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INTENSIVE COURSE on HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT and HUMAN RIGHTS
8th - 12th DECEMBER 2008
 
The Initiative for Health and Human Rights
UNSW, Kensington Campus - Sydney, Australia
 
 
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The IHHR is planning to host the next UNSW Intensive Course on Health, Development and Human Rights from 8th - 12th December 2008 on the Kensington Campus of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. New opportunities and risks associated with human development, widening gaps between health needs of particularly vulnerable populations and responses to these needs, and widespread movements of people through labour and forced migration as a consequence of economic pressure, climate change, conflicts and natural disasters, are key issues for the new millennium.  The interactions between health, development and human rights are becoming increasingly clear: the growing recognition of their reciprocal relationships can help shape health and development policies, strategies and programs for the future. This evolution calls for reinforced education, training and research efforts.
 
The schedule will be progressively updated as speakers and topics are confirmed.A preliminary draft of the course program can be found here.  
 
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  1. Define underlying principles and prominent approaches applied to each of the fields of health, development and human rights;
  2. Describe the reciprocal interaction between health, development and human rights and how these linkages can be analysed and applied in practice in one or more selected areas pertinent to participants interests;
  3. Illustrate how international mechanisms and procedures can be applied to health, development and human rights and how they can be accessed;
  4. Identify key actions and research that is needed to further the synergy between health, development and human rights.
 
WHO IS LEADING THE COURSE ?  The Course Director is Professor Daniel Tarantola, Professor of Health and Human Rights at the University of New South Wales.  Guest lecturer will be Associate Professor, Sofia Gruskin, Director of the Program on International Health and Human Rights at Harvard School of Public Health (USA).  Academics from the University of New South Wales' own Faculties of Law, Medicine and Arts and Social Sciences, together with other institutions, will create the course faculty.
 
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE ?  Those working internationally or locally in the Health, Development or Human Rights sectors who want to better understand how to apply rights-based approaches to their fields. Amongst our 2007 course participants, a diverse range of professional backgrounds were represented, including youth work, law, social research, international development, public health, UN policy development, HIV/AIDS program management, general medical practice, architecture and indigenous policy. This course is particularly suited to staff from the United Nations, inter-governmental and other non-governmental agencies.  Fluency in the English language is required.
 
Places are strictly limited in this course to 80.
 
COSTS An early registration fee period will apply to all professional applicants. Course fee payment includes provision of course materials, daily light lunches, morning and afternoon teas, and an evening reception on International Human Rights Day, 10th December 2008. Professional participants have 2 payment options:
  1. before 16th August 2008 participants will pay a course fee rate of A$1900 (ex-GST)
  2. after 16th August 2008 participants will be required to pay $2,200 (ex-GST)
 
PLEASE NOTE
  • The final date for payment of course fees is 20th September 2008.
  • International participants are not required to pay Australian GST (Goods and Services Tax) on their course fees; however Australian resident participants are required to pay GST.
  • NGO member discount: A 10% discount is available to those applicants employed by NGOs who are members of the Australian Council for International Development, NZ Council of International Development, the Public Health Associations of Australia or New Zealand, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and the National Association of Community Legal Centres (full individual or corporate members).
  • UNSW Student Fees: For UNSW students wishing to participate, Faculty of Medicine postgraduate student course fees per unit of credit will apply.
 
HOW TO APPLY A 2 step application process will apply to those interested in participating in this course.  The course Expression of Interest (EOI) form should be completed FIRST.  These EOIs will then be considered by the Course Director and a place offered based on the applicant's English language ability and experience or studies in the fields of Health, Development or Human Rights.  Further instructions of the process can be found EOI form. To download the EOI form in Word format  or  Adobe PDF  format. T he form can be returned to IHHR via fax, e-mail or post:
 
Fax: +61 2 9385 1036
Post: The Initiative for Health and Human Rights
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Samuels Buildling, Level 2
The University of New South Wales
SYDNEY  NSW 2052 AUSTRALIA
 
SCHOLARSHIPS The Initiative for Health and Human Rights is not in a position to provide scholarships for participants to attend this course. However, limited information on potential external sources of funding is included in this PDF document.   Please be aware that the organisations' websites listed in this document are of a general nature, some may be more relevant for those in specific regions (such as the Asia-Pacific) or countries (Australian residents). Although scholarships at the University of New South Wales do not necessarily target those seeking funding support for intensive courses, it may be useful to check the following site for some possible options http://www.scholarships.unsw.edu.au/home.html and http://www.grs.unsw.edu.au/scholarships/internationalschols.html. Please remember many sources of funding support will have deadlines more than six months in advance of this course, including travel dates. Please consider seeking advice from your employer regarding professional development schemes or representatives from local, national or international organisations in your own country, as these contacts are often the most useful for securing scholarship funding. Please let us know if we can assist you in any way when applying for various scholarships (i.e. letter of support).
 
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SUCCESSFUL COURSE HELD IN 2007  Please see our Education website page which contains further information on the Initiative's research and education activities, including reports and participant feedback from the inaugural Intensive Course held in July 2007.
 
 
CONTACT US
Further enquiries regarding the course can be directed to the IHHR.
T: +61 (2) 9385 1071
 
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