Table 4 Expected competencies to be acquired through a health and human rights training program in a questionnaire-study among health professionals and human rights activists (n: 238)
Core competencies | % mentioning the competency as very important or extremely important (n: 238) |
|---|---|
By the end of the program participants should be able to: | |
• Establish the diagnosis of a health and human rights critical situation | |
- Determine the health needs and priorities of the communities | 87.8 |
- Determine the needs in protecting basic human rights related to health | 87.8 |
- Identify the violations of basic human rights in the health system | 84.5 |
- Identify the risk factors of major public health problems | 81.5 |
• Use appropriate methods and show appropriate attitudes | |
- Work in the spirit of justice and equity | 82.2 |
- Work with mechanisms of human rights protection | 79.8 |
- Use public health data collection and analysis methods | 75.6 |
• Act to promote and protect human rights | |
- Prevent the violations of basic human rights in the health sector | 79.4 |
- Use human rights tools in health promotion programs | 73.9 |
- Rehabilitate victims of human rights violations | 70.2 |
- Plan and evaluate public health programs integrating human rights | 70.2 |