Global Health and Human Rights: Summer School
The University of Geneva is pleased to announce a new summer school: Global Health and Human Rights ( June 17 - July 6, 2013)
The course program is online on our website! Enrollment is still open. Deadline for applications is June 1, 2013.
The Course
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.
The course is taught in English. 6 ECTS credits.
Target audience: graduate students and professionals.
Tuition fee: 2300 CHF
All information about the course and enrollment can be found on the course website. For any questions or to enroll, please email us at ghsummerschool@unige.ch.
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