Health And Climate Change A Human Right Perspective

The constitution of WHO (1946) mentions "the highest attainable standard of health as a fundamental right of every human being." Moreover, taking health as individual rights or basic fundamental right makes it mandatory for a state to provide for this fundamental necessity of having a decent and dignified life. One of the determinants of health are ensuring access to timely, quality and affordable medical facilities. It also includes access to safe drinking water, nutritious food, affordable housing, sanitation, equal treatment of citizens regardless of their gender, caste, religion, race, place of birth at cetera. Health is considered one of the most basic inessential requirements of a happy life. If we are not healthy we will not be able to attend our school, go to work, complete our family responsibilities or participate in any activity related to community. People make sacrifices to guarantee healthy life to them and their families. In fact health is one of the three key parameters of human development index.

• | Author: Ajay Kumar S
• | Publisher: Independent Author
• | Publication Date: Mar 14, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 150 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1805247514
• | ISBN-13: 9781805247517