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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Is universal health coverage the practical expression of the right to health care?
BMC International Health and Human Rights, Volume 14, No. 1, Article 3, Year 2014
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The present Millennium Development Goals are set to expire in 2015 and their next iteration is now being discussed within the international community. With regards to health, the World Health Organization proposes universal health coverage as a 'single overarching health goal' for the next iteration of the Millennium Development Goals.The present Millennium Development Goals have been criticised for being 'duplicative' or even 'competing alternatives' to international human rights law. The question then arises, if universal health coverage would indeed become the single overarching health goal, replacing the present health-related Millennium Development Goals, would that be more consistent with the right to health? The World Health Organization seems to have anticipated the question, as it labels universal health coverage as "by definition, a practical expression of the concern for health equity and the right to health".Rather than waiting for the negotiations to unfold, we thought it would be useful to verify this contention, using a comparative normative analysis. We found that - to be a practical expression of the right to health - at least one element is missing in present authoritative definitions of universal health coverage: a straightforward confirmation that international assistance is essential, not optional.But universal health coverage is a 'work in progress'. A recent proposal by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network proposed universal health coverage with a set of targets, including a target for international assistance, which would turn universal health coverage into a practical expression of the right to health care. © 2014 Ooms et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ooms, Gorik
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Belgium, Antwerpen
Universiteit Antwerpen
United States, Washington, D.c.
Georgetown Law
Latif, Laila Abdul
Kenya, Nairobi
Rachier and Amollo Advocates
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Waris, Attiya
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Brolan, Claire E.
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Hammonds, Rachel M.
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Belgium, Antwerpen
Universiteit Antwerpen
Friedman, Eric A.
United States, Washington, D.c.
Georgetown Law
Mulumba, Moses
Uganda, Kampala
Center for Health, Human Rights and Development
Forman, Lisa
Canada, Toronto
University of Toronto
Statistics
Citations: 59
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1472-698X-14-3
e-ISSN:
1472698X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy