Health Empowerment & Health Rights Unit
College of Medicine - University of Fallujah
 

Health Empowerment:

  • Providing individuals with accurate health information & decision-making skills.
  • Rooted in: Islamic Principles ("Tamkeen" - Enabling Power), Human Rights Frameworks, Medical Ethics.
  • Quranic Foundation: Concept of enabling power and mercy (e.g., Yusuf 12:56).
  1. Health Rights:
    • Moral & legal entitlements for patients.
    • Include: Informed Consent, Right to Refuse Treatment (specific cases), Privacy & Dignity, Quality Healthcare (WHO standards).
    • Islamic Perspective: Emphasizes patient autonomy, ethical protocols, and protection for vulnerable groups.

Why This Unit Exists: The Urgent Need

  • Preventable Harm: Documented mortality due to rights violations.
  • Critical Knowledge Gaps:
    • 37% improper guardian consents (Breast Surgery, 2012).
    • 68% deficiency in cancer rights knowledge (Med Students, 2013).
    • 72% unaware of women's autonomous consent rights (KAU, 2017).
  • Systemic Need: Bridge Islamic ethics & modern practice; standardize rights awareness.

Who We Serve & What We Do

Target GroupTraining/Support Focus

Clinicians

Consent protocols, Ethical decision-making

Nurses & Midwives

Patient advocacy, Rights enforcement

Administrators

Admission/discharge policies

Patients & Families

Awareness of health entitlements

Medical Students

Curriculum integration

10 Key Health Rights Categories We Champion:

  1. Fetal Rights in Islam
  2. Children's Health Rights
  3. Adolescent Rights
  4. Reproductive Health Rights
  5. Cancer Patient Rights
  6. Disability Rights
  7. Renal Failure Patient Rights
  8. HIV/AIDS Patient Rights
  9. Elderly Care Rights
  10. Mental Health Rights

Our Implementation Strategy

  • Education:
    • Mandatory modules in medical curriculum.
    • CME courses for practitioners.
    • Community workshops (Mosques/Health Centers).
  • Policy Advocacy:
    • Alignment with Saudi MOH regulations.
    • Collaboration with Islamic medical ethics boards.
  • Research:
    • Annual rights awareness audits.
    • Development of Arabic-language patient guides.

Fatwa Reference: Senior Scholars Council Decision 119 (26/5/1404H)
Vision: Empowering individuals & transforming healthcare through integrated Islamic ethics and universal health rights.

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