May 10, 1994
Dear Editor:
This Fall, the Franois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and
Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health will
sponsor the First International Conference on Health and
Human Rights. We would be appreciative if you would include the
following information about the Conference in upcoming issues of
your journal or newsletter, and in any other
appropriate publications that you know of.
The First International Conference on Health and
Human Rights at Harvard University, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, USA from 22-24 September, 1994.
Organized by the Franois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for
Health and Human Rights, the Conference focuses on the
critical connections between health and human rights.
The Conference will provide a forum for exchanging
information and experience about this new field, and will
stimulate collaborative networks for research, education
and advocacy around health and human rights issues.
The Conference will include plenary sessions,
roundtables, workshops and educational sessions about
health and human rights. Registration is $195 ($225 on-
site) and $50 for students. For more information about
the Conference, please contact Ms. Susan Roman,
Conference Coordinator, at the Franois-Xavier
Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, 8 Story
Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (USA), tel (617) 496- 4392,
fax (617) 496-4399, or E Mail
hhrcon@harvarda.harvard.edu.
Thank you for your help in spreading the word about the
Conference, and we hope that you'll be able to join us.
Sincerely,
Jonathan M. Mann, MD, MPH
Center Director
Franois-Xavier Bagnoud Center
for Health and Human Rights