New Agenda for Chennai Health Meeting

Note: This is the revised agenda for the 24th December meeting in Chennai on public health in India. All suggestions from participants are welcome regarding the agenda.

9-9.15 AM Presentation on ‘Why the Indian Health Front?’
Some ideas…
• Not to compete with any existing organizations but to add more hands to the huge tasks ahead on public health
• To put public health on the political agenda
• To rebuild traditions of solidarity, cooperation and compassion
• To network all those interested in working on these objectives

9.15 – 10.00 Discussion/Introductions
10.00-10.30 Tea/Coffee Break
10.30-10.45 Common Minimum Agenda on Health
Some ideas…
• Universal Health Insurance
• Higher budget allocations for health
• Nutrition for All
• Energy for All
• Water for All
• Sanitation for All
• Employment for All
• Disaster Response
• Organizing Healthcare Workers

10.45- 11.45 Discussion
11.45– 12.00 International Experiences Cuba and Venezuela
12.00- 12.15 International Experiences USA
12.15- 01.00 Discussion
01.00 - 01.30 LUNCH BREAK
01.30 - 01.45 Bant Singh Video (5 minutes) Case Study
01.45 -02.30 Jan Swasthya Abhiyan and ‘Politics of Health and Health of Politics’
Reservations and Medical Education
Disasters in the Indian context

02.30- 03.00 Discussion
03.00 03.15 Proposed Principles of IHF
Some ideas….
• Humanitarian Approach
• Citizens Participation
• Against discrimination
• No direct funding of work

03.15 - 04.00 Discussion
04.00-04.45 Campaigns
Some ideas…
• Universal Health Insurance on all Party Manifestos
• Solidarity with junior doctors and nurses
• Setting up local level health committees
• Impact of food prices on nutrition
• Safe Drinking Water for all Citizens
• Sanitation for All
• How to use RTI Act for public health work?

04.45- 05.30 What Next after Chennai Meeting?
How to keep in touch?
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