Peoples’ Health Assembly II and the Global Health Watch: Joint Call for Case Studies and Testimonies We are calling individuals and organisations – activists, communities, health workers and academics – from around the world to submit case studies and testimonies to be part of the process of the second Peoples’ Health Assembly and the Global Health Watch report 2005. See below for more. About us The Peoples’ Health Assembly II (PHA2) is a mobilisation process lead by the Peoples’ Health Movement, that promotes public participation and organisation around health issues and supports the struggles for the attainment of "health for all". The PHA2 aims to have a wide and integral approach to key health topics, and it will be receiving contributions in various formats such photographic exhibitions, artwork, handcrafts, posters, rituals, music, drama and video, as well as written case studies and testimonies. The Global Health Watch is a non-government initiative aimed at supporting civil society to more effectively campaign and lobby for ‘health for all’ and equitable access to health care. It does so around the production of an alternative World Health Report that aims to provide a platform for academics, activists and non-government organisations to: Promote the accountability of governments and global institutions that affect health (such as the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and the World Bank) Identify policies and practices at the global and national levels that are unfair, unjust and bad for health Highlight the needs of the poor and reinvigorate the principle of ‘health for all’ Shift the health policy agenda to recognise the political, social and economic barriers to better health and to advocate alternatives to market-driven approaches to health and health care How can you participate? The Peoples’ Health Assembly II and the Global Health Watch are putting out a joint call for the submission of local, country or region-specific case studies and testimonies. These case studies will form part both of the process of the PHA2, either at the event or the preceding discussions, and the GHW 2005 Report as part of the electronic accompaniment of the report Some examples for case studies: Public Care Systems: Examples of effective, efficient and inclusive public health care systems. Positive and negative examples of policies and actions to secure improved and equitable access to health care. Health, conflict and war Commercialisation of healthcare: evidence showing the negative effects of commercialised health care on professional ethics. Skills drain: Case studies that illustrate the effects of health professionals migration from low/middle income countries to high income countries Decentralisation and health: Case studies on what is driving good and bad processes of decentralisation, with some analysis illustrative case studies of where deconcentration, devolution and delegation have worked, where it hasn’t worked and why. Debt, donors and health: The good and bad practices bilateral and multi-lateral donors on public health stewardship and on the performance of health care systems. Privatisation of public services: Examples of civil society resistance to the effect of privatised public water and electricity utilities on equitable and fair access. Access to medicines Traditional medicine Corporations and health: Case studies of the positive and negative impact of multi-national corporations on health policy. Case studies of the difficulty that country governments have in responding to the needs and demands of multiple international agencies (creditors such as the World Bank, traditional bilateral donors, relatively new institutions such as GAVI and the Global Fund). For case studies and testimonies We are looking for short and concise submissions of 500 - 2000 words Please indicate: your organisation your locality/country/region whether you want your submission to be anonymous and why We request that you use clear Spanish or English with no jargon. Please submit your contributions to ghw@medact.org For photographs, artwork, handcrafts, posters, rituals, music, drama and video Please submit your contributions to Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Cuenca Av. 12 de Abril junto al Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso E-mail phII@phmovement.org Telefax: (593 7) 2841 865 288 1406