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Health to all
A work that analyzes and evaluates the contributions of Friedrich Engels, Rudolf Vierko, and Salvador Allende to the social, economic, and political dimensions of health. The concept of health for all is elaborated beginning with the Alma Atta Declaration and becoming more holistic with the Astana Declaration. On the basis of the experiences of the Covid period, it is clear that the world is approaching the approach of Eklokam Ekghetsya. A useful work to understand the theories and practical measures that have been developed around the world to achieve universal health care. Dr. A valuable book prepared on the basis of B. Iqbal’s half a century of public health experiences at the national and international level.
Dr. An excerpt from B Iqbal’s latest book.
Engels, Virkow and Allende
Engels, Virkow and Allende made equally fundamental contributions in presenting the theoretical foundations of the social sources of health. But we can see some similarities as well as some differences between them in their outlook, approaches and emphasis on social health. Engels saw health problems as related to the production process and relations of production. Occupational diseases are born out of unsanitary environments in the manufacturing sector. This reveals the conflict between profit and safety. Safety measures to prevent occupational diseases will incur additional costs. Factory owners are reluctant to take steps towards it because it will reduce profit margins. Thus, Engels came to the conclusion that the source of contradictions inherent in capitalism is inherent in the sphere of production. It was quite naturally from such perspectives that Engels progressed from writing The Condition of the Working Class in England, a book regarding occupational diseases, to drafting the Communist Manifesto with Marx. Engels took the communist position that although temporary relief can be given to the people, the problems will not be solved radically with some absolute reforms and a socio-economic revolution by making a complete change in economic relations is necessary for that.
Virkoyawatte adopted the view that the unbalanced distribution of social resources such as food, drinking water, shelter and health services make the vulnerable sections of the society addicted to diseases. Virco acknowledges the fact that workers and other vulnerable groups are relatively more exposed to disease. But Virko takes a relatively reformist approach that such problems can be solved through equal distribution of wealth. A communist revolutionary program beyond socialist reforms was not acceptable to Virkock. Virko was not ready to respond favorably to the invitation of Marx and Engels to work with the Communist Party.
Allende embraced communist ideology and adopted a classist approach to analyzing social problems, including health problems. At the same time, taking into account the characteristics of the times, the position that imperialist exploitation is the main cause of the development crises of third world countries such as Chile is put forward. Allende took the position that the low wages of the workers, lack of nutrition, poverty and hunger are all the result of the imperialist exploitation that Chile is facing.
Engels, Virkow and Allende clearly unraveled the multifaceted social sources of health by analyzing the complementary areas of adverse effects inherent in the capitalist production process, imbalances in the distribution of social goods, and imperialist exploitation that contributed to the economic backwardness of developing countries. Their ideas at different historical periods helped later social health workers to develop a holistic view of the social sources of health.
Health to all
Social, economic and political dimensions of health. Dr B Iqbal.
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