Background
Peoples Health Movement Nepal Students Circle is a coalition of dynamic and energetic young minds sensitized by historic people’s health movement to raise their voice for equitable and quality health for now and forwarding solutions to address it at regional, national and international level. We affirm and endorse the People's Charter for Health and add a students’ perspective that strengthens and advances its potential to stimulate action. Building on the momentum of the global People’s Health Movement, the circle is committed to the grassroots mobilization of all students in demanding the transformation of our educational institutions and social systems, based on the its guiding principles. As a circle works democratically in solidarity with all groups and individual students committed to social justice and social reform, we call upon everyone to join forces and create a collective voice for change.
Principles
- We understand good health is based on justice and human rights, and is primarily affected by socio-economic and political environment. We advocate for universal and free health care to all regardless of any distinctions.
- We are compelled to act against the broad injustices of systems and structures that sustain and perpetuate inequity and oppression.
- We challenge the privatization, commodification, and corporate domination of all human rights including rights to health, education, housing, food and water, and environmental security.
- We reject the persistent exploitation of the global South by the global North. We advocate for greater role sharing for global north in decision making in international developmental agendas including health.
- We stand in solidarity with all people, and act to end any form of discrimination, marginalization - including those based on class, color, ethnic background, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, and abilities.
Mission
The PHM Nepal Students circle evasions a world where people receives equitable, universal health care to all people regardless of any distinctions whereby students, as indispensible change agents, are valued partners in decision making at all levels.
Objectives
General objectives
To act and advocate for health system which provides equitable, universal health care to all people regardless of distinctions based on class, color, ethnic background, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, and abilities from students efforts and contributions and others support.
Specific objectives
- To act and advocate for a health system which provides equitable, universal health care to all people
- To aware and sensitize the students, professionals and others on the global public health challenges , actions and people’s health movement to address it
- To build up alliances and networks with wide participation of students and young professionals
PHM Projects
PHM Public Lectures
People’s Health Nepal Students’ Circle has envisaged conducting regular public lectures in pertinent issues of public health by scholars from different fields. PHM lectures are targeted to students, professionals and others who have interest to pursue understanding in global public health problems and agendas for people’s health. The lectures are of brief duration and resourceful in nature. The debut lecture in PHM lecture series was given by world famous PHM activist Prof. Dr. David Sanders on 2nd March 2012.
PHM Discussion Forum
PHM Nepal Students Circle conducts regular discussion forum in different public health issues at local, national and in global level.PHM discussion forum are conducted in regular basis among the students, professionals and distinct faculties of Institute of Medicine. Forums are participatory, interactive and solution orientated .It uses different audiovisual methods with the blends of different fun games to increase the participation.
PHM Theater
PHM Theater is a unique of its kind and has been devised to address the students and professionals demand for Info Info-tainment.Where the inspirational, interesting films, documentaries and drams with abundant public health messages are shown. The first in PHM Theater was SICKO a dram by Michael Moore. The movie compares the for-profit, non-universal U.S. system with the non-profit universal health care systems of Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Cuba.
PHM Alliances and networks
With the vision to encompass all the interested individuals in people’s health movement activism, PHM Nepal Students Circle has been doing alliance and networking with students and professionals from different fields.PHM Nepal Students Circle is based in volunteerism and does not entertain any material benefits.PHM Nepal Students Circle welcomes all the individuals into its alliance and networks to develop better force to raise PHM agendas.
PHM Advocacy and Activism school
With regards to the PHM students circle activist need for capacity building in advocacy and activism.PHM Nepal Students Circle organizes regular advocacy and activism schools to sharpen their capacity.