The right to health [electronic resource] : a resource manual for NGOs / by Judith Asher.

ISBN:

9789004189737

9789004181199

Title:

The right to health [electronic resource] : a resource manual for NGOs / by Judith Asher.

Author:

Asher, Judith Paula, 1967-

Personal Author:

Asher, Judith Paula, 1967-

Publication Information:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 305 pages) : illustrations.

Series:

The Raoul Wallenberg Institute professional guides to human rights ; v. 6

Contents:

Introduction: Understanding a health and human rights approach -- What are human rights? : the legal framework -- What is meant by the right to health? -- The nature of state obligations -- Focus on core obligations -- Focus on non-discrimination and vulnerable and otherwise disadvantaged groups -- Globalization, obligations of non-state actors and international obligations arising from the right to health -- Monitoring the right to health -- Tools for monitoring I : working with indicators, benchmarks and statistical data -- Tools for monitoring II : identifying violations -- Promoting the right to health : activities to promote and protect the right to health at community, national and international levels -- Reporting : participation by NGOs in UN procedures for monitoring compliance by their governments -- Medical and other health professionals : working with the right to health.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Non-governmental organizations.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2010

Publication Information:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010.

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Summary

The alarmingly low health status of millions of people in many developing countries is now recognised as a major obstacle to the process of development. In response, increasing numbers of non-governmental organizations are championing the right to health of the disadvantaged, vulnerable and those living in poverty. They are using the right to health in their struggle for access to quality health services, as well as the underlying determinants of health, such as safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. In other words, the right to health, and other fundamental human rights, are seen as a way of promoting development. In a clear style and accessible format, this unique, timely and practical Manual shows health professionals, their associations and other interested non-governmental organizations, some of the practical ways in which they can promote, protect and monitor the right to health in their communities and countries. It considers the obligations of states in relation to individuals within their borders, as well as the human rights responsibilities of states beyond their borders. As befits a human rights manual, it has a particular preoccupation with the right to health of the vulnerable, marginalized and otherwise disadvantaged groups and those living in poverty.