The document discusses World Human Rights Day which is celebrated each year on December 10th to bring attention to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It notes that health is a human right and everyone deserves access to health services. The document poses a series of questions from Global Health Corps fellows about important issues in global health such as how to prioritize neglected tropical diseases, achieve zero HIV deaths, improve health equity, and strengthen public health systems. It encourages applying to become a Global Health Corps fellow.

1. World Human Rights Day
Health as a Human Right
December 10, 2013

2. The UN General Assembly proclaimed
December 10th as Human Rights Day in 1950,
to bring to the attention ‘of the peoples of the
world’ the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights as the common standard of
achievement for all peoples and all nations.

3. "As we commemorate the 20th anniversary of
the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action, let us intensify our efforts to fulfill our
collective responsibility to promote and
protect the rights and dignity of all people
everywhere.”
- Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon

4. Global Health Corps believes that health is a
human right and everyone deserves to have
access to the services and information they
need to live a full and happy life.

5. In solidarity with the UN on the 20th
anniversary of the establishment of Office of
the UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights, we asked Global Health Corps fellows
what they thought were the important
questions to ask as we work to build the
movement for health equity.

6. When will we make the easily preventable and treatable
Neglected Tropical Diseases a higher priority in global
health?

7. Is it possible to achieve 0 deaths from HIV? How?

8. Where’s the Spirit?

9. How can we make economic development and health
go hand-in-hand?

10. Why aren’t more people/organizations thinking about the
relationship between health & the built environment?

11. How does global health tie into the global
fight against climate change?

12. How can the built environment make us all
healthier?

13. What is YOUR added value in the field of global health?

14. How can we improve the supply chain to make sure that
life saving medicines reach patients who need them?

15. What can we do to fully break the stigma of talking about AIDS
so that the most at-risk communities join the conversation?

16. How can we break down the silos for health equity?

17. What can you do from where you are right now to
address inequality?

18. How do you mobilize for social justice across disciplines?

19. What are the best practices that can be used to strengthen public
sector efforts for decentralized health service delivery?

20. When will you become a GHC fellow???

21. Do you believe health is a human right?
Apply to the Global Health Corps Fellowship
today. Applications close Jan 26.
http://ghcorps.org/fellows/apply/