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    Political will for better health, a bottom‐up process
    (Wiley, 2011-06-24) De Ceukelaire, Wim; De Vos, Pol; Criel, Bart
    Lately, different voices in the global public health community have drawn attention to the interaction between the State and civil society in the context of reducing health inequities. A rights‐based approach empowers people not only to claim their rights but also to demand accountability from the State. Lessons from history show that economic growth does not automatically have positive implications for population health. It may even be disruptive in the absence of strong stewardship and regulation by national and local public health authorities. The field research in which we have been involved over the past 20 years in the Philippines, Palestine, Cuba, and Europe confirms that organized communities and people’s organizations can effectively pressure the state into action towards realizing the right to health. Class analysis, influencing power relations, and giving the State a central role have been identified as three key strategies of relevant social movements and NGOs. More interaction between academia and civil society organizations could contribute to enhance and safeguard the societal relevance of public health researches. Our own experience made us discover that social movements and public health researchers have a lot to learn from one another.
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    Primary Health Care in the 21st century: Primary care providers and people’s empowerment
    (Wiley, 2010-02-09) Van Olmen, Josefien; Criel, Bart; Devadasan, Narayanan; Pariyo, George; De Vos, Pol; Van Damme, Wim; Van Dormael, Monique; Marchal, Bruno; Kegels, Guy
    International health debates often confront enduring values with new realities. The events and publications surrounding the 30th anniversary of Alma Ata, the Primary Health Care (PHC) focus of the 2008 World Health Report and the report(s) of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health illustrate the durability of PHC values such as equity, self-determination, participation, trans-sectoral collaboration and the right to health (Gilson et al. 2007; Chan 2008; Lawn et al. 2008; Reich et al. 2008; Walley et al. 2008; World Health Organisation 2008; Hanson et al. 2009). Taking into account recent transitions that are changing the relationship between primary care providers and their patients, we examine the role providers can play in enhancing people’s individual and collective empowerment, an important but rather neglected component of PHC (Walley et al. 2008).