Medact_Prevent
United Kingdom

Should health workers work with counter terrorism agencies?

NHS staff pulled into counter-terrorism programs, raising alarms over patient care and professional ethics

Peoples Health Dispatch
July 11, 2024
Justice for Gaza will come, assures UN Special Rapporteur
Palestine World

Justice for Gaza will come, assures UN Special Rapporteur

In a conversation with health rights organizations, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, discussed the ongoing efforts of health workers and activists to ensure justice for the Gaza Strip

Peoples Health Dispatch
July 10, 2024
Nasser Hospital overwhelmed as Israel issues more evacuation orders
Palestine

Nasser Hospital overwhelmed as Israel issues more evacuation orders

Patients and staff were forced to leave the European Gaza Hospital following new orders from Israel, increasing pressure on the few remaining medical centers in the south

Peoples Health Dispatch
July 6, 2024
Foreign recruitment of nurses Germany, Brazil
Europe

Health worker brain drain to global north is fueled by erosion of workers’ rights and health systems

Over a dozen organizations from across Europe met to develop a regional health workforce strategy rooted in respect and solidarity, rather than exploitation and commodification

Peoples Health Dispatch
July 3, 2024
Popular Health Mobile Clinic brings health to communities in Zambia
Zambia

Popular Health Mobile Clinic brings health to communities in Zambia

Prompted by the experience of a recent cholera outbreak, the Socialist Party of Zambia launched a mobile clinic in the effort of making health care more accessible to everyone

Peoples Health Dispatch
June 30, 2024
Heat brings more health risks to Gaza Strip
Palestine

Heat brings more health risks to Gaza Strip

Rising temperatures are introducing new health risks to Gaza’s population, already suffering from overcrowding and the destruction of sanitation infrastructure, compounded by continuous Israeli attacks

Peoples Health Dispatch
June 28, 2024
Health activists in France warn that the extreme right is a danger to health for all
France

Health activists in France warn that the extreme right is a danger to health for all

Social movements and trade unions in France are rallying behind the New Popular Front, which promises a genuine alternative to the far-right and liberal health policies

Peoples Health Dispatch
June 26, 2024
Commodification of health Europe
Europe

Activists and trade unions ready to shape new vision of Europe’s health workforce

Health workers, trade unions, and activists are gearing up to shape a new approach to health workforce policy in response to the current model promoted by governments in Europe

Peoples Health Dispatch
June 24, 2024