Vol. 44 No. 44 especial 1 jan (2020): The Movement for People’s Health: global action in defense of the universal right to health

Welcome to this special ‘Saúde em Debate’ supplement, focusing on the work of the Movement for People’s Health (MSP), a global network of health activists and activist organizations working across borders to make the 1978 vision of ‘Health for All’ come true. This special edition is an initiative of the Brazilian Center for Health Studies (Cebes) and the Latin American Association of Social Medicine (Alames) to call for global action for the universal right to health. A wide variety of analyzes and stories of MSP activism are shared in this issue of ‘Saúde em Debate’. These articles illustrate the connections between local health needs and the global political economy, and the ways in which health activists are addressing local needs in ways that contribute to building a global movement.

Special issue 1 of 2020 features articles on the following themes: what is the Movement for People’s Health (MSP); ‘Buen Vivir’ at MSP: an alternative development path; resistance to privatization and commercialization of healthcare in India, the Philippines, and Europe; right to health in Colombia; the school as a space for social participation and promotion of citizenship; indigenous struggles and the right to health in Colombia; the transformative potential of health as common goods; right to health and anti-extractivism; equity and intersectionality in health; Bhopal gas disaster; Cebes as a movement to defend the right to health; ties between the Alames and the MSP; health crisis in Rio de Janeiro; civil society participation in global health governance; the transformative experience of the Universidad Internacional para la Salud de los Pueblos; interview with Sister Anne Whibey; Global Health Watch 5 book review; tributes to David Sanders and Amit Sengupta; document: The Struggle for Health is the Struggle for a More Equitable, Just and Caring World, by MSP.