Health and human rights

The interplay between health and human rights is an interesting topic that is increasingly in focus these days. For a primer on the subject check out the World Health Organization publications (www.who.int/hhr/activities/publications/en). The first issue, 25 Questions and Answers, answers basic questions such as “What are human rights?” and “What is the link between health and human rights?” as well as more complex ones - “What implications could human rights have for evidence based information?” …