Monitoring of Human Rights in the Health Sector

Monitoring of human rights in the health sector is of crucial importance to ensure the effective realisation of these rights, especially in the light of human rights i6uses in the history of our country. Monitoring means comprehensive efforts to collect appropriate data to determine whether performa...

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Main Authors: K. Pillay, M.R. de Villiers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2002-12-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/2029
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description Monitoring of human rights in the health sector is of crucial importance to ensure the effective realisation of these rights, especially in the light of human rights i6uses in the history of our country. Monitoring means comprehensive efforts to collect appropriate data to determine whether performance of institutions or individuals conforms to accepted human rights standards. Monitoring can take place by means of a number of strategies and at different levels, considering certain'' preconditions for monitoring. This article outlines information on mechanisms for monitoring of human rights. Furthermore it seeks to raise relevant issues that warrant further consideration in order to inform an effective approach to the monitoring of human rights in the health sector.
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