Health in Detention
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
10.12.2018 - 14.12.2018
Socinstrasse 57
4051 Basel
Switzerland
Course Content
- Global challenges in places of detention
- Legal framework for ICRC detention activities
- Health and well-being of detainee populations (with a particular focus on women, youth and the elderly)
- Health systems and management structures in places of detention
- Communicable and non-communicable disease control
- Nutrition, water and santitation
- Medical ethics / medical confidentiality and dual loyality for health care providers
- Managing hunger strikes
- Health impact of solidarity and discipline
Learning objectives, training objectivesDefine the main legal instruments, professional codes, and declarations designed to protect the rights of prisoners, detainees, and health professionals.
Appraise the most important health problems in detention. Analyse health and human rights
Target Audiencehealth professionals (medical doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists), health managers and planners, social scientists, health system researchers, educators members of international organisations, working or dealing with police stations, detention etc.
Qualifications
- At least two years of professional experience
- English requirements: TOEFL paper 550 / computer 213 / internet 79-80 or IELTS 6.0 or native speaker or higher education in English
- the number of participants is limited to 24
FeesCHF 1.100,00
For students registered as a tropEd Master student at a tropEd home institution, the course fee is CHF 900.00.
Type of degree
Certificate of attendance, Master, Certificate of completion
Education form
Full Time
Languages
English
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