PHILOSOPHY

Healthcare: A Right Or Pivilege



Healthcare: A Right Or Pivilege

Introduction

The right to health means that the person has an innate condition, the right to enjoy an environment suitable for the preservation of their health, access to comprehensive health care, as well as the respect when it comes to the individual's concept of the health at a worldwide level. Whenever a disease strikes, it is the right of every individual to ensure the fact that he or she is treated regardless of the cast, creed, religion or gender. Health care is also applicable regardless of their social, economic, cultural or racial. For people to exercise this right there should be a consideration of the principles of access and equity (Leary, 2009).

Discussion

According to the Human Rights oriented universal declaration as well as the International Covenant on Cultural Rights, Social and Economic; it is said to recognize health as an inalienable and inherent constituent to all human beings. This involves the obligation of the state to respect, have protection as well as fulfilling the rights of health to all its citizens, not only ensuring access to health care, but also the right care. The Committee on Cultural Rights, Social and Economics of the United Nations has stated that when it comes to the right to health it is said to include the following interrelated and essential elements:

Availability: It is said to refer to having a sufficient number of health facilities, human resources which is said to entail doctors, professionals, technicians and skilled health personnel as well as programs that include them along with the underlying health determinants, such as clean drinking water and conditions that are adequate for sanitation.

Accessibility: It means goods and health services when it comes to the health facilities, are said to be accessible to the entire population, with emphasis on the most vulnerable and marginalized populations which in turn implies:

Physical accessibility: It is said to entail health facilities, which in turn constitutes goods and services that must be within safe physical reach for all sections of the population, also the underlying determinants of health, such as clean drinking water should be accessible or be within geographical boundaries at a reasonable distance, even when it comes to the rural areas.

Economic accessibility (affordability): The payments for health care and related services with the underlying health determinants that should be based on the equity principle and be proportionate to the financial income of households.

Access to information: Includes the patient's right to receive and apply all the necessary information on their status and receive treatment. It also involves the right to not only receiving information but also imparting information as well as the ideas when it comes to the issues related to health. However, when it comes to the access of information it should not by any means be a source of impairment when it comes to the right to confidentiality in terms of the personal data.

Acceptability: All services and facilities must have high level of respect ...