Act
against the global health crisis
Working group
"Health, social protection" FST Porto Alegre 2012
The crisis of
capitalism, the ecological and food crisis which are linked and the growing
social inequalities have aggravated the health situation of people worldwide,
this situation leads to various disorders and diseases that reverse progress
made up to now.To take just one example, life expectancy in the U.S. (leading world
power) is a lasting trend of decrease (from 77.9 years to 77.8 years between
2007 and 2008) a study published December 14, 2010 states that in 1998, a 20
year old male could expect to live another 45 years away from a serious illness
(heart disease, cancer or diabetes). This number fell to 43.8 in 2006. A
decrease of 1.2 years ... in 8 years.
The crux of the
health crisis lies in the fact that simultaneously with the degradation of the health
and social situation there are in almost all countries attacks on public health
systems by increasing merchandisation which is exacerbating North/South inequalities
and social inequalities within each country. The poorest layers of the
population and women are the first victims. These reforms appear to be
programmed or planned worldwide as they are similar. They fully meet the
demands of financial markets, health and pharmaceutical multinationals. One can
observe the simultaneous acceleration and attacks against the rights of the
population in terms of healthcare in the form of privatization and destruction
of non-market social protections.
