Health
APDHA denounces: the Andalusian Regional Government takes new steps towards the privatisation of health services
The draft order published on 22 August opens the door to the cession of public spaces to practise medicine in a concerted manner. The Andalusian organisation has formulated allegations to the draft regulation of the Andalusian executive in which it…
Sorsogon Province Unveils Key Resource Book to Help Save the Lives of Mothers & Newborns
by Geri Matthew Carretero Casiguran, Sorsogon, Philippines — Sorsogon Province has taken a momentous step towards reducing maternal and newborn mortality rates with the unveiling of its groundbreaking healthcare bluebook titled “Primary Care Management and Algorithms of Common Emergency Maternal Mortality and…
When your health centre is a wasteland for more than 20 years, and all that remains
Trade unions and social groups denounce the fact that, during election periods, the Community of Madrid is filled with posters announcing the forthcoming construction of a health centre. Some of them have been like this for up to two decades.…
EcoWaste Coalition: Uphold the Ban, Block Lead Paint Imports
Imported Leaded Spray Paints Banned in 2020 Still Sold in Retail Stores 25 August 2023, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition deplored the unrelenting sale of imported spray paints banned by the authorities in 2020 for containing…
On-site Inspection Pushed, Group Urges Schools to Ensure Toxic-Free Environment for Students and Teachers
Just a few days before the school opening, toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics in coordination with Toro Hills Elementary School and Nick Joaquin Senior High School in Quezon City, conducted an on-site inspection of school facilities and pushed for the…
EcoWaste Coalition Promotes Young Learners’ Right to Adequately Labeled and Non-Toxic School Supplies
As the back-to-school season goes full blast, the EcoWaste Coalition took the opportunity to remind shoppers to insist, not only on their right to affordable school supplies but also on their rights to product information and to product safety. Upholding…
WHO seeks to integrate traditional medicine into health systems
A “World Summit on Traditional Medicine” hosted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) opened in Seoul with the participation of ministers, scientists and practitioners seeking to integrate this option into conventional health systems. In opening the proceedings, WHO Director-General Tedros…
BAN Toxics Urges DTI and FDA to Publish Registered Manufacturers and Distributors of School Supplies
Toxic watchdog group urges the Department of Trade and Industry and the Food and Drug Administration to publish the list of registered and notified brands of school supplies to guide the parents and the consuming public in buying school supplies.…
World Health Organization Summit aims to unlock power of traditional medicine through science
Speaking at the event on Thursday [17 August 2023], WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus underscored the “enormous” contributions of traditional medicine to human health and its understanding of the “intimate links” between health and the environment. Tedros stressed the importance of the gathering for…
Let’s attend to priorities
From the Humanist Health News Network REHUNO Health we set up a place of exchange where we find a new look at daily life based on experiential and existential psychology (the Psychology of New Humanism), which gives some concrete proposals…
Book catalogue
War in Ukraine
Training in Nonviolent Journalism
Documentary Catalogue
Every Sunday
#freethepoet
