Realizing Universal Health Coverage in East Africa: the relevance of human rights
Abstract Applying a robust human rights framework would change thinking and decision-making in efforts to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and advance efforts to promote women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health in East Africa, which is a priority under the Sustainable Development Agenda....
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| description | Abstract Applying a robust human rights framework would change thinking and decision-making in efforts to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and advance efforts to promote women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health in East Africa, which is a priority under the Sustainable Development Agenda. Nevertheless, there is a gap between global rhetoric of human rights and ongoing health reform efforts. This debate article seeks to fill part of that gap by setting out principles of human rights-based approaches (HRBAs), and then applying those principles to questions that countries undertaking efforts toward UHC and promoting women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, will need to face, focusing in particular on ensuring enabling legal and policy frameworks, establishing fair financing; priority-setting processes, and meaningful oversight and accountability mechanisms. In a region where democratic institutions are notoriously weak, we argue that the explicit application of a meaningful human rights framework could enhance equity, participation and accountability, and in turn the democratic legitimacy of health reform initiatives being undertaken in the region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a501869ce5e4a72bb043a53361bce382022-12-21T21:32:07ZengBMCBMC International Health and Human Rights1472-698X2017-08-0117111010.1186/s12914-017-0128-0Realizing Universal Health Coverage in East Africa: the relevance of human rightsAlicia Ely Yamin0Allan Maleche1Law and Global Health, Harvard TH Chan School of Public HealthKenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network (KELIN)Abstract Applying a robust human rights framework would change thinking and decision-making in efforts to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and advance efforts to promote women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health in East Africa, which is a priority under the Sustainable Development Agenda. Nevertheless, there is a gap between global rhetoric of human rights and ongoing health reform efforts. This debate article seeks to fill part of that gap by setting out principles of human rights-based approaches (HRBAs), and then applying those principles to questions that countries undertaking efforts toward UHC and promoting women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, will need to face, focusing in particular on ensuring enabling legal and policy frameworks, establishing fair financing; priority-setting processes, and meaningful oversight and accountability mechanisms. In a region where democratic institutions are notoriously weak, we argue that the explicit application of a meaningful human rights framework could enhance equity, participation and accountability, and in turn the democratic legitimacy of health reform initiatives being undertaken in the region.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12914-017-0128-0Universal Health CoverageEast AfricaHuman rightsHealth systemsFair financingPriority-setting |
| spellingShingle | Alicia Ely Yamin Allan Maleche Realizing Universal Health Coverage in East Africa: the relevance of human rights BMC International Health and Human Rights Universal Health Coverage East Africa Human rights Health systems Fair financing Priority-setting |
| title | Realizing Universal Health Coverage in East Africa: the relevance of human rights |
| title_full | Realizing Universal Health Coverage in East Africa: the relevance of human rights |
| title_fullStr | Realizing Universal Health Coverage in East Africa: the relevance of human rights |
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| title_short | Realizing Universal Health Coverage in East Africa: the relevance of human rights |
| title_sort | realizing universal health coverage in east africa the relevance of human rights |
| topic | Universal Health Coverage East Africa Human rights Health systems Fair financing Priority-setting |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12914-017-0128-0 |
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