Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Subject "Human Rights"
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Familial needs: Comparing traditional and non-traditional families of public officials
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)BACKGROUND: Recognising traditional and non-traditional families in social policy is not sufficient if the policy implementation choices continue to accord more status to traditional families in comparison to non-traditional ... -
Globalisation and health inequalities: can a human rights paradigm create space for civil society action?
(Elsevier Ltd, 2012)While neoliberal globalisation is associated with increasing inequalities, global integration has simultaneously strengthened the dissemination of human rights discourse across the world. This paper explores the seeming ... -
Integrating health technology assessment and the right to health in South Africa: a qualitative content analysis of substantive values in landmark judicial decisions
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)The World Health Assembly has encouraged WHO member-states to establish capacity in health technology assessment (HTA) as a support for achieving universal health coverage (UHC). Simultaneously, the WHO has stated that UHC ... -
Scaling up health promotion interventions in the era of HIV/AIDS: Challenges for a rights based approach
(Oxford University Press, 2005)A sustained scaled up response to global public health challenges such as HIV/AIDS will require a functioning and efficient health system, based on the foundation of strong primary healthcare. Whilst this is necessary, ...