People’s Health Tribunal finds Shell and Total Energy guilty of harming African communities
Environmental, health, and human rights activists deplored the actions of extractive corporations in Africa, who exploit natural resources and sow poverty and disease, during a People’s Health Tribunal
La Asamblea Mundial por la Salud de los Pueblos que tendrá lugar en Colombia marcará un hito en la lucha por el derecho a la salud
El Movimiento por la Salud de los Pueblos se moviliza para la 5ª Asamblea Mundial por la Salud de los Pueblos, que tendrá lugar en Cali (Colombia) en diciembre de este año.
Nurses in Portugal strike for adequate staffing on International Nurses’ Day
Two nurses’ trade unions in Portugal launched a one-day strike on International Nurses’ Day to fight for better staffing and working conditions. More protests are expected in the coming months with private sector nurses also likely to join in
People’s Health Assembly in Colombia will be a milestone in struggles for right to health
The People’s Health Movement is mobilizing for the 5th People’s Health Assembly, which will take place in Cali, Colombia, in December this year
NHS workers undeterred by government attempts to stop strikes
Nurses, ambulance workers, and other health workers in England continue to plan for industrial action escalation as government looks for way to stop strikes without improving working conditions
A brutal system replaced socialist health care in Europe
Matthew Read, researcher at the IF DDR, talks to the People’s Health Dispatch about similarities between East Germany’s and Yugoslavia’s socialist health systems and the lessons to be learned from these systems
WHO Europe’s health workforce guidance doesn’t protect East European health systems
A recent health workforce declaration by WHO’s European region misses on the opportunity to protect East European health systems from health workers’ brain drain
Health workers in South Africa end strike after 10 days
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union in South Africa ended a strike launched earlier this month over concerns about salaries and inflation. The announcement came as the government agreed to revisit the salary increase for the current year and signaled it was willing to reconsider its approach to collective bargaining with the union