Attacks on abortion providers continue worldwide
Health workers providing abortion care continue to be attacked and persecuted, with alarming trends registered across the globe
Critical public health experts face rising maltreatment and corporate intrusion
Critical public health is under attack by both corporate sector and authoritarian regimes, warned panelists at International Association of Health Policy Europe conference, citing examples of Palestine, Turkey, and Australia
On International Safe Abortion Day, women demand access to abortion through strong public health systems
On September 28, health and women’s rights activists are mobilizing to demand universal access to safe abortion and an end to the persecution of reproductive justice advocates
Capitalism is the greatest threat to public health, warn researchers and activists
During the opening of the 19th conference of the International Association of Health Policy Europe, academics and activists warned that capitalism remains biggest threat to human and planetary health
Health workers in Sweden demand workforce policies that do not rely on international recruitment
Nina Bergman from the Swedish Association of Health Professionals talks about the working conditions of health workers in Sweden and the trade union’s support for the struggles for workers’ rights in the Global South
European Environment Agency warns about alarmingly high levels of toxic chemical BPA across continent
Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical with detrimental effects on human health, enters the body via food packaging, which includes plastic containers, baby bottles, and epoxy resin-lined pipes used for water delivery. Workers in certain sectors are also highly vulnerable
German health workforce strategy depends on nursing drain from India
Germany’s bid to address its nursing shortage through international recruitment spans Latin America, eastern Europe, and Asia. India, especially the State of Kerala, finds itself among the top cadre providers
A ‘Tour de France for Health’ in response to Macron’s austerity measures
A coalition of trade unions, political parties, and associations is getting ready to build a national campaign for a fair social security budget in response to the Macron’s administration austerity policies