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Do We Need a World Health Insurance to Realise the Right to Health?

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  • Gorik Ooms
  • Katharine Derderian
  • David Melody

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There has been growing recognition in the international community that health should be considered a human right. Much less attention has been paid, however, to the ensuing legal obligation to provide international assistance.

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  • Gorik Ooms & Katharine Derderian & David Melody, 2006. "Do We Need a World Health Insurance to Realise the Right to Health?," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 3(12), pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:0030530
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030530
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    1. Van Damme, Wim & Kober, Katharina & Kegels, Guy, 2008. "Scaling-up antiretroviral treatment in Southern African countries with human resource shortage: How will health systems adapt?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 66(10), pages 2108-2121, May.

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