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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 9
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- Low birth weight, lack of breastfeeding, undernutrition, overcrowded living conditions, indoor air pollution, unsafe drinking water and food and poor hygiene practices are the main immediate risk factors for pneumonia and diarrhoea. However, while such diseases are proximate causes of death and are duly reflected in statistics, poverty and inequalities are the root causes, or underlying social determinants. Poverty increases young children's exposure to risks such as poor nutrition, violence, inadequate sanitation, lower levels of maternal education, inadequate stimulation in the home, increased maternal stress and depression and, at the same time, limits access to health and other services. In 2013 the under-5 mortality rate in low-income countries was more than 12 times the average rate in high-income countries. There are also significant disparities in under-5 mortality and morbidity within countries, driven by poverty, gender and other inequalities. Low levels of literacy and poor access to education among women correlate strongly with high rates of under-5 mortality.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Health
- Poverty
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Women
- Youth
- Année
- 2015
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
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Corruption and the right to health 2017, para. 38
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- To take the example of water, around 10 per cent of water sector investment is lost to corruption. Corruption can make water inaccessible and unaffordable and affect the quality of water. In some low-income countries, corruption can add an estimated 30-45 per cent to the price of connection to a water network. The increasing role played by private sector actors in water services requires the State to adopt an appropriate regulatory framework.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2017
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
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Work of the mandate and priorities of the SR 2015, para. 30
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- Other thematic reports have explored the enjoyment of the right to health and the underlying determinants, including water and sanitation, occupational health, the right to health in conflict, unhealthy foods, and the right to health of migrants, older persons and persons with psychosocial disabilities (including the key issue of informed consent).
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- Older persons
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Année
- 2015
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
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Health financing in the context of the right to health 2012, para. 9
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- The obligation to ensure that adequate funds are available for health and to prioritize financing for health should be informed by the core obligations of the right to health (General Comment No. 14, paras. 43-45). Core obligations are non derogable and represent the minimum essential levels which States are required to meet in order to be in compliance with the right to health. Core obligations include positive and negative entitlements and address distributional and equity concerns. Positive entitlements, such as the obligation to ensure access to basic shelter, housing and sanitation, and an adequate supply of safe and potable water, often require States to utilize significant funds and resources towards their realization. Core obligations that establish negative entitlements and address distributional concerns, such as the obligation to ensure equitable allocation of, and non-discriminatory access to, good quality health facilities, goods and services assume the existence of such facilities, goods and services, and thus also require significant financial outlays from States. States should therefore ensure that adequate funds are available for health and prioritize financing for health in order to meet at least these core obligations of the right to health. In this sense, core obligations establish a funding baseline below which States would be considered in violation of their obligations under the right to health.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2012
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
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The right to health and development 2011, para. 19d
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- [As the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has clarified, States have a core minimum obligation to ensure the satisfaction of minimum essential levels of the right to health under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), including:] Access to shelter, housing and sanitation and an adequate supply of safe drinking water;
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2011
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
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The right to health and development 2011, para. 14
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- The right to health is of particular importance to development. It is an inclusive right that encompasses the underlying determinants of health such as access to food and water and sanitation and poverty and discrimination. As such, the right to health is implicated in nearly all development activities, and should be a central component of development programming.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2011
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
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Report of the SR on the right to health and Agenda 2030 2016, para. 103l
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- [As a matter of priority, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] Member States consider expanding the focus of investment in physical health and reduction of mortality, traditionally based on the classical determinants of health such as poverty, education, housing and water and sanitation, to address other determinants, including the quality of physical and psychosocial environments;
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2016
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 53
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- The different elements that form article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in particular paragraph 24 (d), (e) and (f), including pre- and postnatal care for mothers; access to education and information on child health and nutrition, advantages of breastfeeding, hygiene and sanitation and prevention of accidents; and the development of preventive health care demonstrate that during the process of adopting the Convention there was a broader understanding of how to promote and protect the health of children.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Infants
- Année
- 2015
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
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Effective and full implementation of the right to health framework, including justiciability of ESCR and the right to health; the progressive realisation of the right to health; the accountability deficit of transnational corporations; and the current ... 2014, para. 24
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- Where a progressively realizable obligation has a core component, adjudicators should inquire as to whether the State has fulfilled its obligation in that regard. When such rights have not been safeguarded, courts have found violations of the relevant right without even delving into an analysis of a State's available resources. For example, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights noted that the State obligation to guarantee access to a decent life must be read in view of the State's progressively realizable obligations set forth in article 26 of the American Convention on Human Rights. However, the Court did not use the concept of progressive realization to qualify the obligation of the State to provide minimum living conditions that were compatible with the dignity of the human person, but rather found that the State had breached the claimants' right to life and was required to provide, inter alia, medicine, food, clean water and sanitation facilities. Thus, in accordance with the core obligations under the right to health framework, where adjudicators determine that certain fundamental human rights have been violated, they may find that the State has breached its relevant obligations without delving into the question of whether the State had the available resources to satisfy such obligations.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2014
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
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Report of the SR on the right to health and Agenda 2030 2016, para. (c)
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- Resource allocation should ensure that the most vulnerable and marginalized have access to an adequate supply of safe and potable water (Goals 3 and 6).
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2016
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
Paragraphe
Report of the SR on the right to health and Agenda 2030 2016, para. 19
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- The right to health encompasses the underlying determinants of health, including its social and psychosocial determinants. The Sustainable Development Goals address many of these underlying determinants, from specific right-to-health entitlements found in the targets of Goal 3, such as road safety, harmful alcohol and tobacco use and environmental pollution, as well as other Goals and targets, including on clean water and sanitation (Goal 6), education (Goal 4), food (Goal 2), decent work (Goal 8), reducing inequalities (Goal 10), gender equality (Goal 5), poverty reduction (Goal 1), climate change and access to energy (Goal 13), peace, justice and strong institutions (Goal 16) and violence (targets 5.2, 16.1 and 16.2).
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- All
- N.A.
- Année
- 2016
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
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Report of the SR on the right to health and Agenda 2030 2016, para. 7
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- Almost all of the 17 Goals have a linkage with health, and many are important underlying determinants of health, including: Poverty eradication (Goal 1) Food security and nutrition (Goal 2) Inclusive and equitable quality education (Goal 4) Gender equality (Goal 5) Sustainable water and sanitation (Goal 6) Reducing inequalities within and between countries (Goal 10) Making cities and settlements safe (Goal 11) Climate change and access to energy (Goal 13) Peaceful and inclusive societies, access to justice and inclusive and accountable institutions (Goal 16) Global partnerships (Goal 17)
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2016
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
Paragraphe
Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 61
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- The right to health includes more than health care; it is also the right to the underlying determinants of health, such as nutrition; protection against violence; healthy and safe environments, including in the family environment and local community; health-related information and education; safe drinking water; adequate sanitation; and adequate housing. These and other social determinants of health have an impact on the development of the child. Indeed, the environment is a fundamental determinant of the health and well-being of the child and of the adult.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2015
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
Paragraphe
Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 42
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- Other rights relevant to survival and development that are also interconnected and interrelated with the rights to health and life include the rights of young children to be registered at birth; to education; play; a standard of living adequate for the child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development; adequate housing; adequate nutrition; social security; water and sanitation; and the right to be free from all forms of violence. The present report focuses on the right to health, including aspects of children's development that fall within the right to health.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Youth
- Année
- 2015
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
Paragraphe
Occupational health 2012, para. 38
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- The right to a healthy workplace environment is an integral component of the right to health. It requires States to improve all aspects of environmental and industrial hygiene, including housing, sanitation, nutrition and access to safe water. For example, there are significant concerns regarding environmental and industrial hygiene in agricultural work. These concerns are exacerbated by fact that many agricultural workers, particularly migrant workers who are involved in agricultural work in large numbers, are socially and economically disadvantaged and often lack adequate resources to protect their own health. The improvement of environmental and industrial hygiene is therefore critical to achieving the full realization of the right to occupational health, especially for agricultural workers. In many instances, the work environment is indistinguishable from the home environment. As a result, many agricultural workers reside in crowded and substandard accommodation with poor sanitation and inadequate access to safe and potable water. Many of them are also exposed to environmental hazards such as pesticides or other pollutants because of the proximity or overlap of their homes to their worksites. These conditions significantly contribute to the increased rates of infectious diseases seen amongst these workers. The right to health requires that States give particular attention to the needs of vulnerable and marginalized groups in the formulation and implementation of occupational health laws and policies. This includes an obligation to monitor and evaluate occupational health risks and diseases affecting vulnerable groups.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2012
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
Paragraphe
Health financing in the context of the right to health 2012, para. 54
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- The situation of indigenous populations around the world demonstrates this problem. In many States, indigenous communities are vulnerable as a group owing to persistent poverty, historical marginalization and political disempowerment. These challenges are exacerbated by the fact that indigenous populations traditionally live in rural and remote areas that often lack public infrastructure, including health facilities. Indigenous populations in all parts of the world experience worse health outcomes than non-indigenous populations as a result. For example, indigenous populations in three different countries faced infant mortality rates 3 times higher, suicide rates 11 times higher and the prevalence of poor sanitation 7 times higher than non-indigenous populations. The right to health approach requires States to allocate health funds and resources between rural, remote and urban areas equitably in order to respect and fulfil the right to health of vulnerable and marginalized groups living in these areas.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- Ethnic minorities
- Année
- 2012
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
Paragraphe
Health financing in the context of the right to health 2012, para. 48
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- Primary health-care goods and services include routine health check-ups, preventive screenings, immunizations and vaccinations, services for the management of chronic illnesses, family planning services, nutrition services, maternal care and childbirth services and mental health counselling, all of which serve basic health needs at low cost and reduce the need for secondary and tertiary health care. Primary health care also includes health awareness-raising and educational services, such as sanitation and public hygiene campaigns, which have both preventative and promotional effects and empower community members to improve and maintain their health on their own.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
- Année
- 2012
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
Paragraphe
The realization of the right to health of older persons 2011, para. 27
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- General comment No. 14 notes that the right to health should be understood in broader terms, which include the underlying determinants of health, such as access to water and sanitation, food and nutrition, education and housing. An example of this would be the sub-optimal nutrition of older persons, which is commonly linked to circumstances under which older persons are isolated, immobile and live in poverty. Education is another relevant determinant for the health of older persons. A recent study in the United States of America showed that older persons with limited literacy had a higher risk of death, compared to those with adequate literacy.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- Older persons
- Année
- 2011
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
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Report on expert consultation on access to medicines 2011, para. 44
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- The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health encompasses access to medical services and the underlying determinants of health, such as water, sanitation, non-discrimination and equality. As access to medicines is an integral and fundamental part of the right to health, Governments and the international community as a whole have a responsibility to provide access to medicines for all. Yet massive inequalities remain in access to medicines around the world, as up to 2 billion people (or one third of the world's population) lack access to essential medicines. Most of them live in low- and middle-income countries, where the needs of persons living in poverty, women, children and undocumented migrants, as well as other marginalized and vulnerable groups who are often discriminated against in terms of access to medicines, are ignored or underestimated.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Water & Sanitation
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Année
- 2011
- Date ajouter
- 19 août 2019
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