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1 de dic. de 2023 · Human rights are universal rights of all human beings, regardless of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. The right to health and other health-related human rights are legally binding commitments enshrined in international human rights instruments.
Los Estados Miembros de la Organización Mundial de la Salud han acordado poner en marcha un proceso mundial para redactar y negociar un convenio, acuerdo u otro instrumento internacional en el marco de la Constitución de la Organización Mundial de la Salud para fortalecer la prevención, preparación y respuesta frente a las pandemias.
27 de nov. de 2002 · “Water is fundamental for life and health. The human right to water is indispensable for leading a healthy life in human dignity. It is a pre-requisite to the realization of all other human rights.” With those words, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights today took the unprecedented step of agreeing on a “General Comment” on water as a human right. A ...
This Policy on Disability is grounded in the principles set out in WHO’s Constitution, most notably that ‘the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition’.
21 de feb. de 2017 · The right to SRH is an integral part of the right to health, enshrined in article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Gender equality: The promotion of gender equality is central to the achievement of SRHR of all women, including women living with HIV in all their diversity.
Cancer is a large group of diseases that can start in almost any organ or tissue of the body when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably, go beyond their usual boundaries to invade adjoining parts of the body and/or spread to other organs.
16 de may. de 2024 · The Global strategy came about as the world was reeling from the HIV and AIDS epidemic. Today, the number of people acquiring HIV has fallen by 38% since 2010 alone, due in part to the Strategy’s emphasis on eliminating STIs including HIV. As of March 2022, 60% of WHO Member States have included the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) in their ...
15 de ene. de 2024 · The right to health is closely related to and dependent on the realization of other human rights, including the rights to life, food, housing, work, education, privacy, access to information, freedom from torture and the freedoms of association, assembly and movement. It includes both nondiscriminatory access to quality, timely and appropriate ...
16 de may. de 2024 · Ensuring access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services upholds the dignity, rights and well-being of people worldwide. When people have control over their sexuality and reproduction, they can fully participate in social, economic and political spheres. Sexual and reproductive health also impacts environmental sustainability.
6 de jun. de 2022 · The right to health – articulated as the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health – is enshrined in the WHO Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 25) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Article 12).WHO/Europe assists Member States in protecting and promoting human rights, ethics and equity for TB patients by ...
