4280.0 Health and Human Rights Under Oppressive Governments

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 2:30 PM
Oral
This session will feature several presenters discussing health and human rights concerns under oppressive governments or regimes. Recent specific examples of health related human rights violations will be highlighted.
Session Objectives: Describe specific health related human rights violations found under oppressive governments.
Organizer:
Jerry E. Vincent, OD MPH
Moderator:
Jerry E. Vincent, OD MPH

2:30 PM
Reproductive Health and Human Rights: Addressing priority reproductive health services in Darfur
Sandra Krause, RN, MPH
     
2:50 PM
Do No Harm: Documenting Violations of Medical Neutrality in Bahrain
Richard Sollom, MA, MPH
     
3:10 PM
Diagnosis is Critical- Health and Human Rights in Eastern Burma
Mahn Mahn and Eh Kalu Shwe Oo
     
3:30 PM
Safe Motherhood in Eastern Burma: The MOM Project
Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: APHA-International Human Rights Committee
Endorsed by: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

See more of: APHA-International Human Rights Committee
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