Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Turkey
Physician Şebnem Korur Fincancı, president of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), was sentenced to almost three years of jail in Istanbul on January 11, 2023. While the court found Dr. … Read more
Health Workers
Zara Alvarez, The Philippines
1. Who is Zara Alvarez? Zara Alvarez (March 25, 1981) was a human rights leader and defender, a health activist, and the former education director of the human rights alliance … Read more
Dr. Mary Rose Sancelan, The Philippines
1. Who is Dr. Mary Rose Sancelan? Dr. Mary Rose Sancelan (September 3, 1960) was the municipal health officer of Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental. She was also the head … Read more
Health Workers Under Attack
The PHM online gallery portrays individual cases of health workers worldwide facing several forms of repression, whose political and civil liberties, and in some cases even lives, are at stake. ... Read more
Shatha Odeh, Palestine
*Update of Shatha Odeh as of (June 3, 2022) After spending almost a year in illegal detention, Ms. Shatha Odeh was released to her family on June 3, 2022 … Read more