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ALTHOUGH ETHICS IS THE PROPER LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE; HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE PROPER LANGUAGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH. (part two of three)

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December 22nd, 2010 by Matthew Anderson

Food for shaping a thought (2) Human Rights Reader 253 -In public health, we uncritically assume scarcity of resources without asking why scarcity. -WHO comes with technical advice, the World Bank comes with money….countries usually prefer the money. 4. The primary health care (PHC) perspective in right to health (RTH) work 18. Key to adopting [...]

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Former WHO Director Halfdan Mahler on Alma Ata, May 2008

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June 11th, 2008 by Matthew Anderson

Halfdan Mahler was the Director-General of the World Health Organization from 1973-1988. During this period WHO co-sponsored the 1978 Alma Ata conference where the bold goal of “Health for All by the Year 2000″ was proclaimed. How sad that some 30 years later this expansive vision of health founded on primary care and social change [...]

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