The emergence of a global right to health norm ¿ the unresolved case of universal access to quality emergency obstetric care

Conclusions: Despite United Nations recognition of maternal mortality as a human rights issue, the relevant policy communities have not yet managed to shift the policy agenda to prioritise the global right to health norm of shared responsibility for realising access to emergency obstetric care. The experience of HIV advocates in pushing for global solutions based on right to health principles, including participation, solidarity and accountability; suggest potential avenues for utilising right to health based arguments to push for policy priority for universal access to emergency obstetric care in the post-2015 global agenda.
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Source Type: research