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PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF HEALTH
A SHORT COURSE FOR HEALTH ACTIVISTS
presented by the International People's Health University (IPHU)
Cuenca, Ecuador 11-15 of July 2005
(immediately preceding the People's Health Assembly 2)
Applications are now invited
from health activists around the world wishing to participate in
Primary Health Care and the Political Economy of Health
(a short course for health activists)
Application Form from:
http://www.iphcglobal.org/iphu.org/IPHU%20Cuenca%2005%20Application%20Form%20English.doc
OR shorter - http://tinyurl.com/dzfa8
's Health Council (IPHC) as part of the Peoples Health Movement (PHM).
IPHU is a global university providing short courses and other resources
for health activists.
Courses are of a high academic standard and are documented for academic
credit from established universities. IPHU short courses enable younger
health activists to make new connections, share experiences and study
together. IPHU short courses strengthen the global network of peoples
health activists.
The Cuenca Short Course will run from 11-15 July, 2005, in the week before
the Second People's Health Assembly (PHA2).
Course content
The content of the IPHU program will cover:
ˇ the struggle for health- strategies, lessons and new directions
ˇ the political economy of health - understanding globalisation, the
WTO, the IMF and the WB; local issues and global pressures
ˇ comprehensive primary health care - experiences, lessons and new
directions
ˇ working with communities and with grass roots health organisations,
including participatory research methods and conscientization
ˇ health development and the right to health - principles,
frameworks, lessons and new directions
ˇ oppression, hierarchies, alienation, exclusion and materialism and
the struggle for health
ˇ gender, equity and participation and health
ˇ AIDS, SARS and avian flu - global solidarity in confronting global
challenges
The program for the Cuenca Short Course is based on the People's Charter
for Health (PCH). We will explore the meaning of the PCH; analyse the
challenges it presents and develop resources and strategies for the
struggle for Health For All.
Structure
Participants will share their issues and experiences and work with faculty
members to deepen our understandings of the challenges and to review and
evaluate frameworks, principles and strategies.
The course will involve: pre reading; lectures, small group discussions
and workshops and follow up study supported by internet contact and local
mentors.
Teaching resources and lecture presentations will all be bilingual - in
Spanish and English - for the Cuenca course. They will take the form of
hard copy readings, lecture notes and websites. A CD will be provided to
participants prior to arriving in Cuenca.
Who is the course planned for?
Admission policies will be directed to achieving:
ˇ a geographical mix: 60% from Ecuador and Central and South America
and 40% sourced from elsewhere around the globe (in particular from
developing countries);
ˇ gender balance;
ˇ diversity of backgrounds (community based organisations, NGOs,
universities, government officials, etc); and
ˇ diversity of skills, interests and educational backgrounds.
Priority will be given to:
ˇ younger people
ˇ PHC and public health practitioners
ˇ people with a track record as health activists (including activists
within the People's Health Movement).
Applicants should have at least completed secondary education. English
language is desirable, but not indispensable. Applicants must be committed
to the People's Charter for Health.
Applicants should provide referees who can vouch for their involvement in
working for health development, including in association with the PHM.
Faculty
The IPHU brings together a rich faculty including public health experts
from many developing countries.
Dr Leticia Artiles, Higher Institute of Medical Sciences, Cuba; Dr.
Francoise Barten, Nijmegan University, Holland; Dr Fran Baum, Flinders
University, Australia; Dr Zafrullah Chowdry, Gonoshasthaya Kendra,
Bangladesh; Professor B Ekbal, PHM, India; Ms Maria Hamlin-Zuniga,
International Peoples Health Council, Nicaragua; Dr Hari John, PHM India;
Dr Prem John, People's Health Movement, India; Dr David Legge, La Trobe
University, Australia; Dr Ravi Narayan, People's Health Movement; Dr Delen
de la Paz, Philippines; Dr Arturo Quizhpe, Cuenca University, Ecuador; Dr
Romeo Quijano, Philippines; Dr David Sanders, University of Western Cape,
South Africa; Dr Claudio Schuftan, Public Health Consultant, Vietnam; Dr
Miguel San Sebastian, Umeĺ International School of Public Health, Sweden
and Instituto de Epidemiologia y Salud Comunitaria Manuel Amunárriz,
Ecuador; Professor Debora Tajer and many more
Costs and scholarships
Enrolment fee: $100 US.
Accommodation and living costs: will be around $US25 per day including
accommodation and food.
Scholarships covering airfares, accommodation and tuition may be
available. Applicants should seek such support from sponsors in their own
countries in the first instance.
Application form from:
http://www.iphcglobal.org/iphu.org/IPHU%20Cuenca%2005%20Application%20Form%20English.doc
OR shorter version http://tinyurl.com/dzfa8
Applications must be returned by 15th May.
Further information
Further inquiries to the Course Convenors, Dr David Legge
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