Susie Talbot Health and Human Rights 2013, 15/2 Abstract The concept of human rights in patient care offers a framework, relevant to both patients and providers, for identifying and addressing human rights violations within a state’s health system. While a range of legal and non-legal mechanisms are available to advance this concept (and, indeed, are generally used to best effect in combination as part of a wider advocacy strategy), this…
Abstract – Implementation of patients’ rights legislation in the Republic of Macedonia: Gaps and disparities
Gabriela Alcheva, Filip Gerovski, Leo Beletsky Health and Human Rights 2013, 15/2 Abstract Background: Since its formation after the breakup of Yugoslavia, Macedonia has made major strides in formulating a framework for protecting patient rights through extensive legal reform. The impact of this reform had not been assessed before the work of this project. Methods/Objectives: Within the context of a larger project on improving human rights in patient care, this…
Implementation of patients’ rights legislation in the Republic of Macedonia: Gaps and disparities
Gabriela Alcheva, Filip Gerovski, Leo Beletsky Health and Human Rights 15/2 Published December 2013 Abstract Background: Since its formation after the breakup of Yugoslavia, Macedonia has made major strides in formulating a framework for protecting patient rights through extensive legal reform. The impact of this reform had not been assessed before the work of this project. Methods/Objectives: Within the context of a larger project on improving human rights in patient…
Abstract – “Small places close to home”: Toward a health and human rights strategy for the US
Elizabeth Tobin Tyler Health and Human Rights 2013, 15/2 Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places close to home. –Eleanor Roosevelt Abstract Much of the discussion about “health as a human right” has centered on global health initiatives, largely ignoring the application of human rights principles to the significant socioeconomic and racial health disparities in the United States.…
“Small places close to home”: Toward a health and human rights strategy for the US
Elizabeth Tobin Tyler Health and Human Rights 15/2 Published December 2013 Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places close to home. –Eleanor Roosevelt Abstract Much of the discussion about “health as a human right” has centered on global health initiatives, largely ignoring the application of human rights principles to the significant socioeconomic and racial health disparities in…
Abstract – A rights-based approach to indoor air pollution
Jamie Lim, Stephen Petersen, Dan Schwarz, Ryan Schwarz, Duncan Maru Health and Human Rights 2013, 15/2 Abstract Household indoor air pollution from open-fire cookstoves remains a public health and environmental hazard which impacts negatively on people’s right to health. Technologically improved cookstoves designed to reduce air pollution have demonstrated their efficacy in laboratory studies. Despite the tremendous need for such stoves, in the field they have often failed to be…
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Abstract – Barriers to accessing and receiving mental health care in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Isabell Schierenbeck, Peter Johansson, Lena M. C. Andersson, Dalena van Rooyen Health and Human Rights 2013, 15/2 Abstract The right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is enshrined in many international human rights treaties. However, studies have shown that people with mental disabilities are often marginalized and discriminated against in the fulfillment of their right to health. The aim of this study is…
Barriers to accessing and receiving mental health care in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Isabell Schierenbeck, Peter Johansson, Lena M. C. Andersson, Dalena van Rooyen Health and Human Rights 15/2 Published December 2013 Abstract The right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is enshrined in many international human rights treaties. However, studies have shown that people with mental disabilities are often marginalized and discriminated against in the fulfillment of their right to health. The aim of this…
Abstract – Overview of the gaps in the health care legislation in Georgia: Short-, medium-, and long-term priorities
Nino Kiknadze and Leo Beletsky Health and Human Rights 2013, 15/2 Abstract Background: After gaining independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Georgia has aspired to become the region’s leader in progressive legal reform. Particularly in the realm of health care regulation, Georgia has proceeded with extensive legislative reforms intended to modernize its health care system, and bring it in line with international standards. Objectives/Methods: As part of a…
Overview of the gaps in the health care legislation in Georgia: Short-, medium-, and long-term priorities
Nino Kiknadze and Leo Beletsky Health and Human Rights 15/2 Published December 2013 Abstract Background: After gaining independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Georgia has aspired to become the region’s leader in progressive legal reform. Particularly in the realm of health care regulation, Georgia has proceeded with extensive legislative reforms intended to modernize its health care system, and bring it in line with international standards. Objectives/Methods: As part…