Teacher: Josephine Greenbrook

The lecture will address inequalities in health and healthcare access, in relation to the human right to health. Barriers experienced by migrating populations will be assessed in terms of the criteria of the Availability, Accessibility, Acceptability and Quality (AAAQ) framework. The application of human rights in clinical practice and healthcare provision will be discussed.

Readings:

Chapter 1. In G. Backman (Ed). (2012). The right to health: Theory and practice. Lund, Sweden: Studentlitteratur: Forman, L., & Bomze, S. International Human Rights Law and the Right to Health: An Overview of Legal Standards and Accountability Mechanisms.

O’donnell, Burns, Mair, Dowrick, Clissmann, Van Den Muijsenbergh, … Macfarlane. (2016). Reducing the health care burden for marginalised migrants: The potential role for primary care in Europe. Health Policy, 120(5), 495-508.

Offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. (n. d.). The right to health. Fact sheet 31. World Health Organization. Retrieved from http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/Fnjactsheet31.pdf

Yamin, A. (2009). Shades of dignity: Exploring the demands of equality in applying human rights frameworks to health. Health and Human Rights, 11(2), 1-18.

O’donnell, Burns et al.pdf

Yamin, A. (2009). Shades of dignity.pdf

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.pdf