Content Overview
This course covers the theoretical framework and general concepts and principles of human rights, their relationship to and impact within the health sector. It looks at the rights based approach in achieving the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to “leave no one behind” with particular emphasis on health related SDGs. The course will use country case studies about integration of a human rights based approach into health policies, strategies, programming, implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation, with relation to indicators of health related SDGs. Policy briefs for advocating application of human rights principles in the health sector will be addressed and the roles of state and non-state actors in terms of rights- holders and duty-bearers examined.
Course Topics
- SDGs
- Human Rights
- Health Policy and Practise
- Health in places of Detention
- Leaving no one behind e.g. migrant populations
- Gender equity and Health
- Adressing safety and security in designing programmes for vulnerable populations
Learning Objectives
By the end of the Course participants should be able to:
- Critically appraise the importance of the rights based approach in achieving the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to “leave no one behind,” focusing on health related SDGs.
- Debate key international, national and regional mechanisms designed to protect and promote human rights within the health sector.
- Design strategies to advocate for and monitor the application of human rights principles in the health sector to achieve health related SDGs.
How to register
https://application.iph.emundus.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=1079