Commentary: 'rights-based approaches' to health policies and programmes: why are they important to use?
Clients of foreign aid in developing countries have long been 'served', but have they been well served as human rights-holders? This commentary discusses why it is important to pursue rights based approaches for health programs, especially those intended to serve low income populations, especially in the developing world.
Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK. A.Singh1@lse.ac.uk
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D003906:Developing Countries; D006291:Health Policy; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D011634:Public Health; D012941:Social Responsibility