- this call for resposne from Ravi, Nadia, Frana nd Sarah :
resposne requested by March 5th midnight GMT.
Sorry also for replying this late, I was out at a conference (much happening of course around international
women's day!).
But congratulations on a job well done!!
I will put something about the Mumbai Declaration in the next Campaign Update that will be coming out
soon.
xxx Nadia
—Original Message—
From: Fran Baum [mailto
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<m_barzgar@hotmail.com>; <gk@citechco net>; <prem_john@vsnl.net>;
<pamzinkin@gn.apc.org>; <hserag@yahoo.com>; <unnikru@yahoo.com>
Friday, March 19, 2004 3:57 PM
Re: conference 23rd-25th June 2004
Dear Elizabeth,
Greetings from PHM Secretariat (Global)?
Thanks for your letter. I have written to Dr. Barzgar, suggesting that a six
member International Advisory group will support the planning of the Iran
conference and will also be resource persons for some of the sessions and
workshops. These include Zafrullah, Pam Zinkin, Prem John. Unni, Hani Serag
and Nadia or a representative of WGNRR. I have also indicated to him that he
should negotiate travel support for all 6 people from the generous grant
that the MOH-Iran have allotted for the conference. W’e await Ids response.
.After the heavy expenditure in Mumbai IHF - WSF, the PHM Secretariat is
still not in a position to offer any travel support as yet.
Best wishes,
Ravi Narayan
Coordinator, People’s Health Movement Secretariat(global)
CHC-Bangalore
#367 ’’Srinivasa Nilaya”
Jakkasandra 1st Main, 1 Block Koramangala
Bangalore-560034
Tel: 00 91 (0) 80 51280009 (Direct) Fax: 00 91 (0) 80 25525372
Website: www.phmovement.org
Join the ’’Health for all, NOW!” campaign in the 25th anniversary year of the
.Alma Ata
declaration -visit www.TheMillionSignatureCampaign.org
----- Original Message-----From: WGNRR <wahc@ wgnrr.nl>
To: <secretariat@phmovement.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 3:23 PM
Subject: conference 23rd-25th June 2004
> Dear Ravi.
> Nadia asked me to get in touch with you in her 2 week absence from the
> office.
> Thank you for welcoming WGNRR participation in the Iran conference.
> WGNRR is interested in attending the conference 23rd-25th June 2004.
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Thursday, March 18, 2004 3:23 PM
conference 23rd-25th June 2004
Dear Ravi,
Nadia asked me to get in touch with you in her 2 week absence from the
office.
Thank you for welcoming WGNRR participation in the Iran conference.
WGNRR is interested in attending the conference 23rd-25th June 2004.
Unfortunately our participation will only be possible, considering the
current financial situation, if funds could be provided for us.
We sincerely hope this could be possible.
Kind regards
Elizabeth Eising
WGNRR Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RXIMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos
RMFDR Reseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
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1092 TJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phone (31-20) 620 96 72
fax (31-20) 622 24 50
e-mail office@wgnrr.nl
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with women's health and media. Two papers on
privatisation and women's access to health in
Bangladesh will be presented.
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W’' Federation Lafque de Centres de Planning
Familial organises a conference on June 3rd on
the impact of the conservative right wing on
international and European policies related to
sexuality and abortion. WGNRR will be presenting
the Call for Action on Health Sector Reforms.
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continues on the 28th "Prevention of Uterine
Cancer is Everyone's Responsibility", reaching out
to health care professionals and an estimated
2000 women.
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seminar on "Maternal Mortality, Prevention and
Control" and an exhibition of national and local
images and texts on "Safe Motherhood - the
Bridge for the Future".
A roundtable on Women's Access to
Health and health sector reforms is hosted
by the Assocation pur ia Promotion de la
Femme. The panel includes a hospital
director and representatives of the
Ministry, UNFPA and the National Human
Rights Committee.
V CRAED fCentre de Recherche ou Aider les
Enfants Demunis') organises a public event in
North West Haiti to raise awareness and offer a
platform for debate.
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One supporter wrote an article about the Cal!
for Action for the Deccan Herald newspaper in
Karnataka state, which will appear on 28 May.
'T:> The women's working group of the SC
Health Coalition hosts an information stand
at a public library and a forum on women's
reproductive rights, focusing on cuts to
maternity services and access to family
planning. A petition demanding the
establishment of a Reproductive Rights
Fund for women in BC will be Initiated.
■f Sama releases a report on Women's Health
supports (with input) a sister organisation in
Andhra Pradesh who organises a public event on
the impact of reforms in Vizag district.
Colectiva por ei Derecho a Decidir will
organise a debate with policy makers
about the follow-up and significance of the
recent
reaffirmation
of the
Cairo
commitments.
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Alternative de! Sur Carninando hacia la
Equidad de Genera'), in collaboration with
other women's organisations, organises
streets marches, mural paintings and a
forum on the impact of neo-liberal policies
on women's health in Cuenca and
Gualaceo.
Women's Gl©bd Network
V GVS (Grameenej Vikas Samithi) organises an
activity on 'Healing with Herbs' at a women's
University campus to educate staff and students
on women s sexual and reproductive health and
rights.
HealthWatch UP organises a seminar on
Women's Access to Healthcare, with maternal
health as core focus. Ministry officials are invited
to discuss new health policies.
As part of the Women's Access to Health
Campaign, one member developed a booklet on
maternal health in Tamil to be distributed to rural
women in Tamil Nadu.
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health and sexual and reproductive rights in 120
villages through workshops, group discussions,
rallies, dramas, puppet show and media
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Eugenic Protection Law from the perspective of
sterilization of people with Hansen's Disease and
abortion and shows the Japanese film "Z co not
want you to forget about it: Hidden "forced
sterilization".
As one member states: "it is my feeling that
women need economical empowerment to enable
them to have a voice and not remain depend on
men". As a result, she organises a meeting of
women in her community with a micro finance
organisation to initiate income generating
activities.
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ESE (Association for Emancipation, Solidarity
& Equality of Women) shows a film on HXV/AIDS
and women and girls combined with a panel
discussion.
Centro de Investigaciones en Salud de
Cornitan in Chiapas presents an information
package for women on decision-making
and (formal and traditional) services
related to pregnancy and delivery that they
developed.
CIDHAL (Comunicacion Intercambio y
Desarrollo Humane en America Latina)
organises a series of events on women's
health
in
May,
including
video
presentations on fundamentalism and
choice, (female) condom demonstrations,
erotic poetry and a presentation of the
'tree of life, for women's lives'.
WODES (Women
Development
Society) organises an activity on women's
health in conflict situations.
WGNRR, Humanist Committee on
Human Rights {HOM) and the Institute of
Social Studies {ISS) jointly organise a
panel and discussion: "Health Sector
Reforms in North and South: Hazardous to
Women's Health?"
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Women Protection Organization
(WOPO) in Lagos organises various
seminars with members of the Human
Rights Network of Nigeria, traditional
health care providers youth groups and the
Community Development Association.
T One or our members translated part of the
Call for Action into Yoruba for further
dissemination.
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GHAP.F (Global Health and Awareness
Research Foundation) organise a workshop on
women and HIV/AIDS.
Movimiento AmpHo de Mujeres - Ayacucho
(MAM-A) publicly launches their movement and
promotes women's access to health.
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CEPROMUN (Centro de Promocion de la
Mujer del Norte) launches a regional campaign
"Women's right to Health; A Right to Conquer"
with a forum discussion on Women's Access to
Health and Gender Equity and a march through
the streets for better quality health services.
Women in Black organises an international
conference (28 - 30 May) "Women Creating
Peace: Everything for Peace, knowledge, and
health, nothing for armament". The program
includes presentations and discussions on a
feminist approach to health and security and a
street march.
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Shepherd's Hospice hosts a community event
to commemorate the day.
W^NRR Women's Global Network for R@jpr@^yetiv® Rights
RMMbR Red Mundial de Mujeres per los berechos Reproductive; RMFbR Roseau Mondial des Femmes p&ur les Oorts sur la Reproduction
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Wednesday, August 18, 2004 2:51 PM
Re: Bangkok Conference,PHC Conference Iran,PHM Iran.
Dear Nadia,
Greetings from PHM Secretariat (.Global)!
Hope you will be in touch with Patricia, Dave and Mike (the GHW team), while
you are in London attending the ICPD+10 Roundtable. There's been a lot of
dialogue on the Gender framework and other related concerns and I feel WGNRR
should be more involved as a strong PHM steerins group member. Their contact
numbers are:
1. Dr David McCoy
Global Equity Gauge Alliance
Global Health Watch secretarial
Tel: (44)-(0) 795 259 7244
Fax: (44)-(0) 20 7324 4734
Email: david.mccoy@Ishtm.ac.uk
2. Patricia Morton. Mikerowson
Medact
The Grayston Centre
28 Charles Square
London N16HT
United Kingdom
T +44 (0) 20 7324 4739
F +44 (0) 20 7324 4734
Email: patriciamorton@medact.org
mikerowson@medact. org
Best wishes
Ravi Narayan
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To: "'PHM-Secretariat”’ <secretanat@plimovement.org>; "'mohammad ali
barzgar”’ <m_barzgar@hotmail.com>
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Subject RE: Bangkok Conference,PHC Conference Iran,PHM Iran.
> Thanks for sliaring your ideas Ravi, I am definintely interested to see
ways
> of hooking up with PHM and linking. At this moment, I still don’t have
more
> information about the Iran Beijing+10 event nor comfimiation that I wDl
> actually be going, but I will keep you posted on the developments.
> I will be out of the office from tomorrow until 6 september. I’ll be at
the
> RoundTable on ICPD-+-10 in London. My colleagues will be able to contact me
if
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Tuesday, August 17, 2004 9:43 PM
RE: Bangkok Conference,PHC Conference Iran,PHM Iran.
Thanks for sharing your ideas Ravi, I am definintely interested to see ways
of hooking up with PHM and linking. At this moment, I still don't have more
information about the Iran Beijing* 10 event nor coinfiimation that I will
actually be going, but 1 will keep you posted on the developments.
I will be out of the office from tomorrow until 6 September, I'll be at tire
RoundTable on ICPD*10 in London. My colleagues will be able to contact me if
needed and will try’ to follow-up whereever possible.
Best wishes,
Nadia
WGNRR Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMMDR Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos
RM FDR Reseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
Interested in finding out about or getting involved with the Women's Access
to Healill Campaign (WAHC)?
Then contact us at: waltc@wgnrr.nl
Vrolikstraat 453-D
1092 TJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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fax (31-20) 622 24 50
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digitally at vyuyyygnrr.org. in ;hc seed on on. campaigns.
ities that tool pla
around the world for the 28th of May: the international day of action for
women’s health. Next year, we would like AL I. of PHM io participate!
As always, there is a separate section informing campaign supporters on. some
PHM developments, including the HIV and .-.IDS Charter, foe Health NOV.'
ill.
Let me know if you would like a (hard or digital) copy of the • update, and if
you would like io be included in the growing IDt oi campaign supporters.
In health,
Nadia van der Linde
Coordinator Women's Access to Health Campaign
WGNRR Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights
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Wednesday, September 08, 2004 8:57 PM
:P-'V_Steering_Group_02-03] 10th International Women and Health Meeting coming up!
Pi ease i.ike note of iliis interesting meeting coming up. a great conference
to link (and follow-up) with the PH AIT in July 2005. Also look at the
bsite:
hmindia.org
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Hnfo!
Nadia
10th IrdccTiarViuf Women and Health Meeting:
"HEALTH RIGHTS, WOMENS LIVES: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES TO MOXTMENT
BUILDING’’
21-25 September 2005
1.INTRODUCTION
The International Women and Health Meeting (i A 1IM) has its rooks in the
global women s movement and includes a wide range of organizations.
netw orks
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and a half dccadc< ol the global feminist solidarity on issues that impinge
on health and wJl being of women. The 2005 Meeting is a significant one as
it comes ai a moment in history when several national and international
forces adversely impact women's health. The current context ol global
militarisation oi countries and regions, growing fundamentalisms of various
hues, resurgence o: population policies, adoption and practice of
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environment, call for urgent action by civil society bodies, including women
’s groups all over the world.
The ,10th IWHM seeks to highlight politics, policies and issues that have
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health and simultaneously bring out the linkages
and interconnections of these seemingly disparate phenomena. As the title oi
the theme suggests, the attempt is to reiterate the holistic concept of
health, and to strengthen ihc claim for health care and health as a
justiciable right lor all people. 1 he lessons learnt from contemporary forms
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exploitative stale poliJcs will be highlighted. for sharing and networking
?cross other groups and regions. 'Hie 10th IWHM hopes that such global
nctwwrkmg will w emually build into a movement that can make a difference
io people's lives and in particular, to women’s lives.
Goal and Aim
The 10th IWHM aims io centre stage the issue of women's health as a human
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2.
FOCAL THEMES
FOCAL THEME J: PUB I. IC HEALTH HEALTH SECTOR REFORMS AND GENDER
Several countries have gone through at least a decade 01 structural
> conditionality
Bai A. The adverse results and impositions have aflecied the health sector in
r t ation disproportionately burdens the
poor and particularly, women. The 10th IWHM hopes to understand how these
processes have had an impact across gender, class, caste, race, disability,
sexuality and ethnicity.
Some questions that will be explored through this focal theme are:
■ What is the role of the state and market in commercialization of health
services and medical education?
• How do health sector rciorms impact gender equality?
• What were are the forms of resistance or negotiations with respect to the
consequences of health sector reforms at the local and national levels?
- How are women and com muni ties cuing mobilized io evolve alternative model?;
of health care provision as well as demand right to health care?
FOCAL THEME II: REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH RIGHTS
During the past decade, reproductive and sexual rights have seen a number of
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women in general and sexual minorities in particular face will be addressed
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u.ui sexual rights and reproductive rights?
i icw h the right to information about sexuality and reproduction being
vickucd by religious dogma?
■ How do heightened militarism. consumerism and fundamentalism in the era of
globalisation, construct masculinity and femininity?
FOCAL THEME III: THE POLITICS AND THE RESURGENCE OF POPULATION POLICIES
The lOiii 1’01 is particularly keen on unearthing the agenda of governments
across the globe to 'control' segments of their population. The Meeting
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• What is the overt and covert agenda of donor agencies countries with
respect io population policies of pooler courmL.v.'
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• How do population control policies impact upon the discourse around
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FOCAL THEME IV: WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
The 10th IWHM is keen to discuss
medical technology. medical education and medical practices pose for the
health of people in genera! and for women in particular.
The Meeting will examine, among others, the following questions:
• How can we strategize for the effective implementation oi international
ethical guidelines and regulations for testing and use of new technologies?
• llu<v can we recover women-friendly safe practices and knowledge systems and
bring them into mainstream health care?
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ueahh in a holistic maimer?
■ How do structures and functioning of the medical systems and technologies
affect heard) and social inequalities?
FOCAL THEME V- VIOLENCE [OF STA TE. MBJT/UUSM, FAMILY ,-\ND DEVEI.OPMENT’I
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WOMEN’S HEALTH
The 10th IWHM will grapple wuh the multiple ways in which .segments of our
population, women in particular. experience violence with deleterious
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
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relating to the theme and objectives of the Meeting. The deadline for
submission is JaauaQ 31. 2005
Guidelines for Submissions:
The write-up must clearly address the IWILM theme and objectives.
The contents should focus on work done in the last three years.
It should contribute to action and or to conceptual clarity.
It should not have been presented in previous international conferences or
meetings.
Please organize ihc text of the write-up as follows:
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WGNRR Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RMN-IDRRed Mundial de Mujeres porlos Derechos Rcproduclivos
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Thursday September 09, 2004 2:17 PM
RE: Bangkok Conference,PHC Conference Iran.PHM Iran.
Dear dr Barzgar,
So sorry we missed each other here in the Netherlands!
I was out of rhe country at various meetings (in Serbia and then UK) from
Yugust 14 until
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colleagues here in Amsterdam, but 1 am afraid that umortunalely no one
followed up with you through this mail and you did not leave a message on
die phone answer machine?
I hope to bear from you soon so we can arrange something in Tehran at the
end oi ilds month early October.
Best regards,
Nadia
WGNRR Womens Global Network for Reproductive Rights
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Tuesday, November 23, 2004 10:18 PM
[PHM__Steering__Group_02-03] access to essential medicines also for women
Dear PHM,
- apologies for cross posting -
I thought the following article (from AWID resource net) would be interesting for many of you, regarding the
importance of a gender approach in the discussion on access to essential medicines.
In solidarity,
Nadia
WGNRR Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
RAVA DR Red Mundial de Mujercs par los Derechos Rcppoductivos
RAAFDR
Reseau Mondial des Femmes pour les Droits sur la Reproduction
Interested in finding out about or getting involved with the Women’s Access to Health Campaign
(WAHC)?
Then contact us at : wahc@wgnrr.nl
Vrolikstraat 453-D
1092 TJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phone (31-20) 620 96 72
fax (31-20) 622 24 50
e-mail office@wgnrr.nl
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Resource Net Friday File,
Issue 203
Friday, November 19, 2004
1) What are the recent debates about access to essential medicines and
should this be an issue of priority for gender equality advocates?
This article looks at access to essential medicines including the
imbalances in research and development priorities.lt also looks at how
research and policy decisions affect poor people in developing
countries who require affordable essential medicines.
By Kristy Evans
11/26/04
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1) What are the recent debates about access to essential medicines and
should this be an issue of priority for gender equality advocates?
This article looks at access to essential medicines including the
imbalances in research and development priorities.lt also looks at how
research and policy decisions affect poor people in developing
countries who require affordable essential medicines.
By Kristy Evans
The recent battles by the Treatment ActionCampaign (TAG) in South
Africa as well as other activists around the world for access to
antiretrovirals (ARVs) for people living with HIV/AIDS has put the
spotlight back on the debates around access to essential medicines.
This time, the agenda comes with an explicit gender perspective because
within the highest prevalence countries, young women are the fast
growing group to contract the HIV virus(l) and will eventually require
medications (ARVs) to treat AIDS-related illnesses. However, for the
majority of these young women, essential medicines cannot be accessed.
The World Health Organization (WHO) began its work on essential
medicines in the mid- 1970s and launched its Action Programme on
Essential Drugs in 1981. Although much progress has been made in terms
of global health in general, access to essential medicines for many
still remains shocking as “close to one third of the world's population
still does not have regular access to the most basic essential drugs
and medicines." (Bisilliat, 2001, p.21)
In their campaign on Access to Essential Medicines, Medecins Sans
Frontieres (MSF) explain that the debates around accessing essential
medications center around three pillars:
1. Overcoming access barriers- Many drugs are too expensive for those
in the developing world to buy. Other life-saving treatments are not
available because manufacturers have abandoned their production because
they were not considered profitable enough.
2. Globalization- The emerging global trade system, which sets the
rules for how products are sold within and between countries, treats
medicines like all other products. This is unacceptable. The patenting
of medicines confers a market monopoly to pharmaceutical companies who
often charge the same high price worldwide. The result is that people
in the developing world cannot afford the medicines that could extend,
improve, or save their lives.
Access to essential medicines is a political issue that will take
public involvement and change of government policy to solve.
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3.
Stimulating research and development for neglected diseoses-
Research into new and adapted treatments for communicable diseases such
as tuberculosis, malaria, sleeping sickness or leishmaniasis has ground
to a halt. Between 1975 and 1999, of 1,393 new drugs developed only 13
(1%) were to treat tropical diseases, which together account for over
9% of the worldwide disease burden. The reason is clear: drugs for
tropical diseases are not profitable for drug companies. Instead, the
pharmaceutical industry is focusing Research & Development (R<&D) to
meet the needs of people living in wealthy countries, and is
increasingly dedicating research to address " lifestyle” diseases. It is
clear that the market has failed, and will continue to fail, the
diseases of the poor. Compounding with this market failure, there is a
failure of public policy to redress this fatal imbalance.(Z)
Many of the access issues for essential medicines come down to the fact
that there is simply not enough monetary incentive for pharmaceutical
companies to research or develop drugs for diseases affecting the poor.
In terms of global pharmaceutical sales, only 20% are from developing
countries although 90% of illnesses globally occur within developing
countries (MSF, 2001, p. 8 and 9). There are many perspectives,
predominantly from gender and human rights activists, stating that it
is essentially immoral to make profits through patenting and unequal
trade agreements pertaining to drug development and sales. The debates
center around the well-used mantra of "people before profits." However,
pharmaceutical companies maintain that it is in their rights to make
profits from drug sales as they argue that it takes between 300-500
million dollars to develop a new drug. Barton Cellman, in 2000 article
in the Washington Post, explains that "it is a matter of simple
economics: potential return on investment, not global health needs,
determines how companies decide to allocate R&D funds. According to the
drug industry, the low purchasing power of developing countriescoupled with the high cost of R4D and drug registration -rationalizes
their focus on wealthy country markets." These claims have been viewed
as highly contentious, with people questioning the validity of drug
development costs as well as the idea that they are prof iting from
collective knowledge in terms of scientific discoveries that have been
funded by public means.
The fact remains that as poor people in developing countries continue
to die from treatable diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, and
HIV/AIDS, the pharmaceutical industry is more interested in putting
money into health priorities of developed countries. For example, an
analysis of drug development outcomes over the past 25 years shows that
only 15 new drugs were indicated for tropical disease and tuberculosis.
These diseases primarily affect poor populations and account for 12% of
the global disease burden. In comparison, 179 new drugs were developed
for cardiovascular diseases, which represent 11% of the global disease
burden. (MSF, 2001, p.10)
11/26/04
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There are many respects in which the availability of essentia!
medicines adversely affects the lives of women. In terms of access to
these drugs, women are the majority of the poor people in the world and
therefore are drastically affected by the pricing and availability of
essential medicines. With the advent of HIV/AIDS, the burden of care
for the sick and elderly, as well as the rise in orphans, have
increased drastically and have fallen on women who have little to no
access to the essential medicines needed to treat sick people both in
their homes and in their communities. Very little research has been
done into the extent to which women can access drugs in developing
countries and this has been put forth as an area which needs to be
studied in order to determine the extent of the situation. This is also
of concern as the rise of HIV prevalence has followed with an
increasing number of people who are becoming infected with
opportunistic infections of treatable diseases such as TB. However, if
these medications cannot be accessed and/or are not being developed,
this places more and more burden on caregivers who are predominantly
women.
In personal correspondence, a staff member from MSF stated that "there
is clearly a gender imbalance in research priorities. For instance, at
the recent Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in
February in San Francisco, new evidence was presented showing that
single-dose usage of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine (as given to
mothers and new-borns in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission
programs) actually increases the chances of resistance developing later
to nevirapine when mothers are put into anti-retroviral treatment
programs. That is something which, we feel (but can’t prove), would
have been discovered a lot earlier if the sample was men rather than
women" (Personal communication, April 13th, 2004). It is imperative
that women are involved in the clinical trials for all essential
medicines as women react to and metabolize drugs differently than men.
This highlights the urgency of the debates surrounding essential
medicines. With the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the fact that in
the highest prevalence region (Sub-Saharan Africa) women are not only
the group that is fast becoming the most infected, but are also the
ones who have the most barriers in terms of accessing essential
medicines. As women struggle with social, economic and political
disparities which are fueling and fuelled by gender imbalances, they
also struggle with their basic right to health-not only for themselves
but for the people that they are increasingly taking care of. It is
imperative that gender equality advocates realize the extent of the
problem. The availability and access to essential medicines is
imperative for people to realize their right to health which is
guaranteed "in article 25 (1) of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights (UDHR), article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), article 24 of the Convention on
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the Rights of the Child (CRC) and article 12 of the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), as
well as on the right to non-discrimination as reflected in article 5
(e) (iv) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)" (Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner on Human Rights. 2004. p.l). We must be vigilant that
we advocate for access to essential medicines for those people who need
them and who also have the most difficulty accessing them- poor women
in developing countries. We must utilize the international human rights
treaties to assist us in our advocacy and realization of these rightsat global, regional, national and local levels.
References:
Bisilliat, J. 2001. Introducing the gender perspective in national
essential drug programmes. Geneva: WHO. Available from:
www.who.int/medicines/library/
dap/edm-dap-2001-lZedm-dap-2001-l-eng.doc.
MSF. 2001. Fatal Imbalance: The Crisis in Research and Development for
Drugs for Neglected Diseases. Available from:MSF. 2004. MSF Website.
Available from: http://www.accessmed-msf .org.
OHCHR. 2004. Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on
the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable
standard of physical and mental health. Available from:
http://www.ohchr.org/English/issues/health/right/.
UNAIDS. 2004. Report of the Secretary General's Task Force on Women,
Girls and HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa. Available from:
http://womenandaids.unaids.org/regiona!/docs/ReportofSG‘sTaskforce.pdf.
Usdin, S. 2003. The No-Nonsense Guide to HIV/AIDS. UK: New
Internationalist Publications Ltd.
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Tuesday, September 06, 2005 8 05 PM
workshopannouncement.doc
RE. PHA-Exchange> Global Meetings in India this month
Dear Ravi, Prasanna, and Nisha,
WGNRR will be present at the IWHM, with many of our members, as we will also be organising our Members
Meeting parallel to the IWHM. There will be a reception for all WGNRR members on even of the IWHM
We are also organising a great workshop during the IWHM, I'm attaching the announcement.
We will also have a booth at IWHM.
Let me know if you need any more info!
Best wishes
Nadia van der Linde
Campaign Coordinator
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Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)
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Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 5:13 PM
Subject: Meetings in India
Dear Friends,
All those who are attending the Global Forum for Health Research meeting in Mumbai (12-16 September)
and/or the
9/8/05
WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT
“Global barriers to poverty reduction and women’s enjoyment of their sexual and reproductive
health and rights: How we resist”
I hc workshop will take place during the 10“ Internationa! Women and Health Meeting in New Delhi.
India. 21-25 September 2005 (see http:, \vww IOiwhmindia.org). and is organized by the Coordination
Office of the Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (www.wgniT.org ).
Time:
Location:
23rd September, from 4:00PM io 5:30PM
Cocktail Lounge, Hotel Ashok
The main language during the workshop will be English, but we have simultaneous translation facilities for
I Tench and Spanish.
The workshop w ill analyze how women's advocates are overcoming global social, economic and political
barriers to poverty reduction and women's enjoyment of their reproductive and sexual health and rights
(RSHR).
In the first part, speakers will:
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Connect poverty and women's inability to enjoy their RSHR
•
Present the obstacles in their local contexts to poverty reduction and use of tools like the
Millennium Development Goals
•
Introduce their projects and how these surmount the aforementioned obstacles and facilitate
women's RSHR
•
Explain if and how they work within the MDGs framework when the MDGs do not mention
explicitly RSHR
In the second part, the audience - advocates working in women’s health and rights and development will
discuss how to use experiences from the most promising projects presented, and how to facilitate joint
action for the future.
Anissa llclie (Algeria/France)will facilitate the workshop.
j Ms. llclie is a feminist historian. She holds two MAs. in contemporary history and in gender &
development, and she is currently finalizing her PhD She has been involved with Women Living Under
i Muslim 1 aws since its inception in 1984. She was Coordinator of the WLUML Netw ork s International
1 Coordination Office (2000 2004) and is now' a member of the WLUMI Program Implementation
1 Council. She served on the board of Women’s Caucus for Gender Justice and is currently on the board of
the Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights, of Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human
. Rights, as well as on the Editorial Advisory Board for Reproductive Rights Matters Ms. I lelie is a frequent
speaker on issues related to women's rights in Muslim countries and communities - including sexuality.
: fundamentalisms, wars and conflicts.
Josephine Ngahila Kabcya (Democratic Republic of Congo) will speak about the specific conditions for
women in her home country, where poverty, political instability, open conflict and impunity for
perpetrators of sexual violence have a devastating impact on women's reproductive and sexual health and
rights. The juridical system, the economic order and cultural attitudes, are posing other obstacles for the
fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals. However. FOREFEM is active disseminating
information about the MDGs, conducting lobby activities and organizing resistance
Ms. Kabcya is the director of Forum de la Femme Menagcrc, participant of the Forum ol 'women's
: organizations for integrated development. With an academic background in social sciences and politics.
| Ms. Kabcya has a broad experience as facilitator and trainer in the area of sexual and reproductive health
and rights. She is a member of various women's networks al national level and the mother of live children.
Re/.\an Moghaddam (Iran) will report about the difficult working conditions for women’s groups in her
country I ler group addresses issues like girl-child marriage arranged by the parents, disastrous divorce
procedures where women lose access to their children, and the illegality of abortion Despite difficult
circumstances, women groups in Iran light oppressive laws rooted in religious fundamentalism, and
traditional attitudes al the grassroots level that support these wrong rules. The Women Circle has set up
several educational groups about the reproductive rights of women; published posters, newsletters and
bulletins Recently, the organization has also formed a research group to engage with selected issues, like
domestic violence, more scientifically.
Rezxan Moghaddam was born in I960 in Iran. She studied mathematics and psychology in Tehran and
taught both subjects at university and as private teacher during the last 25 years. I laving experienced
suffering from inequality and oppression. Ms. Moghaddam started to focus on human rights, especially
! women's rights. Today, she is the focal point of the Women Circle within the People's I leallh Movement in
Iran. I he main goal of the Women Circle is to create awareness among grassroots women oflhe rights
I which have been taken from them. And to take these rights back!
Gabriela Cano Azcarraga (Mexico) will talk about the process of analysis and debate on the Millennium
Development Goals within the Youth Coalition. Applying a youth perspective and including young
people's sexual and reproductive rights, the Youth Coalition recently published a booklet 'Learning how' to
speak MDGs". The speaker will share some oflhe major recommendations that have come to the fore with
the audience, and will open the discussion on how to make these a reality.
1 Gabriela Cano Azcarraga. 29. is a youth activist and social science researcher, based in Mexico City. She
, has a solid background in gender, human rights, networking, training and advocacy on the sexual and
reproductive rights concerns of young people. She was an active participant in the Youth C oalition's
activities throughout the review' processes of the United Nations Conferences Cairo ■ 5 and 1 10. and
Beijing • 5 and 10. She is currently involved with the Youth Coalition’s advocacy activities related to the
; Millennium Development Summit > 5. Gabriela is the General Coordinator Espacio I’spiral. an NGO
dedicated to work in cultural promotion, sustainable development and equity.
Darleen San Jose-Estuart (Philippines) will talk about her experiences al the Brokenshirc Women Center
I he BWC has done pioneering work in integrating gender and reproductive health in clinical services and
training programs in obstetrics-gynecology. She will share with us how the BWC? succeeded in changing
the attitude and behavior of health care providers, and even could reach out to the w'ider private sector.
Darleen San Jose-Esluart. MD. is an obstetrician -gynecologist working in a private, non-profit, tertiary
care hospital in Davao City. Southern Philippines. She has been a consultant/resource person on
i reproductive health of various Philippine NGOs and GOs since 1992 and has headed several projects to
I strengthen reproductive health services as project director of Brokenshirc Woman Center (BWC?). As
i associate professor oflhe Davao Medical School Foundation she has been involved in clinical and Rl I
| training of medical students, post graduate interns and residents. Currently she is actively involved in the
challenging work of mainstreaming gender and reproductive health in the clinical practice of members of
the biggest association of obstciricians-gynccologisis in the country, the Philippine Obstetrical and
: Gynecological Society (POGS). through its Women's Advocacy Committee
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Friday, October 28. 2005 6:12 PM
Re: best wishes
Dear Nadia,
On behalf of the PHM secretariat team - presently in transition and the PHM steering group and
secretariat support group - I take this opportunity to thank you for all your support and solidarity with
PHM and all your efforts to get WGNRR and PHM to work together on areas of common concern and
initiative. We have appreciated your dynamism, enthusiasm, and commitment and we wish you all the
best in your next assignment with ‘Stichting Alexander’.
Actually as a group promoting youth participation at policy level - at local level in Netherlands you may
be in an even better position to strengthen PHM in Netherlands and in Europe since we are looking
forward to greater involvements of local European networks of workers, women, youth, environment
groups, people with disabilities, anti-privatization, anti-war movements, etc., focusing on European
problems - only then will PHM become greatly strengthened in Europe and grassroots oriented.
So do be in touch with all your PHM colleagues in Netherlands - at Wemos - Ellen, Jose, friends in
Cordaid, Francois, Barten and others and also Aliexis Benos and Pam, Dave, Mike Andreas, Christine,
Nance, Sunil etc., in Europe.
As far as we are concerned, you remain a PHM person - earlier with WGNRR now with Stichting
Alexander.
. .
So no good bye - just a welcome with your new hat.
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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Cc: claudio@hcmc.netnam.vn
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best wishes
- Dear Ravi and all who are left to manage this e-mail address for now. Can you please forward this on the PHM
Steering Group listserve? We're going through some e-mailaddress changes again and it's not coming through on
the listserve. Thanks!!:) -
Dear PHM Steering Group, dear colleagues and friends,
Greetings from the Coordination Office of WGNRR in Amsterdam!
This is my last message to you as the Women’s Access to Health Campaign (WAHC) Coordinator at WGNRR.
Those of you that were at the Members Meeting of WGNRR in India in September 2005 already know that I have
decided to end my employment with WGNRR. These changes have also impacted my ability to actively input into
the PHM Steering Group in the past weeks, for which my apologies.
WGNRR and the Women's Access to Health Campaign of course continue! Unfortunately, the process of
selecting a new campaign coordinator has not been finalized yet, which does impact WGNRR's participation in
the PHM Steering Group for the moment. My colleagues and the international board members do agree that
WGNRR and the Women's Access to Health Campaign need to strenghten their link and contribution to PHM
(and in the Right to Health Campaign), so I hope that this will be implemented as soon as possible. My e-mails
will be checked by my colleagues and urgent matters will be taken up by my colleagues as much as possible, but
there is a lot on their plate at the moment so please expect little until the new year. Our apologies for this.
In the meantime, I would like to encourage everyone to continue their campaign activities, get active around the
16 days of activism against violence against women, and provide the WGNRR Coordination Office with your
reports, photos, campaign ideas and inputs for next year's Call for Action. Until the end of the year my colleague
Trinh Ngo will provide support to the WAHC Working Group (the new e-mail campaign advisory group), initiate the
next Call for Action process, and finalize the development of the next WAHC Update. Please continue using
wahc@wgnrr.org in relation to campaign requests and inputs. In case of any other urgent PHM or WGNRR
related matters, you can send a copy to office@wgnrr.org.
It has been a terrificly inspiring experience for me working with all of you in PHM and especially at the PHA II. I
have truly enjoyed sharing my energies and ideas with so many other enthusiastic activists in all corners of the
world. Thank you for your feedbacks, ideas, inspiration, activism and support! And this thank you also extends to
the PHM Support Group and PHM Secretariat support, and all others who've worked so closely to make things
happen in the past years. I wish you all the very very best with your own work and activities and also in this
challenging PHM transition period. It is an exciting time with difficult decisions to be made, but I am convinced
there is a huge need for a movement that is PHM.
I will continue my activism at ‘Stichting Alexander', a non-profit research and consultancy bureau that promotes
youth participation in policy at the local level in the Netherlands. My focus will be on the health sector. And I would
like to stay part of PHM in my 'personal capacity' so will be reading your messages on PHA Exchange. In case
you would like to get in touch with, please do not hesitate to do so at n.ljnde@chello.nl.
In solidarity and health,
Nadia van der Linde
Join the Women's Access to Health Campaign (WAHC) online at www.wqnrr.org and request your free copy of.* Violence Against Women, A
Global Health emergency.
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