Table 8: Patient Care and the Right to Participate in Public Policy

Table 8: Patient Care and the Right to Participate in Public Policy Examples of Human Rights Violations Victims of state torture are denied needed medical care. Prisoners lack basic health services and are forced to subsist on very little food and with inadequate clothes and no heat during the winter. Mentally ill prisoners are punished for symptoms of their illness, including self-mutilation and attempted suicide. National laws restricting opioid availability and…

Table 9: Patient Care and the Right to Non-Discrimination and Equality

Table 9: Patient Care and the Right to Non-Discrimination and Equality Examples of Human Rights Violations Members of certain communities are treated in separate ways with a lower standard of care. Health workers refuse to treat sex workers, drug workers or LGBTI persons. Maternal and reproductive health services for women are lacking. A country fails to provide health services to the poor or non-citizens. Human Rights Standards Treaty Body Interpretation ICESCR…

Example 1: Litigating to protect private patient medical records in Ukraine

Example 1: Litigating to protect private patient medical records in Ukraine Ukraine Court Decision: Medical Certificate and Privacy http://cop.health-rights.org/teaching/54/Ukraine-Court-Decision–Medical-Certificate-and-Privacy Project Type: Litigation The Organization  Vinnitsa Human Rights Group, Ukraine E-mail: vpg@ukr.net, Web: http://www.vpg.org.ua/ Vinnitsa Human Rights Group (Vinnitsa) is a civil society organization concerned with promoting the rule of law, as well as heightening individual political and legal awareness. The organization works to facilitate the harmonization of Ukrainian law with European human…

Example 2: Monitoring and advocacy on patient rights at the European level

Example 2: Monitoring and advocacy on patient rights at the European level  Project Type : Advocacy The Organization  Active Citizenship Network (ACN), Rome, Italy E-mail: info@activecitizenship.net, Web: www.activecitizenship.net  Created in December 2001, Active Citizens Network (ACN) is a network of European civil society organizations working to encourage active public participation in European policymaking. ACN’s policies center on the issues of health and corporate social responsibility. They conduct education and training at…

Example 3: Training and litigation guides: The Practitioner Guide Project

Example 3: Training and Litigation Guides: The Practitioner Guide Project  Project Type: Training and Litigation The Organization  Open Society Foundation, Public Health Program, New York, USA Web: http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/about/programs/public-health-program  Health Rights: Human Rights in Patient Care http://www.health-rights.org Health Rights: Practitioner Guides http://cop.health-rights.org/PractitionerGuides The Practitioner Guide Project is an Open Society Foundations (OSF) project spearheaded by the Law and Health Initiative (LAHI) of the Public Health Program in collaboration with the Human Right…

Example 4: Human rights in patient care courses initiative

Example 4: Human Rights in Patient Care Courses Initiative  Project Type: Advocacy The Organization  Open Society Foundations, Public Health Program, New York, USA Web: http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/about/programs/public-health-program  The Law and Health Initiative (LAHI), a division of the Open Society Foundation’s Public Health Program, supports the use of legal strategies to advance the health and human rights of marginalized and vulnerable groups. It advances this mission by applying the health and human rights framework to…

Example 5: Uganda National Health Consumers’ Organization: Developing a patients’ charter

Example 5: Uganda National Health Consumers’ Organization: Developing a patients’ charter  Project Type: Advocacy The Organization  Uganda National Health Consumers’ Organization (UNHCO), Kampala, Uganda E-mail: info@unhco.or.ug, Web: http://unhco.or.ug/ Uganda National Health Consumers’ Organization (UNHCO) is a health rights advocacy organization that empowers citizens to demand and hold service providers and policy makers accountable. It uses the rights-based approach to raise community awareness on the right to health, so that citizens view health…

Resources on patient care and human rights

Resources on Patient Care and Human Rights A list of commonly used resources on patient care and human rights follows organized according to key topics highlighted within the text. A. International Instruments International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations, Declaration on Patient-Centered Health Care (March 30, 2007). www.patientsorganizations.org/showarticle.pl?id=712;n=312. Available in Spanish. UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Istanbul Protocol: Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other…

Patient Care Key Terms

Patient Care Key Terms A Ambulatory care Medical care, including diagnosis, observation, treatment, and rehabilitation, provided on an outpatient basis. D Dual loyalty Role conflict between professional duties to a patient and obligations to the interests of a third party such as an employer, insurer, or the state. The conflict may be express or implied, real or perceived. E Essential medicines Medicines that satisfy the priority health care needs of…