WHO Fact Sheet: Human Rights and Health
2023
This fact sheet by the World Health Organization (WHO) states key facts surrounding health policy obligations to support the right to health for all people. The fact sheet discusses disadvantaged populations, violation of human rights in health, and human rights based approaches to health, while also reiterating the core principles of human rights: accountability, equality and non-discrimination, and participation. It also explores the core elements and the core components of the right to health. The fact sheet mentions the role of the WHO in advocating for quality health care as a human right through a cohesive, integrated framework to provide technical, intellectual, and political leadership.
WHO Fact Sheet: Human Rights and Health
Source:
Human Rights and Health. Fact Sheet. World Health Organization 2023. https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/human-rights-and-health.