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Global Health Justice: Towards A Framework Convention On Global Health—A Transformative Agenda For Global Governance For Health, Lawrence O. Gostin
Global Health Justice: Towards A Framework Convention On Global Health—A Transformative Agenda For Global Governance For Health, Lawrence O. Gostin
Lawrence O. Gostin
Global health inequities cause 20 million deaths annually, mostly among the world’s poor. Yet, international law to reduce these inequalities is sparse. We propose a new global health treaty, a Framework Convention on Global Health (FCGH), based on the human right to health. Already endorsed by the UN Secretary-General, the FCGH would re-imagine global governance for health, offering a new post-Millennium Development Goals vision. A global coalition of civil society and academics has formed an international campaign to advocate for an FCGH—the Joint Action and Learning Initiative (JALI). This article provides the first systematic account of the goals and justifications …
Global Health Justice: Towards A Framework Convention On Global Health—A Transformative Agenda For Global Governance For Health, Lawrence O. Gostin
Global Health Justice: Towards A Framework Convention On Global Health—A Transformative Agenda For Global Governance For Health, Lawrence O. Gostin
Lawrence O. Gostin
Global health inequities cause 20 million deaths annually, mostly among the world’s poor. Yet, international law to reduce these inequalities is sparse. We propose a new global health treaty, a Framework Convention on Global Health (FCGH), based on the human right to health. Already endorsed by the UN Secretary-General, the FCGH would re-imagine global governance for health, offering a new post-Millennium Development Goals vision. A global coalition of civil society and academics has formed an international campaign to advocate for an FCGH—the Joint Action and Learning Initiative (JALI). This article provides the first systematic account of the goals and justifications …