University of Connecticut, Student Union, Hillside Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Human Rights and Health
October 18, 2009
09:00 AM
OVERVIEW:
This conference is convened to discuss the intimate linkage between health in its various dimensions and human rights. At this critical period in history, as nations engage in robust debates about whether health care is a right, a privilege or a responsibility, conference speakers will provide a practical framework to highlight the fundamental importance of health to the enjoyment of human rights and will ask us to consider how to translate an ideal of universal health care into the lives of people.
Speakers:
Dr. Henri Atlan, Professor Emeritus of Biophysics at the University of Paris VI and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Director of the Human Biology, Research Center and Scholar in residence for studies in Philosophy and Ethics of Biology Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem. Speakers to include: Ms. Patricia Baker, President & CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) Dr. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health, Yale School of Public Health & Director, UConn Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos Dr. Judy Norsigian, Executive Director and a founder of the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective Dr. Fouzia Rhissassi, Co-Chairholder of UNESCO Chair on Women and their Rights, Morocco Dr. Mila Rosenthal, Executive Director of HealthRight International, Inc. Mr. Yehenew Tsegaye Walilegne, Health and Human Rights Officer, Department of Ethics, Equity, Trade and Human Rights / Information, Evidence and Research, World Health Organization Dr. Kaethe Weingarten, Founder and Director of the Witnessing Project and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School Ms. Alicia Ely Yamin, Joseph H. Flom Fellow on Global Health and Human Rights at Harvard Law School, Instructor at the Harvard School of Public Health and Special Advisor to Amnesty International’s global campaign on poverty: Demand Dignity