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PS05

Parallel session

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

Session PS05/room 3

 

14:00
15:30

Human Rights in Health: Good Wishes and Practical Tools

Chairs: Samia Hurst, Institute of Biomedical Ethics, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland

 

Using Indicators to Promote and Monitor the Implementation of the Right to Health

Juana Sotomayor Davila, Human Rights Officer, Human Rights, Economic and Social Issues Section, Research and Right to Development Division (RRDD), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Switzerland

Patient Satisfaction: A Right to Health Indicator?

Philippe Chastonay, Health and Human Rights, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Medical Ethics and the Protection of Healthcare

Paul Bouvier, Senior Medical Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross, Switzerland

 

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