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Date: jue, 27 may 2021 a las 7:17
Subject: A WHO report could be encouraging healthcare commercialisation
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On the first day of the World Health Assembly at WHO, civil society
organisations sent an open letter to
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On the first day of the *World Health Organisation (WHO)’s* World Health
Assembly, eight civil society organisations sent *an **open letter*
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*Ms Zsuzsanna Jakab*, Deputy Director-General of the WHO. The letter raises
concerns about *a recent **report*
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published
by the WHO that could encourage the privatisation of healthcare amidst a
COVID-19 pandemic that re-emphasised the challenges of commercialisation of
healthcare systems, and without the necessary open debate that such an
issue requires.
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The signing organisations call on the WHO to:
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Set up a *truly open* and *consultative process* to define the
organisation’s position on the issue of private sector engagement;
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Take all measures to ensure *a democratic debate *and* approval* of any
position on private sector before moving to any implementation;
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This strategy should be clearly aligned with *the right to health*,
international human rights law and WHO’s commitment to promote *quality
public healthcare*, and not encourage *commercialisation of healthcare*
in any direct or indirect way;
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*Clarify* the status of the December 2020 Strategy Report in WHO’s
communication as an expert opinion, as it is stated in its disclaimer, and
not as a WHO strategy.
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