Locating Health and Human Rights in Global Affairs

Mon. May. 7 05:30 PM - Mon. May. 7 07:00 PM
Location: 2M70, Manitoba Hall, University of Winnipeg

Health and human rights are located at a complex nexus in international affairs. People’s ability to enjoy optimal health is influence by many structures in the international system, including: trade agreements, patent regulations, visa regimes, refugee law, international development assistance, environmental regulations, human rights treaties, and UN initiatives like the Sustainable Development Goals.

This international and interdisciplinary panel gather three health and human rights scholars who will tackle the question: How well do institutions and practices of global affairs and governance address the challenge of securing the right to health?

The panelists:

Regiane Garcia: Brazilian lawyer and PhD candidate in the Faculty of Law at UBC

Claire Brolan: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

Lisa Forman: Lupina Assistant Professor in global health and human rights at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Director of the Comparative Program on Health and Society at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.

The panel will be moderated by Global College's Dr. Kristi Kenyon.

This event is co-sponsored by CIC Winnipeg Branch.