My name is Trisha Rys and I am currently the National Officer of Human Rights and Peace (NORP) for the Canadian Federation of Medical Students’ Global Health Program (CFMS-GHP). The role of the NORP is to create opportunities for Canadian medical students to learn more about issues related to human rights and peace, and to act as advocates in this regard.
This position involves:
1. Working with the GHP’s Advocacy Working Group and Global Health Advocates (GHAs) from each school to develop local and national advocacy initiatives based on a different theme each year. The theme for 2008/09 is aboriginal health.
2. Supporting Global Health Liaisons (GHLs) in organizing campaigns related to human rights and peace.
3. Maintaining, and further developing, the CFMS-GHP’s website, www.healthforall.ca.
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