Knowra Right to health Right to health A human right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. It includes timely, accessible health services and conditions such as safe water, adequate food, and healthy workplaces.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : A United Nations treaty recognizing economic, social, and cultural rights, including the right to the highest attainable standard of health. Article 12 is the treaty basis most often cited for the right to health.
Obligation to respect : A human-rights duty requiring states not to interfere unjustifiably with the enjoyment of a right. It bars state actions such as denying care arbitrarily or restricting access without justification.
Universal health coverage : A goal in which everyone can access needed health services without financial hardship. It is a major policy route for expanding equitable access to care.
Right to health care : A claimed entitlement to receive health services, narrower than the right to health’s broader scope. The right to health includes care but also addresses underlying conditions and public-health measures.
General Comment No. 14 : A 2000 interpretation by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the right to health under the Covenant. It explains the right’s scope and state obligations in detail.
Obligation to protect : A human-rights duty requiring states to prevent third parties from violating rights. It covers regulation of private providers, employers, and businesses whose conduct affects health.
Primary health care : Essential health care made accessible to individuals and communities through practical, scientifically sound, and socially acceptable methods. The right’s emphasis on accessible services supports strong, community-based primary care.
Right to life : A human right protecting against arbitrary deprivation of life and requiring safeguards for life. Health claims can implicate life, but the rights have distinct legal scopes.
Availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality : A framework describing four essential qualities of health facilities, goods, and services. These criteria turn the broad right into a practical test for health systems.
Obligation to fulfill : A human-rights duty requiring states to adopt measures that enable people to enjoy a right. It calls for laws, financing, and services that make health care and its conditions attainable.
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