- Title Pages
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements and Dedication
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
-
Chapter 1 The emergence and scope of the human right to health -
Chapter 2 Advancing the right to health through litigation -
Chapter 3 The right to health: from concept to practice -
Chapter 4 Health development as nation strengthening -
Chapter 5 Pillars for progress on the right to health -
Chapter 6 Haiti: an overview of its right to health history and future directions -
Chapter 7 The right to health in Ghana: healthcare, human rights, and politics -
Chapter 8 Health and development in India: moving towards the right to health -
Chapter 9 The right to health in post-apartheid era South Africa -
Chapter 10 The domestic implementation of the international right to health: the Philippine experience -
Chapter 11 China’s evolution in progressively realizing the right to health -
Chapter 12 Brazil: a long journey towards a universal healthcare system -
Chapter 13 The right to health in Peru -
Chapter 14 Realizing the right to healthcare in Mexico -
Chapter 15 The United Kingdom: the right to health in the context of a nationalized health service -
Chapter 16 The right to health in Japan: challenges of a super-ageing society and implications from its 2011 public health emergency -
Chapter 17 The United States: right to health obligations in the context of disparity and reform -
Chapter 18 Human rights-based approaches to HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria -
Chapter 19 Global tobacco control: a vital component of the right to health -
Chapter 20 Women’s health and human rights: struggles to engender social transformation -
Chapter 21 The right to health in prison -
Chapter 22 Access to medical products, vaccines, and medical technologies -
Chapter 23 Nutrition and human rights: why meeting nutrient needs should be a human right -
Chapter 24 Primum non nocere and the right to health -
Chapter 25 Combating torture and other ill-treatment -
Chapter 26 Emergencies, disasters, conflicts, and human rights -
Chapter 27 Searching for a role for genomics in the right to health -
Chapter 28 Financing governments: towards achieving the right to health -
Chapter 29 The consequences of failure - Index
The right to health: from concept to practice
The right to health: from concept to practice
- Chapter:
- (p.39) Chapter 3 The right to health: from concept to practice
- Source:
- Advancing the Human Right to Health
- Author(s):
Helena Nygren-Krug
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Exploring how we take human rights from concept to reality, this chapter provides insights from the head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) portfolio on the right to health. It describes the WHO’s strategy of identifying targets and benchmarks for the right to health, along with monitoring of progress. The right to health is only a piece of paper unless we ensure that States are implementing this right. And the only way to know whether there is effective implementation is through careful monitoring and evaluation. The use of clear indicators towards progress is essential if we are to significantly advance human health.
Keywords: world health organization, right to health, human health, public health
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- Title Pages
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements and Dedication
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
-
Chapter 1 The emergence and scope of the human right to health -
Chapter 2 Advancing the right to health through litigation -
Chapter 3 The right to health: from concept to practice -
Chapter 4 Health development as nation strengthening -
Chapter 5 Pillars for progress on the right to health -
Chapter 6 Haiti: an overview of its right to health history and future directions -
Chapter 7 The right to health in Ghana: healthcare, human rights, and politics -
Chapter 8 Health and development in India: moving towards the right to health -
Chapter 9 The right to health in post-apartheid era South Africa -
Chapter 10 The domestic implementation of the international right to health: the Philippine experience -
Chapter 11 China’s evolution in progressively realizing the right to health -
Chapter 12 Brazil: a long journey towards a universal healthcare system -
Chapter 13 The right to health in Peru -
Chapter 14 Realizing the right to healthcare in Mexico -
Chapter 15 The United Kingdom: the right to health in the context of a nationalized health service -
Chapter 16 The right to health in Japan: challenges of a super-ageing society and implications from its 2011 public health emergency -
Chapter 17 The United States: right to health obligations in the context of disparity and reform -
Chapter 18 Human rights-based approaches to HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria -
Chapter 19 Global tobacco control: a vital component of the right to health -
Chapter 20 Women’s health and human rights: struggles to engender social transformation -
Chapter 21 The right to health in prison -
Chapter 22 Access to medical products, vaccines, and medical technologies -
Chapter 23 Nutrition and human rights: why meeting nutrient needs should be a human right -
Chapter 24 Primum non nocere and the right to health -
Chapter 25 Combating torture and other ill-treatment -
Chapter 26 Emergencies, disasters, conflicts, and human rights -
Chapter 27 Searching for a role for genomics in the right to health -
Chapter 28 Financing governments: towards achieving the right to health -
Chapter 29 The consequences of failure - Index
