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People’s Health Assembly-5 to Take Place in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 2024


Health rights activists, human rights activists, ethnic people’s rights activists, health workers, health rights organizations, PHM’s affiliated networks, partners and organizations members, health policy makers, academics, PHM Members and individuals are all invited to participate in the 5th People’s Health Assembly (PHA5) of the People’s Health Movement (PHM) to take place in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina, from 7-11 April 2024.

The PHA is an important part of the PHM, as it provides a unique space for sharing experiences, mutual learning and the development of joint strategies for action. It is held approximately every five years. It attracts progressive social movements, civil society organizations and networks, academics, health activists, health workers and students from around the world. Previous Assemblies were held in Savar, Bangladesh (2000), Cuenca, Ecuador (2005), Cape Town, South Africa (2013) and Savar, Bangladesh (2018). Over the years, the Assemblies have been attended by between 1500 and 2000 people from 70 countries. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 How to get involved
 

The Organizers of the 5th People’s Health Assembly inform all those interested in participating in the PHA5 that in order to guarantee transportation from Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata where the PHA5 will be held, the deadline for NEW registrations is 11 March 2024.
The organizers of the 5th People's Health Assembly are not responsible for ground transportation between Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata for participants who register after 11 March; those who newly register after that date will have to cover the transportation costs, and other derived expenses, at their own expense.
The PHA5 registration process will remain open up until one week before the Assembly.

  1. REGISTER to participate by filling out the PHA5 Individual Registration Form. 

  Registration is open for international participants. Click here to REGISTER 


  The individual registration form it's available in French and Spanish and Arabic.

 

 2. Call for proposals for self organized activities during the People’s Health Assembly 5 (PHA5)

  The PHA5-program will provide a space for self-organized activities. In the afternoons of the PHA5, from 13:30-15:00, organizations and networks are offered the opportunity to organize a workshop/session. Partner organizations and networks are invited to express      interest to host such an activity. You can do so by emailing [email protected] and [email protected]. For all questions and queries, please use the same email addresses. 


 Download the call for proposals for self organized activities during PHA5


3. PHA5 1ST International Conference on Collective Health and Primary Health Care: Call for Papers

Within the setting of the 5th People's Health Assembly (PHA5) of the People's Health Movement, to be held from April 7 to 11, 2024 in Mar del Plata, Argentina, we invite you to participate in the 1st International Conference on Collective Health and Primary Health Care. The Conference is organized by the National University of Mar del Plata (UNMP), the School of Medicine of the UNMP, the Argentine Federation of General Medicine (FAMG) and the Association of General Medicine of Buenos Aires (AMGBA).
 

Download the Rules for the submission of papers and learn about the main topics and how to submit your papers.


4. DONATE for #PHA5

 

PHM Public Memo on the PHA5

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The International Organizing Committee (IOC) of the Fifth People’s Health Assembly (PHA5) was called for two successive meetings on Saturday, August 12 and Friday, August 18, 2023, to look at two expressions of interest to host PHA5. These were received from the PHM circles in Morocco and Argentina.