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Old Dogs and New Tricks: A Case for the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights & Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

Plainly, these laws were not fit for purpose — having been passed before Kenya took on international legal obligations relating to the right to health, before Kenya was a Republic, and well before Kenya adopted its Constitution in 2010 — they were what was available.

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Reflections on the United States Health Care System and the Right to Health

Bill of Health

has some of the world’s leading medical facilities and research institutions, and the ability to deliver the highest available quality of care, it ranks last among rich nations in providing equitable, accessible, affordable, and high-quality health care. America is the only wealthy nation to lack universal health coverage.

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