Enough of creeping privatization of health care, say striking Italian doctors
Primary healthcare physicians in Italy held a 48-hour strike on March 1-2, demanding adequate protection of their rights and warning against the creeping privatization of health
Women rise up in France as March 8 approaches
A coalition of unions and grassroots movements in France is preparing for a month-long mobilization linking International Women’s Day and People’s Health Day
Twist in TRIPS waiver negotiations raises eyebrows
A small group of WTO members has been discussing a watered-down version of the TRIPS waiver, which would leave most of the Global South’s production capacities unused
Health workers in Slovenia go on strike
Members of the three largest healthcare trade unions in Slovenia joined a strike of warning for fairer remuneration and professional equity in the sector
No pause in health workers’ struggles in Nigeria
As health workers’ trade unions in Nigeria call their membership to continue strike action over bad working conditions and missed payments, attempts to limit the space for industrial action persist
Nurses in Barbados want to fight brain drain and understaffing
The island has been forced to rely on foreign recruitment for nursing jobs, as eroding working conditions drive many abroad to richer countries
White coats shine a light on Turkey’s precarious health system
Health workers of all profiles continue to protest difficult working conditions, low salaries and workplace violence in Turkey
Nurses protest in Tbilisi for better pay and working conditions
Nurses in Georgia are building resistance to harmful government policies, and organized a protest in Tbilisi supported by trade unions