PHR: Physicians for Human Rights, UTHSCSA Chapter

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Events 2012

Here are some PHR Chapter events coming up:

August 13th
12PM Student Run Free Clinic Accompaniment interest meeting

August 14th
Doctor's of the Darkside Movie Screening @ 6:30 PM

August 28th
HIV Testing and Counseling workshop @ 5:15-7:15 PM

October 8th
12-1 PM lunch “Healthcare Resources for the Underserved”

T A K E the P O L L

H U M A N R I G H T S 101

Q. Is Healthcare a Human Right?
A. So, now that we know what is meant by "human rights," let's talk about what it means to have a "right to health."

The right to the highest attainable standard of health is often referred to as the "right to health."

"The right to health does not mean the right to be healthy, nor does it mean poor governments must put in place expensive health services for they have no resources. But it does require authorities put in place policies and action plans which lead to available and accessible health care for all in the shortest possible time. To ensure that this happens is the challenge facing both the human rights community and public health professionals.” -- Mary Robinson, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

V I D E O S & S L I D E S H O W S

"Women aren't the problem, they're the SOLUTION, along with men." - Sheryl Wudunn, co-author of Half the Sky. Half the Sky lays out an agenda for the world's women and three major abuses: sex trafficking and forced prostitution; gender-based violence including honor killings and mass rape; maternal mortality, which needlessly claims one woman a minute.

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P O L L #1: R E S U L T S

Q: Is health care a human right?

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M E E T I N G M I N U T E S

Events and Speakers

Fundraiser: SMOOTHIES FOR THE SOUL – August 23rd
CareLink Information Session – September 12th
International Education Week (CMHE)- Nov 7th – 11th
Eva Kor – Survivor of Auschwitz Research Ethics Roundup: “Surviving the Angel of Death” - Nov 8th
World AIDS Day – December 1st
Potential Speakers/Topics to look out for:

         Samantha Nutt – War Child                  Canada
         Sex Trafficking
         Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
         Colonias
         Refugee Issues