Online event: Health Movements and Elections in Latin America

The People’s Health Movement circles from Brazil and Colombia, together with Outras Paravras, a specialized newsroom on health issues from Brazil, invite you to an online event dedicated to analyzing the relationship between social movements for health and electoral processes in Latin America.

The event will take place on 25th August 2026, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Brasília time/ 5:00p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Bogotá time, and will be streamed live on Outras Palavras YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXQR-5Obb1uAQthcWP3ejFA . The event aims to create a space for dialogue and reflection on the challenges faced by movements for the right to health within the region’s political context.

The conversation will feature Jennifer Cardona Malaver from PHM Colombia; Luz del Carmen García Martínez from PHM Mexico; Carlos Fidelis from Cebes (BR); and Denis Saffer from PHM Brazil. Jessica Farias, also from PHM Brazil, will moderate the event.

This online conversation is an initiative of the People’s Health Movement, in collaboration with organizations and collectives committed to defending health as a fundamental right and promoting social participation in political decision-making in Latin America.

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