[EQ] Report: Global Health Watch 2

Global Health Watch 2:  October 2008

Overview PDF [16p.] at: http://www.ghwatch.org/ghw2/ghw2_outlineflyer_eng.pdf

Also available in: fr[pdf, 52KB], de[pdf, 74KB], ru[pdf, 211KB]

Alternative world health report calls for radical change

“…..Civil society organizations and scientists from around the world are calling for ‘a new development paradigm’ to address the toxic combination of climate change, growing poverty and inequality and poor health. 

The new report, Global Health Watch 2, says that unfair social and economic policies combined with bad politics are to blame for the poor state of the health of millions of people in the world .  The report makes stinging criticisms of key global actors.

Global Health Watch 2 provides examples of civil society mobilization across the world for more equitable health care and more health promotion, although more is needed to bring about significant improvements in health.

The report was launched in London on 16th October, followed by launches in around 20 other countries…”

 

Table of Contents

Introduction

A Alternative Paradigm for Development

B Health Care Sector

1. Health systems advocacy
2. Mental Health: Culture, Language and Power
3. Access to healthcare for migrants and asylum seekers 4. Prisoners 5. Medicines

C Beyond health care

1. Carbon Trading and Climate Change
2. Terror, war and health
3. Reflections on Globalization, Trade, Food and Health
4. Urbanisation
5. The Sanitation and Water Crisis
6. Oil Extraction and Health in the Niger Delta
7. Humanitarian Aid
8. Education - update

D Watching

1. Global Health Governance

1.1 The Global Health Landscape
1.2 World Health Organization and the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
1.3 The Gates Foundation
1.4 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
1.5 The World Bank

2. Government Aid

2.1 United States Foreign Assistance and Health
2.2 Canadian and Australian Health Aid 2.3 Security and Health

3. TNC’s

3.1 Protecting Breastfeeding
3.2 Tobacco Control: moving governments from inaction to action

E Pockets of Resistance

 

Further information about the co-ordinating organizations is available at: http://www.ghwatch.org/media.php

·         People's Health Movement

·         Global Equity Gauge Alliance

·         Medact

 

 

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