IFHHRO Regional Training, Kampala 2008
The IFHHRO Africa Regional Training on Monitoring the Right to Health took place in Kampala, Uganda, from 6 to 11 December 2008. It was organised by AGHA and IFHHRO's Africa Regional Focal Point.
The objectives of the training were:
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to bring health professionals and their organisations together to share experiences on monitoring the right to health;
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to develop an understanding of health related human rights;
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to make health professionals aware that they have responsibilities regarding the realisation of the right to health, particularly through monitoring;
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to show the practical meaning and significance of monitoring the right to health in the day-to-day work of health professionals and their organisations; and
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to develop practical action plans for the future.
More than 1,600 Palestinian prisoners have agreed to end their hunger strike in exchange for concessions by Israel, including a modification to its practice of detention without charge or trial. 
As of June 1st 2012, the IFHHRO International Secretariat in Utrecht, the Netherlands, will be closed. The secretarial work of IFHHRO will continue with less capacity and with volunteers.
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