title: Health as a fundamental human right.
abstract: Access to health care is problematic for many people throughout the world, and the environments in which they live are often detrimental to their health. Recognising health as a human right provides a platform from which to argue for strong public health programmes.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hobdell
mesh_terms: D004782:Environmental Health; D004989:Ethics; D006262:Health; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D014480:United Nations; D014944:World Health Organization