Introduced by Professor Ron Labonté, In this Episode of Charter for Health we dive into the editing process, the importance of the Global Health Watch for the Movement in a conversation with Chiara Bodini, she is a Medical doctor and surgeon, PhD in Public Health, Chiara has a history of health activism and within the People's Health Movement where she has been spokesperson for PHM Europe, and a co-chair at PHM Steering Committee. At the Moment She is a co-editor of the Global Health Watch and the executive producer of the GHW Podcast.

In this episode of Charter4Health, a special guest discusses the context of health systems in Latin America, and the inter-regional dialogue of the PHM. Matheus Falcâo is co-director of the Brazilian Center for Health Studies (Cebes) and has been regional coordinator of PHM in Brazil. Matheus is a lawyer and activist for the right to health.

Charter4Health is the new podcast series from PHM Global on the right to health, it is a platform to discuss, share the analysis and the experiences of the struggle for Health For All.

As People's Health Movement (PHM) Its Global Secretariat and the Communications Program, we are very happy to present Charter4Health a new podcast series on the right to health.

The movement towards universal health coverage (UHC) is currently among the most  prominent global health policies. According to the United Nations Sustainable  Development Goals, all UN Member States agreed to work towards achieving  Universal Health Coverage by 2030. This includes financial risk protection, access to  quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and  affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.

Impact of the commercialization of health systems and the regional approach in East and Southern Africa in times of Covid 19

Guatemala: Community and ancestral knowledge before Covid 19

By Hugo Icu Peren, PHM Mesoamerica

Community and ancestral knowledge in the face of Covid 19 is the name of this case study in Guatemala that gathers the lived experience of community health agents: health promoters, midwives and traditional therapists in the framework of primary health care in times of pandemic. 

Malawi: Surviving Two Deadly Pandemics Amidst Breaking International Solidarity and Weak Health Systems

by Wilson Damien Asibu, PHM Malawi

The political tragedy during the Covid-19 pandemic and the health movement resistance in Brazil

By Centro Brasileiro de Estudos da Saúde (Cebes) - Brazilian Center for Health Studies (Cebes)

The Covid-19 pandemic and the people’s struggle for health, life and dignity 

During the Covid-19 pandemic, deep and extensive social impacts were felt throughout the globe, way beyond the public health crisis. The responses of governments and the international community made evident the structural inequality and injustices of the current economic and political order, with dramatic effects in the Global South.