Primary health care not provided in specific communities

Type of entry: Potential Violation

Broader Terms:

Related Terms:

Other Related Terms (keywords):

  • Informal settlements
  • Rural areas

See ESC right:

Primary health care, access to

Relevant ICESCR Articles:

11(1): The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions . The States Parties will take appropriate steps to ensure the realization of this right, recognizing to this effect the essential importance of international co-operation based on free consent.

12(2)(d): The steps to be taken by the States Parties to the present Covenant to achieve the full realization of this right shall include those necessary for:
(d) The creation of conditions which would assure to all medical service and medical attention in the event of sickness.

Related Documents:

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Universal Declaration of Human Rights


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