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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
A global social contract to reduce maternal mortality: The human rights arguments and the case of Uganda
Reproductive Health Matters, Volume 21, No. 42, Year 2013
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Progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5a, reducing maternal deaths by 75% between 1990 and 2015, has been substantial; however, it has been too slow to hope for its achievement by 2015, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda. This suggests that both the Government of Uganda and the international community are failing to comply with their right-to-health-related obligations towards the people of Uganda. This country case study explores some of the key issues raised when assessing national and international right-to-health-related obligations. We argue that to comply with their shared obligations, national and international actors will have to take steps to move forward together. The Government of Uganda should not expect additional international assistance if it does not live up to its own obligations; at the same time, the international community must provide assistance that is more reliable in the long run to create the 'fiscal space' that the Government of Uganda needs to increase recurrent expenditure for health - which is crucial to addressing maternal mortality. We propose that the 'Roadmap on Shared Responsibility and Global Solidarity for AIDS, TB and Malaria Response in Africa', adopted by the African Union in July 2012, should be seen as an invitation to the international community to conclude a global social contract for health. © 2013 Reproductive Health Matters.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ooms, Gorik
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Belgium, Antwerpen
Universiteit Antwerpen
Mulumba, Moses
Uganda, Kampala
Center for Health, Human Rights and Development
Hammonds, Rachel M.
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Belgium, Antwerpen
Universiteit Antwerpen
Latif Laila, Abdul
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Waris, Attiya
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Forman, Lisa
Canada, Toronto
University of Toronto
Statistics
Citations: 6
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0968-8080(13)42736-2
e-ISSN:
14609576
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Case Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
Uganda