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HP as Human Rights advocate. What is advocacy? And types of advocacy. Role of health professionals in Protecting

and promoting human rights Examples of human rights advocacy

involving health workers from across the region.

Address key challenges facing health workers as they engage with human rights

Health Professional student (Uganda,Kenya,Rwanda and

Burundi)

Health as defined by WHO is a "State of complete physical, mental, and social

well being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

Health professional(HP) defined as “individuals accredited by a professional body upon completing a course of study, and usually licensed by a government agency, to practice a health related profession such as dentistry, medicine, nursing, occupational health, physical therapy”.


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Advocacy means speaking up for your rights. Advocacy is a way of making sure that

important messages are heard. Advocacy can be done different ways and by

different people. All people in society should speak up for

their rights. Advocacy can take place at community,

national and international levels.


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Self advocacy Legal advocacy 1 to 1 Advocacy Citizens advocacy(volunteer) Peer advocacy Collective advocacy (campaigns) Crisis advocacy(emergency response)


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HPs work within ethical codes that provide a statement of shared values and acknowledge their duties.

Ethical codes set moral standard in which they all comply. Ethical standards are established at International and national

levels(at times incorporated in domestic laws). Standards focus on their obligation to serve without

discrimination Fundamental duty is to act in interest of patient regardless:

◦ Constraints◦ Pressure◦ Or contractual obligation

HPs are judged guilty of misconduct if they deviate from professional standards.

HP have great stake in Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Health Professional student

(Uganda,Kenya,Rwanda and Burundi)

According UN, human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status.

We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination.

These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.

Universal human rights are often expressed and guaranteed by law, in the forms of treaties, customary international law , general principles and other sources of international law.

Human rights entail both rights and obligations. States assume obligations and duties under international law to respect, to protect and to fulfil human rights.

Human rights and Health concerns share the common goals of alleviating suffering and promoting the conditions for health and well-being of all people.


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Health Professional have to advocate for these basic rights.......

Right to a place to live Right to food and drink Right to health care Right to education Right to be treated equally Right to work Right to be safe from violence Right to make choice Right to freedom of expression Right to dignity


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Human rights :Focus on the dignity and integrity of the human

being;Are guaranteed by international standards;Are legally protected and define legal

obligations; Protect individuals and groups;Apply to all individuals on the basis of equality

and non-discrimination; Place obligations on states and state actors; Specify individual entitlements; Cannot be arbitrarily waived or taken away;Are universal, interdependent, indivisible and

interrelated; and can and should be claimed.


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Health workers have a key role to play in affirming the universality of human rights and in promoting respect for them.

By affirming and supporting human rights, practitioners in all fields of health enhance the ethics of their profession and advance their commitment to health.

HP provide HR protection by fulfilling their ethical obligation{WMA Tokyo declaration1975}.

For instance respecting the Hippocratic values “doctors make a promise to take health of their clients a primary considerations”.

HPs use their professional bodies to review HRs situation in their countries and speak out against HR Violations.


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Refrain from using medical knowledge and skill that contravenes international statement on individual rights.

Not participating actively or passively in acts of human right violations like torture.

HPs promotes HR by ensuring no evidence is concealed.

Non-discriminatory: discriminatory practices threaten physical and mental health and deny people access to care altogether, deny people appropriate therapies, or relegate them to inferior care.

Policy reforms: HP participation in policy making is vital HRs protection and promotion


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Medical Independence : professional show allegiance to the needs of the patient than the state(conflict of interest on duties).

Fight against Indiscriminate harm from Weapons of mass destruction ( nuclear weapon)

HP respect human dignity: an essential element of health and well-being of all people. Failure to respect dignity has led stigmatization of HIV/AIDS patient like denial of access to appropriate treatment.

Participating in ethical Research Practices: Conventional practices in biomedical and behavioral research all too often violate human rights. HP refraining from Unethical research method like non consent procedures.

HP should promote adequate standards of education, which include human rights concerns, because these standards promote health and dignity of all members of the human family.

Confidentiality as a fundamental obligation to patients and to disclose information only with the patient's consent.

Publication ( medical journals and conferences)


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Engage governments and CSO to act on particular action.

Campaign for positive change through public debates, political forums and demonstrations.

HPs participate in commemorations Health professional are decision makers and

active in politics.


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Fight against torture and organised violence. (WMA,IRCT,HPB,CVT,OMCT,NGOs). Fight against HIV/AIDS- spread ( UNAIDS,

TASO,CNLS) Humanitarian response in Emergency situation

conflict zones (MSF,MDM,HRW,PHR) Prevention of Sexual and Gender Based

Violence(IRC,ARC HRs Education: AI, PHR,FACT, UN etc Forensic Investigations(PHR) Research and Publication(BMA,WMA,WHO) Poverty eradication (MSF,CARE,WFP)

Fight against torture and organised violence. (WMA,IRCT,HPB,CVT,OMCT,NGOs). Fight against HIV/AIDS- spread ( UNAIDS,

TASO,CNLS) Humanitarian response in Emergency situation

conflict zones (MSF,MDM,HRW,PHR) Prevention of Sexual and Gender Based

Violence(IRC,ARC HRs Education: AI, PHR,FACT, UN etc Forensic Investigations(PHR) Research and Publication(BMA,WMA,WHO) Poverty eradication (MSF,CARE,WFP)


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