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.
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.
Our fight is for the right to health, not for charity and mercy
Across the world, activists are struggling for the rejection of market economy theories and for establishing the theory of equity and justice to defend the right of people to health
World Health Day 2023: continuing the struggle for health
As the world marks the 75th anniversary of the WHO, people continue to fight against inequities and the consequences of privatization of health care
Colombia’s health system could finally see changes that put people over profit
The health reform proposal of the Petro government has sparked a heated debate, as the health insurance corporations and conservatives try to block it
Strengthening public health services imperative as crisis continues in Sri Lanka
As the social and economic crisis in Sri Lanka continues, health activists call for prioritization of the public health system on the occasion of World Health Day
The changing face of healthcare in Lebanon: navigating an economic crisis
Lebanon’s health system is being reshaped by the ongoing economic and social crisis in the country. After years of prioritization of hospitals and tertiary care, it seems a re-evaluation of the importance of primary health care is in order
Fighting for health for all today
Health activists from India, the UK, and Brazil discuss what ‘health for all’ means to them and why fighting for it is an urgent necessity
Health activism is now more important than ever
On World Health Day, the People’s Health Movement reflects on the role health activism will play in protecting the right to health after the COVID-19 pandemic
Death toll rises following violent clashes in West Darfur and other stories
In today’s episode we take a look at the recent reports of violence in the West Darfur state of Sudan, an uprising against inhumane conditions by people incarcerated in a prison facility in the United States, the ongoing violent crackdown on social activists and former FARC combatants in Colombia, and this year’s World Health Day campaign and the demand for vaccine access for all
World Health Day: Building a world where life is put before profit
The significance of this day is being felt now more than ever as we stand in the midst of a pandemic






