The right to health : a resource manual for NGOs /
The alarmingly low health status of millions of people in many developing countries is now recognised as a major obstacle to the process of development. In response, increasing numbers of non-governmental organizations are championing the right to health of the disadvantaged, vulnerable and those li...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,
2010.
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Colección: | Raoul Wallenberg Institute professional guides to human rights ;
v. 6. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The alarmingly low health status of millions of people in many developing countries is now recognised as a major obstacle to the process of development. In response, increasing numbers of non-governmental organizations are championing the right to health of the disadvantaged, vulnerable and those living in poverty. They are using the right to health in their struggle for access to quality health services, as well as the underlying determinants of health, such as safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 305 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9789004189737 9004189734 |