African Group

CarolinePacomeJohnNicolasLydia

Introduction

Participating African countries are: Ghana, Benin, Uganda, and and Zimbabwe.

The PHM in north Africa is already part of the Middle East PHM.

Uganda

Re-groupingNational Planning MeetingsLaunching of Ugandan Circle of

PHM. Linked with media campaign and processing

Ghana

• Organise planning meeting for key members.

• Launch of Ghana PHM• PHM• RTHHC

Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe has a PHM working in and around Harare so activities are part of ongoing activities

• Carry out Assessment for the Right to Health and Healthcare (RTHHC)

•CWGH will be commemorating its 10th anniversary in June-July 2008. At this function the PHM national chapter and right to health and health care campaign (RTHHC) will be launched and Zimbabwe will also observe 30 years of Alma Ata.

• RTHHC Campaign will start in August 2008. It will include aspects of brain drain and specific activities to address issues identified from the RTHHC assessment. CWGH is currently working on building relationships with Zimbabweans living in the UK to address certain aspects of health.

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• Intensify PHM activities in the Health Civil Society for East and Southern Africa (HCSESA) and the EQUINET

Benin

• Involved in RTHC Campaign since November 2006.• We hope to launch the assessment after Savar

course.The Phase I of the RTHCC will include inquiries, surveys, testimonies, research and analysis following the Assessment Guide. We will launch calls to people to involve them.

• As the first Francophone country involved in the Right to Health Care Campaign, Benin has the responsibility to succeed.

• We will now try to enlarge the committee and install local circles in the Benin 12 provinces. UN agencies, Human Right organizations, International NGO will be involved.

• The assessment include:• - a workshop to sensitize

NGO on the Guide using• - a peer review to

harmonize Government, NGO and UN reports because we have to produce and alternative report.

• a workshop to have the points of view of marginalized people

• - Interviews with local collectivities to take their points of view.

• - Publication of the “State of the Right to Health”.

• Launching of the “State of the Right to Health” • -Launching of the lobbying main strategies

including:• -Spots for radios and televisions and posters

on RTHC issues• -Award for the best media productions on

health for all• -Launching of an international day of the

Right To Health• -Recruitment of some famous artists as

goodwill ambassadors for PHM

• October 2008: National meetings on RTHC• - January 2009: Africa sub-regional meeting• - March 2009: Africa regional meeting• - July 2009: Publication of the “regional State

of the Right to Health”.• - August 2009: Launching of the “regional

State of the Right to Health” by each PHM circle.

PHASE 3: Global health

Watch

• November 2010: World People Health Assembly -Building of a local Global Health Watch-Testimonies for Global Health Watch

Reports & Projects

• Production of Civil Society report for Commission on Social Determinants of Health

• Campaign against Accords on Economical Partnership (APE)

• ReJPoD projects : White Band , PSEP, Good Governance, MDG