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Health and Human Rights

Health and human rights is the field that examines the interdependence between the realization of human rights and the attainment of health, and the ways in which respecting, protecting, and fulfilling rights shapes health outcomes. It treats the right to health as both an entitlement in itself and a condition that …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 49× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-4538 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Health and human rights is the field that examines the interdependence between the realization of human rights and the attainment of health, and the ways in which respecting, protecting, and fulfilling rights shapes health outcomes. It treats the right to health as both an entitlement in itself and a condition that influences disease prevention, access to care, and well-being, while recognizing that violations of rights, including discrimination, violence, and exclusion, produce health harms. Research in this area addresses the rights of marginalized and vulnerable groups, such as women with mental illness, sexual and gender minorities, and migrants whose access to health services may be constrained, as well as power imbalances within intimate relationships and communities. It considers how attitudes, stigma, and social structures affect the equitable delivery of care, and how the organization of health systems in different settings advances or impedes rights-based access. Ethical dimensions, including the responsible use of emerging technologies and culturally grounded frameworks, are also relevant. Sub-areas include the right to health and access to care, the health of marginalized and discriminated populations, gender, violence, and health, and the ethical and structural determinants of equitable care. By situating health within a human-rights framework, this field informs efforts to reduce inequity, protect dignity, and ensure that health systems serve all populations fairly.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

Health Systems of Underdeveloped and Developing Countries

Mango LucioCorresponding author
Head for Higher Education in Healthcare, University of International Studies (UNINT) – Rome, Italy
International Journal of Global Health Cited by 3 doi:10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-20-3489

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 49 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Health and Human Rights, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Public Health International (ISSN 2641-4538).

Journal editorial board
Javad Javan-Noughabi · United Kingdom Evelyn O Talbott · United States Zainab Taha · United Arab Emirates

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