Dear Friends,

Sub:   Announcing a 2 day residential Training Program on "Health as a Human Right towards realizing Health for All" in English at Bangalore  
          on 4^th and 5^th of February 2008.

(Please Note: A similar training program in Kannada language is scheduled on 25th and 26^th February  2008, for which the announcement will be made shortly)

Aims of the Training program: The training is designed towards exploring linkages between health and human rights and building knowledge, perspectives and skills in rights based approach to health work with a focus on increasing health equity in populations.

1. To understand Health in its holistic sense and not just simply as a bio-medical issue but also as a social, economic, cultural and political issue.
2. To explore (a). Existing international covenants that give legal force to the right to health; (b). Directions and strategies for strengthening the right to health; (c). The basic principles of the human rights approach to programming in health; and (d). Strategies for ensuring the realization of the right to health including the supervisory mechanisms that encourage compliance.
3. Explore the application of a rights-based approach to health issues.

Targeted participants: The training is designed for 25 participants working in development arena, preferably in health and development, in public and not-for-profit sectors. Individuals interested in the issues of health and development are also encouraged to apply.

Registration fees: A registration fee of Rs.300 needs to be paid towards the costs of registration, training program materials, food and accommodation. All travel expenses have to be borne by the participants. Interested organizations who are not able to pay the registration fees could contact the coordinator of CHC (E. Premdas) for partial or full waiver of the registration fees.

Venue: The training program and accommodation are arranged at Indian Social Institute (ISI) at Bangalore.

Application form and further details can be downloaded from our website www.sochara.org or cut and paste the following link in your address bar http://www.sochara.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=132&Itemid=64

Completed applications can be sent through e-mail to training@... with the subject title "HHR Training Program 2008" OR can be sent by post/courier to HHR Training, Community Health Cell (CHC), 359, Srinivasa Nilaya, 1st Main-1st Block, Koramangala,  Jakkasandra,  Bangalore Karnataka India 560034. Ph: 080-25531518 OR can be faxed to 080-25525372.

Last date for the receipt of application is 20^th January 2008.

For any queries, write to us at training@... with the subject title "HHR Training Program 2008".

Contact People for the training program:

E Premdas                  Mob: +919449870220

Vinay V                     Mob: +91 94499 60484