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JAAK
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INVOLVEMENT OF JANA AROGYA ANDOLANA - KARNATAKA (JAA-K) IN EDUCATING THE PEOPLE AND THE CANDIDATES ON PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND HEALTH RIGHTS Elections have been declared for the 5476 Gram Panchayats in Karnataka in two phases - viz. May 8 and 12, 2010. Gram Panchayats are basic units of Indian Electoral Democracy and have been consitutionally empowered with the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution. As regards health is concerned the GPs have to play a pivotal role in ensuring the social determinants of health such as water, sanitation, housing, drainages, waste management, monitoring Primary Health Centres & Subcentres, overseeing Public Distribution System, ICDS centres etc. The standing committee on social justice, educaton and health is the constitutionally empowered committee in the Gram Panchayats. Even in ensuring effective implementation of the NRHM programme and related schemes such as JSY, utilisation of untied funds, functioning of the Village Health & Sanitation Committees (VHSC), the Gram Panchat members individually and GP as an institution have to play a critical role.
Keeping this in mind JANA AROGYA ANDOLANA - KARNATAKA (JAAK) has drafted the people's health manifesto on three aspects of basic services - viz. Health, Food (Nutrition) and Employment. The pamphlet urges the people of Karnataka to be aware of and also to make the contesting candidates aware on their responsibilities regarding the three major issues. Second part of the people's manifesto asks 7 questions to the contesting candidates if they will take effective steps on the three issues once they get elected. The candidates are supposed to sign the manifesto copy and give it back to the JAAK activists.
In State General Body meeting of JAAK held on 25th April, 2010 at CYCD, Bangalore attended by the JAAK district committee members from 12 districts, the district activists took responsibility for the same. It was decided that JAAK will reach 48,200 families in 72 Gram Panchayat jurisdictions which will consist of 224 villages in more than 35 talukas of 10 districts. Attempt will be made to individually contact 1193 electoral constituencies (nearly 6000 contesting candidates @ 5 candidates per ward). This is the first ever biggest involvement of JAAK in the democratic electoral process to educate the people and the candidates on their roles and responsibilities. Please CLICKHERE to view the JAA - K Manifesto - GP Election - Letter to Citizens Please CLICKHERE to view the JAA - K Manifesto - Questions to GP Candidates |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 April 2010 )
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Fellowship Scheme
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On 1st March 2010 the seventh batch of interns began their orientation to the Community Health Learning Programme (CHLP). A total of nine full time interns and two flexi-time interns were selected to be part of the CHLP this year. Also two persons have joined only for the orientation period. The duration of the programme is nine months (March to November 2010). The first day began with a round of introductions of the interns and the Community Health Cell team. The orientation period is for six weeks during which the interns will develop their learning objectives and accordingly they will be placed with various field organizations. Please CLICK HERE to view the profiles of the 2010 batch of Interns. Please CLICK the link http://picasaweb.google.co.in/chcphotos/CHLP7thBatchPhotos?authkey=Gv1sRgCJPl0P-svtiEUw# to view the photographs of the orientation. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 20 May 2010 )
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Networking
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Inputs to the students of International Honors Program (IHP) - ‘Study Abroad’ programme was organized by Community Health Cell, under the theme “Public Health situation in India and Civil society responses“ on 2nd Feb, 2010. The IHP, provides students with the opportunity to study overseas in multiple countries for one year or a semester. It includes experiential learning, through site visits and case studies, complements interdisciplinary team teaching led by in-country and traveling faculty. The India Programme of 2010 is being Coordinated by Dr. Mani Kalliath of Basic Needs India. For brief report, please CLIC HERE |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 March 2010 )
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JAAK
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Community Health Cell (CHC) and People’s Health Movement, Karnataka (Jana Arogya Andolana, JAAK), with the support of several people’s organisations are working towards promoting pro-people policies on health by constantly engaging with governments both at the centre and state. During the general elections in India in April 2009, an effort was made to campaign for the National Health Act. CHC, the secretariat for JAAK has been facilitating the campaign for the Right to Primary Health Care in Karnataka. This effort is part of the ongoing process to bring people’s voices to the forefront towards advocating for the right to primary health care and to advocate for right to health as the fundamental right. The following is a detailed report of these efforts supported by Community Health Cell for building up and strengthening the JAAK in the last couple of months (August and September 2009). For full report, please CLIC HERE |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 01 January 2010 )
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Fellowship Scheme
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Community Health Cell (CHC) has always provided space, support, peer encouragement, vocational guidance, facilitation of self study and short term linkages – for professionals, both junior and senior, in community health. The linkages have been flexible and responsive to individual search, and supportive of paradigm shifts in personal careers many of which have included shifts from being institutional based, moving towards community action within an analytic, societal context. Over two decades, CHC has offered these individuals space to learn, reflect and interact with senior community health practitioners in India. In 2003, CHC reached its twentieth milestone, and a Community Health Internship/ Fellowship Scheme was initiated with support from the Sir Ratan Tata Trust for three years (2003 – 2006) as Phase I and was later extended up to 2007. The Community Health Fellowship Scheme (2003-2007) was an attempt to formalize the process of learning in community health and 23 young professionals participated in the CHFS formally and another 17 participants went through the orientation programme of community health or through individual learning programmes. This opportunity of learning-reflection-action later evolved into the 2nd Phase of the CHFS as the Community Health Learning Programme (CHLP). Please click here for viewing The complete update The latest newsletter The Snapshot of the CHLP Alumni The announcement for CHLP 2010 |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 27 November 2009 )
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Fellowship Scheme
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On February 23, 2007 Premdas supported a training on Right to Information in Kannada for youth from around Devanhalli airport who were being affected because of their lands being taken over by different groups in view of the airport which was coming up in that area. The training was organised by Samvaada and Sakshi trust. On March 2, Premdas attended a Consultation on Sakhi Resource Centre for young women in Hospet, Bellary. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 12 May 2007 )
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CHC activity reports
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CHC started its intervention five years back in Tamilnadu as a disaster response to the Tsunami affected communities in January 2005. Rajendran (the then team member) and Ameer Khan took initiatives in two districts - Chennai and Thiruvallur. The CHC team then focused on capacity building of communities, networking with local organisations and organising youth at Palvarkadu, a back water island in the district of Thiruvallur. From the year 2007-09, a larger mobilisation of people's organisations in Tamilnadu under the banner of Makkal Nalavazhvu Iyakkam (People's Health Movement - Tamilnadu) was the focus. In this context, CHC team enlarged their presence to the state level taking initiatives in facilitating people's response to the closure of the vaccine centres, the anti-people vaccination policy of the government, issues related to occupational and environmental health, etc. Involvement with the Enviornment and Occupational health issues linked the CHC team to the groups and organisations working for the rights of those affected by industrial effluents and other occupational health issues.During this phase intense involvement in the Community Monitoring Programme in five districts linked the CHC team to the ground realities of health system in the rural areas. Having almost completed five years, now the CHC team in Tamilnadu is set to play the role of state level resource centre for the advocacy of health rights and to continue the role of facilitation for People's Health Movement in Tamilnadu. Please CLICK HERE for some more details on activities CHC team in Tamilnadu. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 02 November 2009 )
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CPHE Intro
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The Centre for Public Health and Equity (CPHE) is a functional unit of the Society for Community Health Awareness, Research and Action (SOCHARA). CPHE was formally inaugurated in December 2008 during the Silver Jubilee year of Community Health Cell (CHC), the original functional unit of SOCHARA. It works predominantly in the areas of public health education and policy advocacy. It promotes a new public health paradigm focused on health equity; social justice; underlying social determinants of health including gender; inclusive and responsive health systems; and health policy development. CPHE is proud to announce its new online presence. Visit us at cphe.sochara.org
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 October 2009 )
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