2007 marked the tenth anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty on the Prohibition of Anti-personnel Mines and the conferring of the Nobel Peace Prize on the international campaign which forced the …
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Alternatives to the Patenting of Health "How did you manage that?" asked Suwit Wibulpolprasert, Chef Advisor for Health Economy in the Thai Ministry of Public, unbelievingly. "All the …
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Before retiring in January 2008, Walter Schütz had been project coordinator for Medico International in Central America since 1981and during this time had coordinated and carried out many Medico …
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Bangladesh is a land of many contradictions. While the defacto military takeover at the start of 2007 was welcomed by the majority of the population, as they hoped the „iron fist “would bring an …
Supply of drugs and medical consumables to the Saharawi Refugees and Capacity Development of the Saharawi Ministry of Health (Refugee Camps near Tindouf, Algeria) 790.000,00 € (funded by …
medico’s work has always been anchored in local, national and global networks, particularly for lobbying, advocacy and running campaigns and conferences. Where this involves confidential negotiations, public debate or protest on the street, the object is always to act in concert to exert political pressure on state or private sector powers. …
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medico’s work includes defending and asserting political, social and economic human rights equally. We combine our human rights work with the everyday struggle for social justice, education and healthcare – including specifically assisting those who are particularly vulnerable and marginalised. We see solidarity with the vulnerable and marginalised as a universal political obligation, which is at the centre of the social struggles we support. …
The unparalleled medical progress over the last years, the increase of average life-expectancy, the growth of biomedical knowledge, the availability of effective drugs – all of this has passed by the majority of the world’s population almost without leaving the slightest trace. The premature death of nearly 12 million people could be avoided. Rethinking the global policy on medicines is necessary and urgent. medico works towards this aim. Ensuring access to essential medicines is imperative …
"Inside Globalisation". Read an enthralling analysis of the concepts and the reality of psychosocial work in countries torn by war and violence …
background
When Medico International and its partner organisations founded the International Campaign To Ban Landmines, no one had expected that it will trigger one of the first global civil society campaigns. …
For more than 40 years Medico International has been championing the human right to health. Together with our partners in Africa, Asia and Latin America we are striving to achieve living situations that allow the best possible level of health …
