HEALTH LEGISLATION
HEALTH LEGISLATION
Dr. N. Samson Sanjeeva Rao
Associate Professor, NRI Medical College
Topics
Recognize the need for health legislation
Human Rights based Approach to health legislation
Neglected health issues
Defining Health Legislation
A framework for Public health law
Assessment of a legislation
Categories of Acts
Failure of health laws
Doctor-patient relationship
Efforts of the Govt.
International health
Recognize the need for health legislation-
The problem - The Epidemiological Transition in India
Emerging and re-emerging diseases
Rapid industrialisation , environmental pollution
Globalisation and International health
Biological, nuclear and chemical weapons threat
Genetically modified foods and food pollution due to chemicals
Public health emergencies and disasters
Tobacco related diseases,
Road Traffic Accidents and injuries
India’s triple burden of disease
Communicable diseases, Maternal and Peri-natal diseases
Adoption of lifestyles of the developed world – Diabetes, CVD etc.
Population, Poverty, Poor water supply & Sanitation, Low standards of living
Identifying the State’s Responsibility to its people
Social security
Health services
Safety
Environmental protection
Equal opportunity
Justice
Human Rights Based Approach
Right to the highest attainable standard of health
Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 –Article 25 (1)
Int. Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights (ICESCR) – Article 12
Int. Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)
Int. Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Constitution of the WHO (1946)
Declaration of Alma Ata –WHO (1972)
Right to health
Right to timely and appropriate health care
Right to underlying determinants of health access to safe and potable water adequate sanitation adequate supply of
Dr. N. Samson Sanjeeva Rao
Associate Professor, NRI Medical College
Topics
Recognize the need for health legislation
Human Rights based Approach to health legislation
Neglected health issues
Defining Health Legislation
A framework for Public health law
Assessment of a legislation
Categories of Acts
Failure of health laws
Doctor-patient relationship
Efforts of the Govt.
International health
Recognize the need for health legislation-
The problem - The Epidemiological Transition in India
Emerging and re-emerging diseases
Rapid industrialisation , environmental pollution
Globalisation and International health
Biological, nuclear and chemical weapons threat
Genetically modified foods and food pollution due to chemicals
Public health emergencies and disasters
Tobacco related diseases,
Road Traffic Accidents and injuries
India’s triple burden of disease
Communicable diseases, Maternal and Peri-natal diseases
Adoption of lifestyles of the developed world – Diabetes, CVD etc.
Population, Poverty, Poor water supply & Sanitation, Low standards of living
Identifying the State’s Responsibility to its people
Social security
Health services
Safety
Environmental protection
Equal opportunity
Justice
Human Rights Based Approach
Right to the highest attainable standard of health
Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 –Article 25 (1)
Int. Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights (ICESCR) – Article 12
Int. Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)
Int. Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Constitution of the WHO (1946)
Declaration of Alma Ata –WHO (1972)
Right to health
Right to timely and appropriate health care
Right to underlying determinants of health access to safe and potable water adequate sanitation adequate supply of
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