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¿Tienen importancia los derechos humanos para la salud?
Jerome Amir Singh1, Michelle Govender, Edward J Mills
1Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Durban, South Africa.
Lancet (London, England)
|August 19, 2007
Resumen
La acción legal es una estrategia novedosa para defender los derechos a la vida y la salud. El litigio en la India y Sudáfrica demuestra mejoras significativas en la salud pública a través de estos enfoques basados en los derechos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Derecho de Salud Pública Derecho de Salud Pública.
- Ley de Derechos Humanos Ley de Derechos Humanos Ley de Derechos Humanos
- Política de salud Política de salud
Sus antecedentes:
- Hacer cumplir los derechos a la vida y la salud a través de medios legales es una estrategia emergente.
- Este enfoque aprovecha los instrumentos legales y los litigios para lograr los objetivos de salud pública.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Demostrar la efectividad de las medidas legales para garantizar la salud y los derechos humanos.
- Proporcionar ejemplos de casos que ilustren el impacto de los litigios basados en derechos en la salud pública.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de los instrumentos jurídicos y la jurisprudencia.
- Examen de caso de estudio de litigios en la India y Sudáfrica.
- Evaluación de los resultados de salud pública resultantes de las intervenciones legales.
Principales resultados:
- Se han empleado con éxito estrategias legales para promover la salud y los derechos humanos.
- Ejemplos de casos de la India y Sudáfrica muestran beneficios sustanciales para la salud pública.
- El litigio ha demostrado ser una herramienta efectiva para impulsar resultados positivos para la salud.
Conclusiones:
- La acción legal es un método viable y cada vez más utilizado para hacer cumplir los derechos a la salud y la vida.
- El uso de la ley puede conducir a mejoras significativas en la salud pública.
- Los estudios de casos internacionales destacan el potencial de los litigios basados en los derechos para la equidad en la salud.
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