I KNOW ABOUT RIGHT TO HEALTH! WORLD HEALTH DAY KNOWLEDGE CHECK

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Where do you work?

WHO Country Office

Regional Office

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What is your area of work/Cluster?

Universal Health Coverage/Healthier Populations

Universal Health Coverage/Communicable & Non-Communicable Diseases

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Director Universal Health Coverage/Life Course

Assistant Regional Director Cluster

Programme Management

Regional Director's Office

WHO Representatives Office

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The Right to health is .... (Select all that applies)

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the right to a set of social arrangements that help people to be healthy.

applicable to all human beings regardless of sex, ethnicity, language, religion, political or other opinion, their social origin, property, birth or other status.

considered a fundamental human right in the WHO Constitution.

not obligatory in WHO support to Member States.

only considered and integrated by human rights experts

Which of the followings is NOT among the characters of basic human rights articulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

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Inalienable

Freedom

Indivisible

Interdependent

Non discriminatory

Universal

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Right to health includes ..(Select all that applies)

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Right to health care

Right to underlying determinants of health

Freedom of movement

Right to life, liberty, and security

Which international convention is explicitly linked to right to health?

1 point

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its Optional Protocols

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and its Optional Protocol

International Convention on the elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and its Optional Protocol

Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol

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Right to health..(Select the INCORRRECT statement)

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States are expected to progressively realize the right to health, using the greatest available resources to do so.

States also have an immediate obligation to ensure that there is no discrimination in the context of health.

Retrogressive measures are not permitted, but States must move towards greater realization of the right.

Right to health means the right to be healthy.

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A Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA)...( Select all that applies)

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is a way of approaching development that sets the achievement of human rights as an objective of development.

is “short-term programme objectives in the context of longer-term goals."

seeks to fundamentally change deeply rooted conditions that perpetually undermine the full attainment of physical, social and mental wellbeing of all.

improves health outcomes by improving retention in care.

None of the above

What actions are expected to be taken by health programmes to integrate a Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA)?

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Carry out human rights assessments

Set disaggregated targets

Develop and include human rights-based indicators

Cost and budget for HRBA

All of the above

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True or False....Discrimination in health care settings is only directed towards the most marginalized and stigmatized users of health care services.

3 points

True

False

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Which of the followings are WHO's responsibilities towards ending discrimination in health care settings?

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Supporting States to address formal discrimination

Addressing substantive discrimination in health care settings

Supporting measures to empower health workers and users of health services through attention to and realization of their rights

Implementing the United Nations Shared Framework for Action on Combating Inequalities and Discrimination

The key pillars of the United Nations human rights monitoring system are :

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Treaty Bodies

Special Procedures

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Human Rights Council

Commission on Status of Women

What are the opportunities for engagement by Health-Rights Advocates such as WHO in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Process?

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UPR involves all UN Member States and may cover all aspects of human rights

The UPR operates at both country and Global levels, offering a forum for dialogue between state and nonstate partners to review progress

The multisectoral nature of the reviews demonstrates the potential for engagement by Ministries of Health and national and international health-rights advocates to highlight achievements or flag concerns

Health-related issues consistently and prominently feature in the recommendations made to States-under Review in the UPR process

WHO can support member states through technical assistance, capacity building and evidence-based normative guidance on key areas of health and rights addressed under the UPR

Health-rights advocates can use their expertise and influence to increase attention to neglected areas

The ultimate outcomes of a Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) to Health are...

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Health policies, strategies and programmes are designed to improve the enjoyment to the right to health of all people, with a focus on those furthest left behind first.

Increased capacity of duty-bearers, (i.e. States) to promote, protect and fulfill human rights

Increased capacity of rights-holders (i.e. people) to know and claim their rights

All of the above

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