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EPHA: ’Building social policy on fundamental rights’ "Can we have FREE tickets for Mr. Blair, Please"!! | |
Belgium | Created: 6 Oct 2005 |
epha The Social Platform will hold a two-day conference on ’Building social policy on fundamental rights’ 11-12 October 2005 in Brussels. Within the framework of the conference, EPHA will organise a workshop on Wednesday 12 October from 09.00 - 1300 on the internationally recognised right to health and the right of access to healthcare which is guaranteed by Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. This highly interactive workshop seeks to explore the fundamental right to health and the right of access to healthcare and to draw conclusions for a rights-based approach to EU social policies. The speakers will guide participants through the legal background of treaties, courts and judgements. There will be evidence from marginalised communities about the difficulties experienced in trying to exercise the right to health and healthcare. A panel of health care professionals and health institutions will be asked to outline how they can support the right to health. Finally all participants will develop recommendations for the way that EU social policies can be constructed to ensure that all people in Europe enjoy the same rights to health. Although all European countries have universal healthcare systems and social welfare policies, significant health inequalities exist within countries and across the Union. There are strong links between socio-economic status, poverty and health. Groups that are socially excluded suffer poor health and have difficulty accessing health promotion and curative services. EPHA members will be invited to take part in the event. More details on the overall conference and the specific workshop will be available in the coming weeks. |
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