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A Virtual Roundtable with Special Rapporteurs on the Right to Health
Health and human rights, v 22(2), pp 333-345
01 Dec 2020
PMID: 33390722
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Abstract
Since 2002 the United Nations, through the (now) Human Rights Council, has mandated experts to advance the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, is the fourth, and most recent appointment to this post, and the first woman to hold it. Called Special Rapporteurs, these ‘independent experts’ promote and protect the right to health throughout the world. They identify general trends related to the right to health, highlight specific challenges and recommend solutions, and undertake country visits to examine the situation concerning the right to health in a specific country. Each Special Rapporteur maps out their own priorities for the mandate, and selects which countries to visit. Their visits are not limited to countries, but can include institutions, for example, Paul Hunt undertook missions to the World Trade Organisation, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and a global pharmaceutical company (GlaxoSmithKline). To mark the occasion of the new appointment, HHRJ invited the four experts to participate in a virtual roundtable discussion about the mandate. In the following conversation, we ask the former mandate holders to reflect on their achievements and challenges, and the new incumbent to expand on her priorities and hopes for the role. A full list of all the thematic and country mission reports of the first three Special Rapporteurs is available on HHRJ’s resource page. [1st paragraph]
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- Title
- A Virtual Roundtable with Special Rapporteurs on the Right to Health
- Creators
- Carmel Williams - Executive Editor, Health and Human Rights JournalJoseph J. Amon - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Health and human rights, v 22(2), pp 333-345
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 13
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000612108200037
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85099268667
- Other Identifier
- 991019168312204721
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