The
content of that input is not really an issue: I asked some colleagues to
provide insights in the making of recent papers on international migration of
health personnel and the implementation of the WHO Global Code of Practice, and
I will present the results of this little piece of “research”.
But I am struggling with the words and the concepts. It might look as if policy change in key areas affecting people’s health can be achieved as simply as this:
But I am struggling with the words and the concepts. It might look as if policy change in key areas affecting people’s health can be achieved as simply as this:
(1a) There is sound (scientific) evidence that a policy is wrong and needs to change;
(1b) and/or there is scientific evidence on how to do it better;
(2) civil society “advocates” then take up the issue up and push the policy-makers
(3a) to do their job and change the policy;
(3b) eventually after publicly “committing” themselves to doing this;
(4) which again needs to be followed-up by civil society advocates.
(1b) and/or there is scientific evidence on how to do it better;
(2) civil society “advocates” then take up the issue up and push the policy-makers
(3a) to do their job and change the policy;
(3b) eventually after publicly “committing” themselves to doing this;
(4) which again needs to be followed-up by civil society advocates.
And regarding the role of international NGOs in policy change and political transformation, I am just reading once again the input “high time to re-politicize NGOs” of my colleague Thomas Gebauer, two years ago, to the MMI workshop, at the People's Health Assembly ... in Cape Town. And it took me a bit longer than initially expected to put aside, after lecture, the angry blog post by Arundhati Roy:
“The NGO-ization of politics threatens to turn
resistance into a well-mannered, reasonable, salaried, 9-to-5 job. With a few
perks thrown in. Real resistance has real consequences. And no salary.”
Thomas
Schwarz, Executive Secretary
Medicus
Mundi International. Network Health for All
HWAI working group on migration - HW4All press officer
HWAI working group on migration - HW4All press officer