Small Grant - 2007
Katyn and Switzerland: Experts and Medical Expertise in Humanitarian Crisis
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Les Facultés de droit, des lettres et de médecine de l'Université de Genève et le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) se sont associés pour organiser un colloque consacré à "Katyn et la Suisse : experts et expertises médicales dans les crises humanitaires". Durant 4 jours, du 18 au 20 avril, la Fondation Louis-Jeantet de médecine accueillera à Genève, historiens, chercheurs et experts du monde entier pour s'interroger sur la question du devoir des humanitaires de dénoncer les crimes de...
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Annual Call for Projects 2002
Health, Human Rights and Legislation: A Special Focus on Mental Health
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (Unige) and the Institute of Legal Medicine (Unige) have joined their efforts under the GIAN to undertake research in the area of human rights as it relates to issues of health and mental health. This research will determine the current level of knowledge and awareness among health students and professionals on the issue of the right to health and mental health and determine future training needs...
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Annual Call for Projects 2001
Understanding the Impact of Small Arms on Global Public Health
This project is a partnership comprised of three Geneva-based organizations, and a number of international collaborators (to be identified during Phase 1 of the project). The Geneva-based organizations include the World Health Organization (WHO): Injuries and Violence Prevention Department, the Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS): Small Arms Survey (SAS) project and the University of Geneva: Institute for Legal Medicine.
The project aims to document and better understand the public health effects associated with the...
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