The current health issues reflect on the population around the world and, demand an urgent and joint effort from the part of researchers, professors, managers and professionals of Public Health, either reflecting or acting/intervening. The present conjuncture imposes a search for answers to questions concerning democratic access to the existing systems and health care services (equity), as well as the humanization in the treatment of different groups according to their ethnic group, age, region of origin - in the case of immigrants -, and also the type of health condition - in the case of people with pathologies or special needs. The objective is to prevent the discrimination and the exclusion that might occur in various aspects of social life and health. Today more than never, there is an ethical imperative in progress to guarantee the right to health in a perspective of fare distribution and sanitary equity.
A critical analysis of the historical evolution and the status quo of the health systems configuration is urgent and necessary and also, a definition of targets and strategies that assure the future of the new generations. The challenge is to reflect and act, giving to the health promotion a new world where human potential development is priority promoted by the qualitative and quantitative expansion of science and technology. Analyzing the current health determinants in all countries around the world, we must include crucial questions about knowledge and technology, and also economy, social policy and ethics.
The joint Congress of ABRASCO, IAHP and ALAMES will be held in Salvador, Brazil from 15th to 18th of July, 2007 and will be a great opportunity for reflection on these and others subjects, targeting researchers, health professionals and society.
The Congresses of ABRASCO, IAHP and ALAMES represent a special opportunity for reflection on these and other relevant themes for researchers, health professionals and civil society. The proposal is:
- To update the discussion about the addition of Human and Social Sciences paradigms into the Public Health area, including its practices and theoretical development;
- To create conditions to interact with the sanitary movement in Latin America and countries in Europe, Africa and Caribbean seeking to strength knowledge networks and policies action experiences favorable to the Public and Universal Health Services;
- To define strategies for joint actions between Institutions that promote its Congresses aiming at theoretical development, Public Health education and practices, in its geographic areas of operation;
- To propose actions between institutions to develop and broaden communication, cooperation and participation channels of the active social movements in the Health Area;
- To create opportunities promoting the integration among Public Health professionals, researchers and social movements actors to reflect on subjects of global amplitude that impacts on life and, in the communities where they live or work.
- To strengthen a common agenda all over the world and in Latin America, about the defense of the right to health, involving all different actors that participate on congresses.
The Congress is interest in engage not only professors and researchers of Social and Human Sciences in Health, Social Medicine and Health Policies, but also professionals acting in the fields of the prevention, health care, health management, as well as post-graduate and undergraduate students of the various disciplines of health, social and human sciences.
The Congress will bring together professors, researchers, professionals and post-graduate and undergraduate students of national and international in health, especially Latin Americans. The purpose is to stimulate the debate, the reflection and the confrontation of theoretical and practical challenges placed in a contemporary context. |
