<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ruglucia@paho.org">ruglucia@paho.org</a>></span><br>crossposted from: <a href="mailto:EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org">EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><b><font size="3" color="maroon" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon;font-weight:bold">PAHO/WHO
new basic E-Learning course on Health and Human Rights<br>
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Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) 2010<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">English Version available online at: <a href="http://bit.ly/cLA1Hy" target="_blank"><font color="navy"><span style="color:navy">http://bit.ly/cLA1Hy</span></font></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Spanish, French and Portuguese versions
will be available soon.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><i><font size="1" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-style:italic">“… to define
the terms public health, health, and human rights; and understand the
relationships between health and human rights.  <br>
“….be able to recognize the most critical human rights instruments
that promote and protect the right to health and other related human rights;
recognize the differences between binding and non-binding human rights
instruments; and identify the international guidelines on the limitations of
human rights….”<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">The course is divided in 3 modules:</span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Module 1: Relationships between health and
human rights in the context of PAHO and WHO strategies;<br>
Module 2: The right to health and other related human rights and fundamental
freedoms; <br>
Module 3: The human rights based approach as a transformative strategy of
health systems<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">This course is an essential capacity
building tool for public health personnel and other governmental officials,
Ombudspersons, judges, legislators, human rights organizations, civil society
organizations, universities, journalists, organizations of consumers and all
stakeholders who are working on the promotion and protection of health.” <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font size="1" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Javier Vasquez, Regional Human Rights Law
Advisor -Office of Gender, Diversity and Human Rights (GDR/AD)<br>
Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)<br>
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