Health As A Human Right Gr.5
Health As A Human Right Gr.5
Health As A Human Right Gr.5
Health
It means that every person has the right for the highest attainable standard
of physical and mental health which guarantees a health system protection for
everyone.
It also covers the access to all medical services, adequate food, sanitation,
decent housing, healthy working conditions, and clean environment.
Human Right to Health Care
It means that health care must be financed by the government to the people
as a public good.
Availability
There must be an availability of medical assistance infrastructures like hospitals and
health centers, well-trained health professionals, goods such as drugs and medical
equipment, and services like care and mental health in all communities.
Quality
All health care must be of high quality guided by quality standards and is medically
appropriate.
Acceptability and Dignity
Every health care institution must respect the dignity, must provide culturally
sensitive care, must comply with medical ethics, and must protect confidentiality. It
must be sympathetic to the needs of every person based on age, culture, gender,
and language.
Non-discrimination
Health care must be provided without any discrimination such as health status,
income, social status, ethnicity, race, age, gender, disability, language, national
origin, and religion.
Transparency
Any health related information must be accessible to every person, this will enable
people to protect their health. Any finance and health care transaction must operate
in a most transparent way.
Participation
Every individual and community must take an active role in all decisions affecting
people's right to health care.
Accountability
All public agencies and private companies must be held accountable for protecting
the right to the healthcare of the people. It can be through enforcing standards,
regulations, and independent compliance monitoring.
Health Care Challenges in the Philippines
The countrys public healthcare system is harmed with problems. Some of these
are:
Key Points
Human Right to Health means that every person has the right for the
highest attainable standard of physical and psychological health which guarantees a
health system protections for everyone.
Human Right to Health Care means that health care must be financed by
the government to the people as a public good.
Universal Access refers to the accessibility of any health care whenever and
wherever it is needed.
Availability relates to the availability of health care infrastructure, welltrained health, goods, and services.
Quality refers to the good quality that must be provided by the medical
centers and hospitals.
Participation means the health care system must enable meaningful public
involvement in all decisions affecting people's right to health care.
Property: income-producing assets that people own (e.g. real estate) that
increase financial wealth.
These three factors dictate ones place in society. Ideally, the greater social
desirable a person has denotes a higher position in society. Because social
desirables come hand in hand, more top class people become well-known and
influential in society, and as such, treated with greater care and professionalism.
Examples:
In significant societal functions, good seats are usually reserved for highranking individuals.
People with social desirables are given much importance and priority than
ordinary workers and individuals.
Tips
Key Points
Its members have access to different resources depending upon their social
status.
Its members strictly follow spiritual and cultural norms as a way of life.
Inequality be
tween open
and closed
systems must
be seen as
different in
terms of
underlying
factors.
Inequalities in
an open
system would
involve socioeconomic
concerns.
Meanwhile,
inequalities in
a closed system may involve power and cultural relations. Responding to such
inequalities in a closed system would be relatively unsuccessful compared to
responding in an open system.
Key Points
Social mobility is the horizontal or vertical movement from one social status
to another by individuals or groups. -** Intragenerational mobility** specifies
vertical or horizontal movement of social status in the course of ones
lifespan.
A** class system** is an open system where status is achieved from merit or
effort.