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The role and impact of the right to health : evidence from Brazil’s family health program
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Hunt, Paul, Bhalotra, Sonia and Williams, Carmel (2022) The role and impact of the right to health : evidence from Brazil’s family health program. Human Rights Quarterly, 44 (1). pp. 111-141. doi:10.1353/hrq.2022.0004 ISSN 0275-0392.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2022.0004
Abstract
In this article we undertake a legal and policy analysis of Brazil’s Family Health Program which confirms that the right to health extended beyond Brazil’s constitution, and into the laws, policies, and documents associated with that program in 1996–2004. We then use Big Data to show that the right to health contributed to the large and sustained health gains, including in maternal and infant mortality, especially among less educated women. For example, the data shows progressive realization, enhanced access in poor and underserved areas, and reduced health inequalities, all of which are features of the right to health.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Human Rights Quarterly | ||||
Publisher: | The Johns Hopkins University Press | ||||
ISSN: | 0275-0392 | ||||
Official Date: | 9 February 2022 | ||||
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Volume: | 44 | ||||
Number: | 1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 111-141 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1353/hrq.2022.0004 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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