 Kylie Dixon, PHC RIS
Peoples Health Movement - Health for all now!
In December 2000, at the first People's Health Assembly in Savar , Bangladesh , delegates from around the world founded the People's Health Movement (PHM) to work towards achieving Health for All!
The PHM is now a global network of people oriented health professionals and activists, academics and researchers, campaigners and people organisations that have actively promoted the re-endorsement of the 'Health for All' principles of the Alma-Ata Declaration.
Today the PHM has a presence in almost every country in the world.
International PHM website
www.phmovement.org/
The international PHM website provides links to the other PHM websites as well as offering a large number of resources which include charters, newsletters, news briefs, important papers and published PHM books.
PHM – Oz (Australia)
phmoz.org
The PHM in Australia website, known as PHM Oz offers monthly internet workshops to debate current global health issues as well as an email alert service that allows interested people to stay up-to-date with what is happening with the PHM.
PHM – Aotearoa New Zealand
www.phm.org.nz/
While the PHM Aotearoa New Zealand organisation and website are currently under construction, activists have had early meetings about how PHM might advocate for ‘health for all' in Aotearoa New Zealand and how it might contribute to global action.
They hope to link with existing groups and individuals who are striving to reduce health inequalities and increase community participation in decision-making which affects people's health.
PHM – USA Circle
www.phm-usa.org/
The PHM-USA Circle is currently the smallest PHM organisation. They have just begun to organise various outreach activities as a way to build awareness of and support for the PHM and they think it is imperative to build their organisation and take advantage of their location in the United States to carry out activities focused on support for the international movement.
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