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Daniel Tarantola, Prof, Faculty of Medicine School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, UNSW, Samuels Building Room 228, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia, 61 2 9385 8268, d.tarantola@unsw.edu.au

Lessons drawn from the health and human rights movement in the last decade are rich and diverse. Considerable progress has been achieved in the undertsanding of the synergy between health and human rights and of the potential of this approach to transform public health policies and practice. Yet, the evolving geo-political and economic realities--and myths--have triggered skepticism and criticism about the actual value of human rights as a means to reshape public health policy. Is there an ongoing health and human rights crisis? Or are there crises of national, international and global governance?

Learning Objectives:

• To project lessons learned from the history of the health and human rights movement and recognize its opportunities, pitfalls and challenges

Keywords: Human Rights, Public Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No