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  • People's Health Movement
    Country: Colombia
    Mission / brief description:

    The PHM is a global network bringing together grassroots health activists, civil society organizations and academic institutions from around the world, particularly from low and middle income countries (L&MIC). We currently have a presence in around 70 countries. Guided by the People’s Charter for Health (PCH), PHM works on various programmes and activities and is committed to Comprehensive Primary Health Care and addressing the Social, Environmental and Economic Determinants of Health.

    Vision of PHM: “Equity, ecologically-sustainable development and peace are at the heart of our vision of a better world – a world in which a healthy life for all is a reality; a world that respects, appreciates and celebrates all life and diversity; a world that enables the flowering of people’s talents and abilities to enrich each other; a world in which people’s voices guide the decisions that shape our lives….”

    Main activities: Feminism, Fight against poverty, Food, Food sovereignty, Free culture and knowledge, Governance, Health, Healthcare, Migrant, Mining
    Type of organization: Academic, Collective, NGO (Non Governmental Organisation)
    Scope: International