8th National Health Conference in Brazil: two opposing projects, 40 years later
On the anniversary of the event that set the stage for the SUS, the debate continues: the right to health vs. commodification of healthcare.
SUS: de-privatization is possible – and necessary
Researcher Leonardo Mattos describes how the private sector is infiltrating the public healthcare system in Brazil, fragmenting care provision.
French healthcare system spends millions on rent to private landlords
Hospitals, health centers, and long-term care facilities in France are paying millions annually in rent to private landlords, deepening the strain on public healthcare services
Health workers in Turkey resist profit-driven primary care regulation
Primary health care workers in Turkey are fighting against new regulations that prioritize profit over essential care, continuing their struggle to protect the universal character of healthcare
Labour considers expanding private sector role in NHS, undermining the already fragile public health system
The UK Labour government is considering increasing the role of private healthcare providers, weakening NHS capacities
The dangers of blood as a commodity
A recent inquiry revealed that commercial blood transfusions infected 33,000 Britons with HIV and Hepatitis C, a risk that Brazil overcame with the Henfil Law and Hemobrás – risks which may return with the proposed Plasma PEC
Tens of thousands infected with Hepatitis C and HIV in UK blood contamination scandal
The results of an inquiry confirmed that around 30,000 people in the United Kingdom received Hepatitis C and HIV-infected transfusions between 1970 and 1991
Will training more doctors be enough to strengthen South Korea’s healthcare?
The recent strike by South Korean trainee doctors against the expansion of medical school quotas has highlighted the structural issues in the country’s health system
Health activists announce European campaign against effects of commodification of health
A coalition of trade unions, health activists, and organizations launched an all-European campaign against the commercialization of health. The campaign will include decentralized discussions and actions across various EU countries and will culminate in a major protest in the week leading up to World Health Day
Combating precariousness in Brazil’s Unified Health System
Valuing health workers in Brazilian public health means strengthening the health system. Social movements are rallying behind the agenda of a guaranteed career path in the Unified Health System (SUS), demanding that the government does the same
Hospital reform in Germany: revolution, reform, or label redesign?
As lawmakers in Germany undertake hospital reform, health workers’ associations and others warn that it fails to address impact of commercialization of health
Investors in long-term care profit as aged and disabled residents and workers bear brunt of COVID-19
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, long-term care facilities were hit particularly hard as both residents and workers suffered high infection and mortality rates. A number of reports indicate that such an outcome is linked to widespread privatization
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- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
