People’s Health Dispatch
The quiet that kills: beyond awareness to action

Health students from Gaza describe how transforming awareness into action has to remain a key part of solidarity movements worldwide.

Democratizing global health governance: mission impossible?

As the 79th World Health Assembly begins in Geneva, PHM activists call for Alma-Ata vision to guide global health architecture changes.

On Nakba anniversary, health workers call for boycott of Israeli Medical Association

On the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, health organizations campaign to boycott the Israeli Medical Association.

Israeli authorities pursue another extension to Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s imprisonment

Israeli authorities are reportedly pursuing another extension of the imprisonment of Palestinian pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.

Fighting for healthcare means fighting against war, activists declare

Solidarity with health systems under attack requires reconnecting with anti-imperialist, anti-colonial struggle legacy, activists warned on World Health Day.

Commodification of health Europe On World Health Day, public service unions sound alarm over EU-wide health emergency

This World Health Day, public services unions in Europe sounded the alarm over a health emergency caused by austerity, privatization, and lacking workforce policies.

US-Israeli attacks on Iran’s health infrastructure threaten decades of public health advancements

Attacks on the century-old Pasteur Institute target decades of Iran’s public health breakthroughs, echoing healthcare destruction pattern seen in Palestine and Lebanon.

Doctors’ strike in England to proceed despite government’s repressive strategy

Resident doctors in England are expected to strike April 7-13, demanding pay restoration, more jobs, and other steps to address NHS crisis.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya subjected to torture and cruelties, UN rapporteurs warn

UN rapporteurs demand release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya amid reports of systemic, strategic torture of Palestinians.

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s health system are a “health catastrophe,” health movement warns

Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s health system echo systematic destruction of healthcare in Gaza, health activists and experts warn.

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.

People’s Health Movement condemns US imperialist aggression against Cuba

Health groups warn the US imperialist aggression against Cuba threatens decades of public health gains and international medical solidarity.