Global: Need to take battle for health to global level

The time has come for social activists to campaign for a Global Constitution on the Right to Health ending the current status quo where 'our ill health is politically constructed by those above us', activist Mark Heywood told the 3rd People’s Health Assembly (PHA). He said that across the world there was a growing recognition of the right to health, but that there was no definition of the duties that flow from this right. 'This means that there has really been no change in the approach to health, which means we need a global campaign for a Global Constitution on the Right to Health,' said Heywood.