PHM Africa Learning Space

Dear PHM Colleagues I would like to invite PHM Colleagues to contribute to this exciting space. Please do share your stories, activities and experiences on the Right to Health in Africa and beyond and any other issues that impact on health. Lets us make this an Africa learning space, where we can have discussions, pictures and any other relevant information. You can send your contributions to the following emails: africalearningspace@gmail.com or linda@phmovement.org ****************************** Please find below a useful event in Kenya: Conference Announcement: 7th Annual Scientific Conference Dear collegues, We wish to invite you to the 7th Annual Scientific Conference of TICH scheduled for 29th April – 2nd May 2010 in Kisumu. The call for abstracts is now open. Conference Theme: “Innovations towards Achieving the Millennium Development Goals” Conference Sub-themes: 1. The role of academic and research institutions in driving achievement of the Millennium Deve...

Dear comrades, Today is November, 12th 2009. By way of reference to my date of birth, I can realize I have turned "thirty!" As a health activist that was born and raised up in Nairobi slum,I can precisely say I have nothing much to celebrate about today. Early this morning, myself and other villagers of Kanuku and Kinyago slums at Nairobi woke up into a mourning morning to mourn deaths of three comrades who succumbed to cholera, a disease of poverty. The said villages and of course other parts of Nairobi have been hit by water scarcity in the recent past. Despite having noted that there was possibility of this communicable disease breakout, the authority has been reluctant such that lives have been lost. As a result, masses moved into the streets, barricaded public roads and paralyzed traffic snarl up until our many voices were heard and water plus Medicare provided. Protest photo attached. In the past two months, over ninety people have died from cholera in various pa...

Cape Town BASED, 1 Year contract People's Health Movement (PHM) is a global network bringing together grassroots activists, civil society organizations and academics from around the world, particularly from low income countries. PHM works towards the revitalisation of primary health care and works to address the social determinants of health, including in particular, the growing inequity within and between nations, mostly due to unfair economic structures which lock so many people into poverty and poor health. PHM has a number of programs and activities including the Right to Health and Health Care Campaign (RTHHC); the Global Health Watch, the International People’s Health University and a People’s Health Assembly, which is held every 5 years. PHM currently has a presence in more than 70 countries. The global secretariat recently moved to Cape Town, where it will be based for the next three years. This is a full time position, based in Cape Town, and directly accountable to...