Access to medicines in the context of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health 2013, para. 10
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Concerned also that the increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases constitutes a heavy burden on society, with serious social and economic consequences, which represent a leading threat to human health and development, and recognizing the urgent need for further measures at the global, regional and national levels to prevent and control such diseases in order to contribute to the full realization of the right of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2013
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
HRC resolution, Access to medicines in the context of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health (2013), A/HRC/RES/23/14, PP 10.