Global Health and Human Rights

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Global Health and Human Rights will focus on defining the basic concepts of human rights and their links to global health. It will explore the main issues of global health; the human rights instruments and tools of prime importance to health; the impact of globalization on the health of population; health and human rights challenges UN agencies are confronted with; as well as several public health issues where global health and human rights collide (violence against women, torture, discrimination against people living with a handicap, etc.); health policy fostering non-discrimination of patients and specific vulnerable groups. The course will also include visits to or teaching by professionals from WHO (World Health Organization), UN-OHCHR (United Nations Office of the High Commissionner for Human Rights), IOM (International Organization for Migration), ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross), among other organizations.

Period
16-06-2014 - 04-07-2014 (3 weeks)

Target group
Upper year undergraduates and MA students.

Course aim
Global Health and Human Rights will focus on defining the basic concepts of human rights and their links to global health.



Credits
6.0 ECTS credits

Course fee
CHF 2300[Convert to USD]2300 CHF / May 15, 2014

Course leader
Professor Emmanuel KabengeleUniversity of GenevaDr. Astrid StuckelbergerUniversity of Geneva

University of Geneva
Address: Blvd du Pont d%5C'Arve 40 R 050
Postal code: CH-1211 Geneva 4
City: Geneva
Country: Switzerland
Website: http://www.unige.ch
E-mail: gss@unige.ch
Phone: +41 22 379 80 90