1. Health and Human Rights @ South African Psoriasis AssociationGeneral Meeting February 2014Veronica Mitchell

2. Psoriasis What about stigma, discrimination Access to health care? 3. South African Laws, Policies & ProgrammesPersonal experiences? 4. Frequent violations occurIn the health system In our communitiesSocietal prejudice towards difference Lack of understanding and awareness about disability 5. http://www.underthespotlight.com/ 6. Common experiencesStigma Discrimination Judgement Worried by Aha-Soft from The Noun Project 7. Types of stigmaDoug Souter General Secretary International Federations of Anti Leprosy, UK @ IFPA workshop in Madrid 2013 8. Types of stigma e.g.Enacted Losing a jobPerceived Fearful of sexual relationshipsSelf Changing behaviour - Social exclusion 9. Stigma a negative response to human difference 10. Different reactions Hiding skin Isolation Mental health issues . we sometimes have choices Shocked by Aha-Soft from The Noun Project 11. Colle cIndiv idual stive psoria sis sRights to: dignity non-discrimination freedom (to be ourselves)uffer ers 12. Access to treatment is a right Costs Public health system spending limitations Medical insurance selection of treatment Transport 13. Access to treatment is a right Patents Power of transnational pharmaceutical groups 14. To realize our human rights Raising awareness / education Confidence Collective effort gloabally Happy by Aha-Soft from The Noun Project 15. Sourcing informationInformation at our finger tips Support & Sharing e.g. social media Computer by Dan Hetteix from The Noun ProjectIcons by http://dryicons.com 16. Sourcing information Open Educational Resources (OER)http://www.uct.ac.za/ 17. Sourcing informationhttps://vula.uct.ac.za/access/content/group/9c29ba04-b1ee-49b9-8c85Computer by Dan Hetteix from The Noun Project 9a468b556ce2/Human%20Rights%20Key/files/dKey.html 18. Importance of empathy and reflectionhttps://vula.uct.ac.za/access/content/group/9c29ba04-b1ee-49b9-8c85Computer by Dan Hetteix from The Noun Project 9a468b556ce2/Human%20Rights%20Key/files/dKey.html 19. Call for ActionGlobal mo vemen thttp://www.ifpa-pso.org/web/page.aspx?refid=16 20. World Health OrganizationPsoriasisis a non-communicable disease with co-morbidities that need to be considered Stacey Stent Illustration http://opencontent.uct.ac.za/Centre-for-Higher-Education-Development/Centre-for-Educational-Technology/Images-from-Studying-at-University-A-guide-for-first-y 21. South African Psoriasis Association websitehttp://www.psoriasis.org.za/ 22. Conclusion Human rights need to be upheld Global Plan of Action through WHO Implementation of laws is problematic Social awareness and education can contribute to change present attitudes of stigma and discrimination 23. Thank youStethoscope by kesaryvamshi from The Noun Project