Drug use and Human Rights: The missing piece of the Hep C elimination puzzle?

Access to good health is a basic human right. This World Hepatitis Day, the Kirby Institute, in partnership with PIAC, is hosting a special seminar that brings together experts from legal, health and community backgrounds to discuss strategies to ensure that people who use drugs have equal, discrimination-free access to health care.

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6:00pm–8:00pm, Monday 29 July
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney

RSVP ESSENTIAL BY 12 JULY

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Hosted by:

Scientia Professor Gregory Dore, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Jonathon Hunyor, Public Interest Advocacy Centre

Presentations:

The Hon Michael Kirby, AC CMG Patron, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Professor Andrea Durbach, UNSW Law & Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW Sydney
Dr Janani Shanthosh, The George Institute & Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW Sydney
Associate Professor Kate Seear, Faculty of Law, Monash University; Academic Director, Springvale Monash Legal Service
Ms Annie Madden PhD Student, Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney

 

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