Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Right to Health

Right to accessible health services physically within reach for all sections of the population, including children, adolescents, older persons, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups as well as financially and on the basis of non-discrimination. Accessibility also implies the right to seek, receive and impart health-related information in an accessible format for all, including persons with disabilities, but does not impair the right to have personal health data treated confidentially.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Right to accessible health services physically within reach for all sections of the population, including children, adolescents, older persons, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups as well as financially and on the basis of non-discrimination. Accessibility also implies the right to seek, receive and impart health-related information in an accessible format for all, including persons with disabilities, but does not impair the right to have personal health data treated confidentially.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Health Rights
  • Healthcare Rights
  • Right to Health Care
  • Right to Healthcare
  • Healthcare Right
  • Healthcare, Right to
  • Healthcares, Right to
  • Right, Healthcare
  • Rights, Healthcare

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2020

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Previous Indexing

  • Human Rights (1980-2019)

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W 68

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Right to Health. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000080564. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000080564
  2. Right to Health. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_health
  3. Right to Health. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2919435