EXECUTIVE SUMMARY = 1
1. INTRODUCTION = 3
1.1 Neglected diseases and neglected populations = 3
1.2 Human rights norms and standards = 4
1.3 Health and human rights = 5
1.4 Right to the highest attainable standard of health = 7
1.5 Human rights obligations on states = 9
1.6 Human rights and private sector responsibility = 11
2. THE GENERAL FEATURES OF A RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH TO HEALTH = 15
2.1 Linkages to human rights = 15
2.2 Equality and non-discrimination, and their relationship to equity = 16
2.3 Participation = 17
2.4 Monitoring and accountability = 18
2.5 Conclusion: the empowering role of human rights = 20
3. DISCRIMINATION AND STIGMA = 23
3.1 Discrimination enhances vulnerability to neglected diseases = 23
3.2 Discrimination on the grounds of health status or disability = 23
3.3 Stigma and neglected diseases = 24
3.4 Right to privacy = 25
4. HEALTH SYSTEMS: THE RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE AND THE UNDERLYING DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH = 27
4.1 Underlying determinants of the right to health = 27
4.2 Right to health care = 29
4.3 Conclusion = 30
5. ESSENTIAL DRUGS = 33
5.1 Access to essential drugs in the context of health care: the rights to health and life = 33
5.2 Intellectual property rights = 35
5.3 Research and development and human rights = 38
6. CONCLUSION = 41
REFERENCES = 42
ANNEX = 50
1. INTRODUCTION = 3
1.1 Neglected diseases and neglected populations = 3
1.2 Human rights norms and standards = 4
1.3 Health and human rights = 5
1.4 Right to the highest attainable standard of health = 7
1.5 Human rights obligations on states = 9
1.6 Human rights and private sector responsibility = 11
2. THE GENERAL FEATURES OF A RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH TO HEALTH = 15
2.1 Linkages to human rights = 15
2.2 Equality and non-discrimination, and their relationship to equity = 16
2.3 Participation = 17
2.4 Monitoring and accountability = 18
2.5 Conclusion: the empowering role of human rights = 20
3. DISCRIMINATION AND STIGMA = 23
3.1 Discrimination enhances vulnerability to neglected diseases = 23
3.2 Discrimination on the grounds of health status or disability = 23
3.3 Stigma and neglected diseases = 24
3.4 Right to privacy = 25
4. HEALTH SYSTEMS: THE RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE AND THE UNDERLYING DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH = 27
4.1 Underlying determinants of the right to health = 27
4.2 Right to health care = 29
4.3 Conclusion = 30
5. ESSENTIAL DRUGS = 33
5.1 Access to essential drugs in the context of health care: the rights to health and life = 33
5.2 Intellectual property rights = 35
5.3 Research and development and human rights = 38
6. CONCLUSION = 41
REFERENCES = 42
ANNEX = 50