Access to medicines in the context of the right-to-health framework 2013, para. 11
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- An efficient and functional health system is crucial to ensure the availability of medicines, particularly essential medicines, in sufficient quantities, at all times and in all public health facilities. Under the right-to-health framework, States have an immediate obligation to take legal and administrative measures to ensure that access to essential medicines for their populations is secured by all available means. However, a third of the world's population, living mainly in developing countries, still do not have regular access to essential medicines. During the period 2001-2009, the average availability of essential medicines in public health facilities was only 42 per cent and in private sector facilities was 64 per cent. For chronic conditions, most of which require life-long access to medicines, the availability in public and private sectors was even poorer, at 36 per cent and 55 per cent respectively. Despite momentous gains in the past decade, only 8 million out of 14.8 million people living with HIV globally receive necessary treatment.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Health, Report to the HRC (2013), A/HRC/23/42, para. 11.
- Paragraph number
- 11
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