Volume : II, Issue : XI, November - 2013

International Human Rights Law and Right to Health Care

Dr. Bindu M. Nambiar, Law

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Every person has the right to a system of health protection which provides equality of opportunity for people to enjoy the highest attainable level of health. Any meaningful and effective plan to implement health care must adhere to certain principles, derived from the internationally recognized right to the highest attainable standard of health. States have the primary obligation to protect and promote human rights. Human rights obligations are defined and guaranteed by international customary law and international human rights treaties, creating binding obligations on the States that have ratified them to give effect to these rights. Taking care of the health of our fellow travelers on the planet should be a fundamental shared responsibility. It is inhuman to leave people sick because there is no money for their treatment. Health care is a human right indeed.  

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Dr. Bindu M.Nambiar / International Human Rights Law and Right to Health Care / International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.2, Issue.11 November 2013

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