Le Canada achète beaucoup de vaccins contre la Covid-19. Voici pourquoi il devrait faire plus pour les pays pauvres

Le Canada achète beaucoup de vaccins contre la Covid-19. Voici pourquoi il devrait faire plus pour les pays pauvres

Une discussion sur la stratégie de vaccination du Canada et ses implications sur la santé mondiale. Écrits par des membres de PHM Canada pour publication dans The Conversation. Lisez l’article complet ici. Le Canada achète beaucoup de vaccins contre la Covid-19. Voici pourquoi il devrait faire plus pour les pays…

Canada’s ‘me first’ COVID-19 vaccine strategy may come at the cost of global health

Canada’s ‘me first’ COVID-19 vaccine strategy may come at the cost of global health

A discussion of Canada’s vaccination strategy and its implications on global health. Written by members of PHM Canada for publication in The Conversation. Read the full article here. Canada’s ‘me first’ COVID-19 vaccine strategy may come at the cost of global health By: Ronald Labonté, Katrina Plamondon, Mira Johri, and…

Campaign Launch: Global Cooperation to End the Pandemic

Campaign Launch: Global Cooperation to End the Pandemic

PHM-USA joins Justice is Global and other partners to call for global cooperation to end the pandemic. We can stop the suffering and the disruptions to people’s lives and our economies due to COVID-19, but we need countries around the world to work together to make that happen. Government leaders…

Mask brigades fill gaps amid state failures during COVID-19 crisis

Mask brigades fill gaps amid state failures during COVID-19 crisis

Casey Adams Mask brigades have sprung up across the country and around the world in response to the PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) shortage. The Seattle Mask Brigade was among the first to form in mid-March, and since then countless others have formed, many of which operate on a similar model.…

Ontario: Immediately halt COVID-19 health data sharing with police!

PHM-Canada has joined a coalition healthcare providers, community members, healthcare researchers, community organizations, communities excessively targeted for criminalization, and healthcare organizations across Ontario who oppose to inappropriate use of police power and privacy violations by law enforcement. The coalition issued a an open letter to government officials to demand an…

Transformation Needed: The Global Distribution of PPE Must Change

Transformation Needed: The Global Distribution of PPE Must Change

Many systems have failed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting people’s health at serious risk. The increased demand from PPE from workers and the public made clear the inadequacy of the global distribution system of PPE. The fallout has lead to shortages of PPE that heighten health risks…

PHM-Canada Declaration on COVID-19 Pandemic

In these unprecedented times, members of People’s Health Movement Canada from across Turtle Island came together to reflect on what health justice looks like during the COVID-19 pandemic. We mourn the suffering and immense loss caused by the outbreak, and we hold in honour our allies and colleagues, in China,…

PHM-USA: For a more equitable society, a just response to coronavirus

Every day in the United States, the coronavirus continues to spread. Even for the strongest of health systems, this health crisis would present a multitude of challenges. But in the US, where healthcare is primarily delivered by profit hungry conglomerates and there is a lack of investment in preventive and…