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Background
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| Labyrinth at the University of Tromsø (Photo: O. Røe) |
Violence and war cause enormous human suffering and impose a huge burden on the health sector. Health workers therefore have a professional responsibility not only for treating injuries and diseases, but also for contributing to violence prevention, sustainable peacebuilding and human rights promotion.
Over the past 15 years it has increasingly been acknowledged that there is a need for training health professionals in peace-related skills, knowledge and values.
Several universities, organisations and vocational training institutions have launched distinct courses in “Peace-through-
Health”, “Violence Prevention”, “Global Health”, or “Health and Human Rights”.
Many challenges remain, however, in the effort to create awareness of and strengthen
the peace capacities of health professionals.
This conference will be another step towards peace mainstreaming in medical training and research.
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