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.
Kerala’s healthcare revolution: A triumph over corporate greed and inequality
Kerala’s public healthcare system is providing accessible, high-quality treatment while challenging the profit motive of the private sector.
2024 in Review: Philippine workers fight for better wages and social protections
Workers in the Philippines faced various struggles in 2024, from inflation-driven wage demands to the fight for public health insurance.
People’s movements raise concern over EU-Mercosur agreement
Experts and social movements worry about the agreement’s potential negative impacts on Brazilian industry and peasant struggle
The people are the builders of the Brazil’s Unified Health System
The 17th National Health Conference saw debates on four thematic axes on which guests and delegates could address the need to construct a truly equitable Unified Health System (SUS). Social movements were actively involved in the process
Greek government forced to rescind controversial circular on doctors’ duty
Intended to manage the shortage of doctors in public healthcare facilities in the country, the circular required available doctors to treat patients irrespective of their specialization, which doctors’ unions assert will put patients’ lives at risk and could also put doctors in trouble
Massive rally in Brussels demands refinancing and more staff in health and non-profit sectors
Back-to-back crises and the government’s insensitive policies have worsened work conditions in public health and other non-profit sectors in Belgium
Doctors in Kenya get ready to strike after six years of broken promises
Doctors in Kenya prepare for possible industrial action as the 2016 Collective Bargaining Agreement remains unfulfilled despite multiple court warnings to the government
For Madrid’s health workers, the strike for better conditions is about the spirit of primary care
Primary health care physicians in the Madrid region have been on strike since November 21, fighting for a higher budget allocation for primary health care and a better health system for all
Global health education in Greece threatened by commodification
Professors and postgraduate students of tuition-free Master’s Programs in Public Health and Health Policy, and Primary Health Care find themselves locked out of the Medical School classrooms in Thessaloniki
Uruguayan workers protest the economic crisis and high cost of living
Thousands of Uruguayans took part in a partial national strike called for by the PIT-CNT and mobilized against the right-wing national government, its austerity policies, rising hunger, high cost of living, privatization of public companies, among other issues
A “New NHS” or another way to degrade public health in Greece?
In Greece, a reform of the public health system that benefits the private sector has been met with resistance from health workers and progressive groups






