HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS - DIMENSIONS AND STRATEGIES
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KONG Sidaroth
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HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS - DIMENSIONS AND STRATEGIES
1 November 2010 – 30 April 2011
Application deadline: 20th September 2010
Background - Why this course?
The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health as a fundamental right of every human being ("the right to health") was first enshrined in WHO's Constitution in 1946. Since then, the right to health has been enshrined in numerous international and regional human rights treaties as well as national constitutions all over the world. Other key health-related human rights include freedom from discrimination and the rights to participation, education and information. Overarching principles integral to a human rights based approach to health include transparency and accountability.
Every country in the world is now party to at least one human rights treaty that recognizes health-related human rights. This means that governments have committed themselves to various human rights obligations relevant to health. Public health actions should strive to promote and reinforce those human rights obligations.
Course objectives
Target group
For many years, human rights remained largely the concern of specialist lawyers. In recent years, however, there is increased recognition in the public health community that human rights provide a useful framework and guide for action aimed at ensuring the conditions in which people can be healthy. There is also increased understanding, within the human rights community, how public health contributes to the realization of the right to health and other health-related human rights.
This online training intends to generate increased clarity and understanding about the important synergy between health and human rights. It is developed with a broad target audience in mind including public health and human rights practitioners, representatives of ministries of health, national human rights institutions, civil society, United Nations
staff from WHO and other UN agencies. We especially invite participants coming from Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda and Tanzania. All five countries are priority countries of German development cooperation in health.
Course structure
Introduction to E-learning tools
Module 1: Health and human rights norms and principles
Module 2: The legal framework
Module 3: A Human Rights Based Approach to health
Module 4: Putting into practice
Module 5: Making sure it works
For more information please read the attachments or
access: http://gc21.inwent.org/ibt/GC21/area=gc21/main/en/site/gc21/public/index.sxhtml
1 November 2010 – 30 April 2011
Application deadline: 20th September 2010
Background - Why this course?
The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health as a fundamental right of every human being ("the right to health") was first enshrined in WHO's Constitution in 1946. Since then, the right to health has been enshrined in numerous international and regional human rights treaties as well as national constitutions all over the world. Other key health-related human rights include freedom from discrimination and the rights to participation, education and information. Overarching principles integral to a human rights based approach to health include transparency and accountability.
Every country in the world is now party to at least one human rights treaty that recognizes health-related human rights. This means that governments have committed themselves to various human rights obligations relevant to health. Public health actions should strive to promote and reinforce those human rights obligations.
Course objectives
- The learning objectives of this course are to build the capacity of participants to:
- Recognize the key linkages between health and human rights
- Understand the legal framework for international human rights
- Analyze and assess public health policies and programmes from a human rights perspective
- Apply a human rights-based approach to their own work
- Design human rights-based health strategies
- Identify key mechanisms
Target group
For many years, human rights remained largely the concern of specialist lawyers. In recent years, however, there is increased recognition in the public health community that human rights provide a useful framework and guide for action aimed at ensuring the conditions in which people can be healthy. There is also increased understanding, within the human rights community, how public health contributes to the realization of the right to health and other health-related human rights.
This online training intends to generate increased clarity and understanding about the important synergy between health and human rights. It is developed with a broad target audience in mind including public health and human rights practitioners, representatives of ministries of health, national human rights institutions, civil society, United Nations
staff from WHO and other UN agencies. We especially invite participants coming from Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda and Tanzania. All five countries are priority countries of German development cooperation in health.
Course structure
Introduction to E-learning tools
Module 1: Health and human rights norms and principles
Module 2: The legal framework
Module 3: A Human Rights Based Approach to health
Module 4: Putting into practice
Module 5: Making sure it works
For more information please read the attachments or
access: http://gc21.inwent.org/ibt/GC21/area=gc21/main/en/site/gc21/public/index.sxhtml
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