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WHOs 25 Questions and Answers on Health and Human Rights
Issue No 1, July 2002. WHO, Geneva
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The first in the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Health and Human Rights Publication Series consists of suggested answers to 25 key questions which explore the linkages between different aspects of health and human rights.
Says Gro Harlem Brundtland in the publication's Foreword: "The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health as a fundamental right of every human being was enshrined in WHO's Constitution over 50 years ago. In our daily work,
WHO is striving to make this right a reality for everyone, paying particular attention to the poorest and most vulnerable."
"The human rights discourse provides us with an inspirational framework as well as a useful guide for analysis and action. The United Nations human rights mechanisms provide important avenues towards increasing accountability for health."
"Attention to human rights is growing worldwide. WHO is actively engaged in increasing its understanding of human rights in relation to health. We are learning from other United Nations agencies, the international community, and other stakeholders. It is in this context that WHO has launched the Health and Human Rights Publication Series ... to provide guidance to a broad audience interested in the relationship between health and human rights." |
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