Struggles for the right to health in Colombia. Links with health for all

ABSTRACT

An investigation was carried out in Colombia whose objective was to know the involvement of civil society in the struggle for health for all, in the following dimensions: construction of the movement for health in local and national spaces; campaigns and advocacy; generation, dissemination and use of knowledge; training and capacity building; and policy dialogue and the involvement of civil society in global governance.It was a qualitative investigation that had different methodological approaches and application of methods. It included seven cases of experiences of civil society involvement in achieving health for all in local spaces -urban and rural- with indigenous, peasant, LGTB, popular and working communities. The findings allow us to conclude that there is a rich and heterogeneous panorama of the involvement of organizational processes and social movements of civil society in the fight for health for all at the local, regional and national levels.Different modes of collective action were identified, according to the class, gender, ethnic, labor and citizenship conditions, which show various native forms of civil society involvement, with their own elements of action, resistance and achievements.

KEYSWORDS
Right to health; Community participation; Health policy; Colombia