Human Right to Health

Name: Human Right to Health
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ISBN: 9780393343380

ISBN-10: 0393343383

ISBN-13: 9780393343380

Edition: 2013

Authors: Jonathan Wolff

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Few topics in human rights have inspired as much debate as the right to health. Proponents would enshrine it as a fundamental right on a par with freedom of speech and freedom from torture. Detractors suggest that the movement constitutes an impractical over-reach. Jonathan Wolff cuts through the ideological stalemate to explore both views. In an accessible, persuasive voice, he explores the philosophical underpinnings of the idea of a human right, assesses whether health meets those criteria, and identifies the political and cultural realities we face in attempts to improve the health of citizens in wildly different regions. Wolff ultimately finds that there is a path forward for…

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/11/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.55" wide x 8.23" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.374
Language: English

Jonathan Wolff is a professor of philosophy and the director of the Centre for Philosophy, Justice and Health at university College London. He wrote a regular column for The Guardian in London, where he resides.



Introduction: The Human Right to Health Dilemma



The Universal Declaration of Human Rights


Background


Declarations, Covenants, and Constitutions


Progressive Realization and Core Obligations



The Human Right to Health and Its Critics


Rights, Humanitarianism, and Power


Rights and Human Rights


Philosophical Challenges


General Comment 14


The Human Right to Health in Practice



HIV/AIDS and the Human Right to Health


The Awakening of the Human Right to Health


HIV/AIDS Discovery and Response


Access to Treatment


HIV/AIDS and Haitians in the United States


The Global Spread of HIV/ATDS: Africa


The Hidden Cost of Treating HIV/AIDS


Conclusion



Problems and Prospects


The World Bank and Health Systems


TRIPS and the Price of Medicines


The Health Brain Drain


Research Ethics


Maternal Mortality and Newborn Survival


Conclusion



Where Next?


Emerging Campaigns


Governance and Activism


Conclusion


Notes


Further Reading


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index