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.
Singh
Amarjit
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Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK. A.Singh1@lse.ac.uk
D003906:Developing Countries; D006291:Health Policy; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D011634:Public Health; D012941:Social Responsibility