Conference on Health Literacy and Human Rights
Connecting policy with practice to promote inclusion and combat discrimination
5 December 2024 | Rome, Italy
People face challenges in understanding and acting upon information regarding their health, which can be more acute for certain people and groups in vulnerable situations.
Building on the first conference on health literacy and human rights (Rome, 12 December 2023), a second conference is being organised to consider how to better connect policy makers and health literacy stakeholders to promote inclusion and combat discrimination.
With this purpose, the conference will discuss gaps in health literacy provision and how different stakeholders and systems can collaborate across sectors and disciplines. It will highlight the importance of health literacy in promoting inclusion and combating discrimination in society. New AI tools will be explored vis-a-vis the information and understanding that people need to access and consent to AI-enabled services in their treatment and care. This will culminate in a forward-looking approach to setting-up a broad coalition of stakeholders to promote best practice and initiatives in the field of health literacy and human rights.
