title: [Better rights for sick children].
abstract: Recognizing that healthy children are the future of Europe and the rights of every child to equitable access to health care which is appropriate, child-oriented and of good quality must be respected; The health and well-being of children are priority goals shared by all member states within the general context of human rights and the specific framework of children's rights; Investments in children's health and wellbeing ensures better outcome for the entire lifespan and may reduce the burden on health and welfare systems, since a significant number of avoidable physical and socio-psychological problems in adult life have their origin in infancy and childhood Effective and efficient child-friendly healthcare contributes to social cohesion
authors.affiliation: Helsedirektoratet, Norway. sli@helsedir.no
authors.forename: Sverre O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Lie
authors.forename: Otto Christian
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Rø
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans