Using international human rights law to improve child health in low-income countries: a framework for healthcare professionals

Bernadette Ann-Marie O'Hare; Delan Devakumar; Stephen  Allen

doi:10.1186/s12914-016-0083-1

Using international human rights law to improve child health in low-income countries: a framework for healthcare professionals

Bernadette Ann-Marie O'Hare, Delan Devakumar, Stephen Allen

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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights states that the right to health is closely related to, and dependent upon, the realization of other human rights, including the right to food, water, education and shelter which are important determinants of health. Children’s healthcare workers in low income settings may spend the majority of their professional lives trying to mitigate deficiencies of these rights but have little influence over them. In order to advocate successfully at a local level, we should be aware of the proportion of children living in our catchment population who do not have access to their basic rights. In order to carry out a rights audit, a framework within which healthcare workers could play their part is required, as is an agreed minimum core of rights, a time frame and a set of indicators.

Original language	English
Article number	11
Number of pages	7
Journal	BMC International Health and Human Rights
Volume	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12914-016-0083-1
Publication status	Published - 30 Mar 2016

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Human rights
Children
Health professionals
Health
Duty bearers

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Submission for the UN Secretary General's Tax Report to implement GA Resolution 77/244 'Promotion of inclusive and effective co-operation at the United Nations' to finance development and support SDG progress. Submission for the UN Secretary General's Tax Report

Survival rights for children: what are the national and global barriers?

Tax and the right to health

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