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Introduction: Understanding a health and human rights approach
What are human rights? : the legal framework
What is meant by the right to health?
The nature of state obligations
Focus on core obligations
Focus on non-discrimination and vulnerable and otherwise disadvantaged groups
Globalization, obligations of non-state actors and international obligations arising from the right to health
Monitoring the right to health
Tools for monitoring I : working with indicators, benchmarks and statistical data
Tools for monitoring II : identifying violations
Promoting the right to health : activities to promote and protect the right to health at community, national and international levels
Reporting : participation by NGOs in UN procedures for monitoring compliance by their governments
Medical and other health professionals : working with the right to health.
What are human rights? : the legal framework
What is meant by the right to health?
The nature of state obligations
Focus on core obligations
Focus on non-discrimination and vulnerable and otherwise disadvantaged groups
Globalization, obligations of non-state actors and international obligations arising from the right to health
Monitoring the right to health
Tools for monitoring I : working with indicators, benchmarks and statistical data
Tools for monitoring II : identifying violations
Promoting the right to health : activities to promote and protect the right to health at community, national and international levels
Reporting : participation by NGOs in UN procedures for monitoring compliance by their governments
Medical and other health professionals : working with the right to health.