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Coordinated launch of the Global Health Watch 3 in East African countries

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PHM East Africa sub-regional committee held a meeting in October 2011 and agreed to a coordinated launch of the Global Health Watch 3 in East African countries and to see how the countries can link local and country activities to some of the global issues. Tentatively plans are to have the launch March 2012 and are calling on other African country circles to join in so as to have an Africa-wide launch. The Global Health Watch,an Alternative World Health Report
is a collaborative effort by activists and academics from across the world. Designed to question present policies on health and to propose alternatives. Previous editions published in 2005 and 2008. The Global Health Watch 3 co-ordinated by five civil society organisations – the Peoples Health Movement, Medact, Health Action International, Medico International and Third World Network

Various pre-PHA3 activities are also being planned at country level. Contact details for the group: Leonce Byimana leonceby@gmail.com (Rwanda) and Omondi Otieno eomondi@acvkenya.org (Kenya).

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