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OPENING CEREMONY

Ceremony of the Native Peoples of the World, Millenium Declaration, Indigenous Peoples of the World

Sunday 17 July, 12:00 noon Pumapungo Park, Tumipamba (Cuenca) Ecuador

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SECTION I: MORNING PLENARY SESSIONS

MONDAY, JULY 18

Plenary I.A.

University Theatre  Carlos Cueva Tamariz

08h00 a 12h30

UNITED IN A CONCERTED ACTION FOR THE DEFENSE OF HEALTH AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT.

Chairpersons:

Thelma Narayan, India

Jaime Breilh, Ecuador

Testimonies:

• The Neoliberal Destruction of the Human Right to Health in Chile, Maria Elena Labra
• The Recovered factories and the Right to Health in Argentina,  Jorge Kohen
• Globalization and the destruction of the right to sports, Edgard Matiello, Brazil
• Hidden Genocide and the loss of Human Rights in the Barrio Ituzaingo Annex de Córdova, Sofia Gatica, Argentina 
• The struggle against the privatization of health:  the case of the hospitals in Colombia,  Manuel Vega, Colombia

PANEL: THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER AND HEALTH

• Re-appropriation of Health for All after 25 years of neoliberalism; Alison Katz
• The Indian Right to Health Care Campaign, conceiving a global Right to Health Initiative. Abhay Shukla, India.
• Impact of the Global Economy on Peoples' Health and What to Do About It,  Martin Khor, Malaysia
• Health, Human Rights and the new war against the poor; Arachu Castro, USA
• Neoliberalism, “Free Trade” and the Human Right to Health, Elsie Monje,  Ecuador
• Health, respect for cultural diversity and alternatives to neoliberalism, Gavin Mooney, Australia

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POINTS OF ENCOUNTER OF HEALTH AND CULTURE: A CRITICAL INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE.

Toward the construction of a critical health movement integrated into the local culture.

AUDITORIUM OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF ECUADOR

08H00 - 12H30

Chairpersons:

Pat Anderson, Chairperson of the Australian Co-operative Research Centre in Aboriginal Health, Australia

Jaime Idrovo U., Ecuador

The Song of Jaway:   Cosmovisión of the Cañari peoples

COSMOVISON OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE WORLD

Health and the Cosmovision of the indigenous peoples of Asia

Health and the Cosmovision of the indigenous peoples of Australia

Health and the Cosmovision of the indigenous peoples of the Americas:

              Hugo Blanco, Peru y Valle de Cauca, Colombia

PANEL: PEOPLES, CULTURE AND HEALTH

• Peoples, culture and health; the cosmovison of the people and the relationship to the concepts, organization, social practice and results in the process of health and disease, Gustavo Vega, Ecuador.
• The integration of traditional, natural and bioenergetics medicines in the health system, Martha Pérez Viñas, Cuba.
• The construction of a comprehensive and critical health movement,   Manuela Alvarado, Guatemala
• The right to health of the indigenous peoples and the position of the Pan American Health Organization,  Dr. Mirta Roses, Director, PAHO 

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TUESDAY, JULY 19

Plenary II.A.

University Theatre  Carlos Cueva Tamariz

08h00 a 12h30

Chairpersons:

Darby Santiago, Philippines

Adolfo Maldonado, Ecuador

WE DENOUNCE THE FACTS AND UNITE OUR ACTIONS AGAINST MILITARIZATION AND MILITARY OCCUPATION AND THE UNACCEPTABLE IMPACTS ON HEALTH.

Testimonies

• Doctors for Iraq Society,   Salam T. Ismael,  Iraq

• “Under the bombs in Baghdad, with the camera as a stethoscope”
• The war in the Congo,  Jacques Byucinda, Congo
• Plan Colombia and the impact on health,  Collective of Lawyers José Alvear Restrepo,  Colombia
• The Impact of the Israeli separation wall on access to health services, Jihad Mashal y Joan Jubran, Palestine.
• Community Health work in Chiapas, Partners in Health, México
• The Orange Death, 30 years later, Vietnam
• Fumigations in Plan Colombia, FORCCOFES, Ecuador
• Impunity, detention, disappearance,  the case of Pinochet,  Ernesto Pérez, Chile

PANEL: MILITARIZATION, WAR AND OCCUPATION.

• Medact report on Iraq, Judith Cook, UK
• The war of the transnational  oil companies against the people,  Nnimmo La Basey.- Nigeria
• US military strategy, a multipolar world and the people's resistance,   Bert De Belder, Belgium
•  Regionalization of military control, Pablo Ortiz, Colombia
• Biological Arms,  Edward Hammond, Sunshine Project, USA

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Plenary II.B.

GLOBALIZATION, WORK AND HEALTH.

AUDITORIUM OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF ECUADOR

08H00 - 12H30

Chairpersons:

Sarah Shannon, USA

Oscar Betancourt, Ecuador and Carlos Villalba, Ecuador

Testimonies

• Work related disability and the organization of workers, Ramon Garcia Polanco, Venezuela
• Without legal papers:  experiences of an undocumented migrant, Rosa Gutierrez,   Ecuador
• Child labour in the stone quarries of Egypt,   video clip
• The brain drain of African professionals to Europe,  Bridget Lloyd, South Africa
• The struggle for health and security for women workers on the US-Mexican border,   Julia Quiñónez, México
• Manuel, his dog and his donkey.  Launch of a film from Cuenca

PANEL: GLOBALIZATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON WORK AND HEALTH.

• Work, environment and programs for the workers: the case of Venezuela; Dr. Francisco Gonzalez, Venezuela
• Globalization and the right to health in the work place,  Mauricio Torres, Colombia,
• Teaching, between social exclusion and immaterial work,   Jorge Kohen, Argentina.
• Environmental health risks: Experiences of the Egyptian Association for Health and Environmental Development, Hani Sereg,  Egypt
• The effects on poor countries of the "brain drain" of health professionals to the rich countries. Delen de la Paz, Philippines.
• Delegate of the Ecuadorean workers,  Nelson Erizo

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20

Plenary III A.

University Theatre  Carlos Cueva Tamariz

08h00 a 12h30

Chairpersons:

Hani Sareg,   Egypt

Elizabeth Bravo, Ecuador

WE OPPOSE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND ITS NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON HEALTH.

Testimonies: The multiple effects of environmental degradation

• The case against Texaco, Front for the Defence of the Amazon, Ecuador
• Resistance to petroleum,  Sarayacu, Franklin Toala and Camilo Santi, Ecuador
• Impacts of the Mining Industry on Health,  Ana Marie R. Leung, Philippines
• Food Aid from the perspective of the Central American Alliance for the Defence of the Biodiversity,  Ana Quiros, Nicaragua
• Death from glifosato of the child Silvino, Pantaleona Mesa,  Paraguay
• Bophal: video clip from India
• Toxic wastes in Rosario, Sofia Gatica, Argentina.

PANEL: ENVIRONMENTAL DEGREDATION AND HEALTH.

• Extractive industries and health problems,  Miguel San Sebastián,  Ecuador
• Genetic engineering and genetically modified organisms,  Mae Wan Ho,  China
• Privatization of water: the experience of Cochabamba,  Maria del Carmen Ledo Garcia, Bolivia
• Fumigations in the Plan Colombia: the effects on people and the environment; Elsa Nivia, Colombia
• Impact of   Petroleum refineries on health. Joy Kistnasamy, South Africa
• Global Climate change and health;  Ricardo Carrere,  Uruguay

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AFRICA AT THE CENTRE OF STRUGGLES FOR PEOPLES RIGHT TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

AUDITORIUM OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF ECUADOR

08H00 - 12H30

Chairpersons:

Mwajuma S. Masaiganah, Tanzania

David Sanders, South Africa

Testimonies:

• Who Cares for the Health Workers? HIV and Occupational Stress in South Africa. Soraya Ellocker,  South Africa.
• Social and economic determinants of HIV/AIDS of women and school children in Zimbabwe – Mary Sandasi,  Zimbabwe
• Counterfeit drugs in Africa – “A Losing Battle!” Hamisi Nanjenu, Tanzania
• Problems of access to ARVs for persons living with HIV/AIDS - PATAM Zambia.
• Personal Reflections of Children living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania,  Bupoki Gideon Mwaseba (age: - 13 years).
• Responses by Civil Society to Global Health Initiatives,  CIN Kenya and HEPS Uganda  (2 case studies).
• Home Based Care of HIV/AIDS patients in Tanzania – Charles Njojele, Tanzania, Africa Dreams participant.

Themes and Panelists:

• An introductory overview and historical background of Africa’s health situation; past and current factors influencing health and health systems, including globalization and health sector reforms; suggested priority actions for revitalization of public health systems. David Sanders, South Africa
• Human resources for health - including ‘brain drain’ and organization and  role of primary and community-level workers,  Bridget Lloyd, South Africa
• Organising people’s power for democratic and universal health systems,  Itai Rusike,  - Zimbabwe
• Treatment access, including drug prices and availability, impact of TRIPS, GATS and WTO, pressures to ‘verticalise’ through global initiatives and the impact of trade agreements on health services.  TAC and SEATINI
• Innovative strategies for bridging health inequality gaps, Santuah Niagia, Ghana –Africa Dreams participant 
• Challenges and debates in financing equitable health systems, Samuel Ochieng,  Kenya
• Challenging trade liberalization and its effects on health in Africa, Matilda Moyo, Zimbabwe.
• Conclusions and way forward, Mwajuma S. Masaiganah, Tanzania

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THURSDAY, JULY 21

Plenary IV.A.

TOWARD THE RESURRECTION OF THE SPIRIT OF HEALTH FOR ALL.

University Theatre  Carlos Cueva Tamariz

08h00 a 12h30

Chairpersons:

Dr. Francoise Barten,   Netherlands

Luis Alberto González, Ecuador

Testimonies:  Examples of effective social mobilization for comprehensive Primary Health Care from the state and from the communities.

• Guarjila, El Salvador: a community health experience (video)
• Barrio Adentro, Venezuela
• Primary health care in Kulima, Mozambique, Samo Julio, Mozambique
• Community based health programs and health promoters in the Philippines, Maria Teresa Guevara, Philippines
• Experiences of primary health care in Australia, Stephanie Bell, Australia

Discovering and counteracting the enemies of comprehensive Primary Health Care.

PANEL: REVITALIZING THE SPIRIT OF ALMA ATA: COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.

• The dichotomy between comprehensive primary health care and Health Sector Reform as a continuation of selective primary health care.  David Sanders, South Africa
• Lessons learned and strategic actions to revitalize PHC and convert it to an instrument for mobilization and development.  Eduardo Espinoza, El Salvador
• The relationship between Comprehensive Primary Health Care and the Social Determinants of Health., Dr. Michael Marmot, UK
• Empowering communities for strengthening health systems : An experience from India, Asia,  Thelma Narayan, India
• Renovation of Primary Health Care from the perspective of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Hernan Montenegro, PAHO.

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Plenary IV.B.

SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND GENDER VIOLENCE.

AUDITORIUM OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF ECUADOR

08H00 - 12H30

Chairpersons:

Sarojini, Sama; India

Maria Merchan and Carmen Pazan, Ecuador

Testimonies:

• Gender and Ethnic violence on the Caribbean Coast of  Nicaragua,  Florence Levy, Nicaragua
• Sandra Payan, Colombia

• The Grandmothers of the May 1st Plaza, Alba Lanzilloto, Argentina

Panel:

• Violence against women:  Femicide, a public health challenge, Patricia Ravelo,  México
• Gender, ethnicity and violence against women in Guatemala,  Cizel Zea, Guatemala
• Practices in Health care institutions,  Sara Fernandez, Colombia
• Fundamentalism, Militarism and implications for Women’s Health, Ayesha Mir, Pakistan.
• Marginalized sexualities,  SAMA, India
• The women’s movement against violence, Marlene Villavicencio, Ecuador

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FRIDAY, JULY 22

University Theatre  Carlos Cueva Tamariz

08h00 a 12h30

THE VOICES OF THE PLANET OUR CALLING US TO A CONCRETE COMMITMENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HEALTHIER WORLD.

Chairpersons:

Fran Baum, Australia

Ricardo Ramirez, Ecuador

Testimonies:

• Lessons learned in the five years of PHM from the major regions of the world, Women representatives.

PANEL: ROLE OF THE PEOPLE´S HEALTH MOVEMENT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

• PHM, the first five years;  Qasem Chowdhury,  Bangladesh
• PHM, the challenges and commitments for the future;  Ravi Narayan, PHM Global Coordinator, India
• Conclusions and recommendations. Strategic plan for PHM: priorities for the coming years, presented by members of the synthesis commission.
• Cuenca Declaration.  Fran Baum  and indigenous woman 
• Reflections from the floor, public participation.

The Cuenca Declaration