Healthcare as a Universal Human Right

<p>This important book outlines how, despite varying levels of global socio-economic development, governments around the world can guarantee their citizens’ fundamental right to basic healthcare. </p><p>Grounded in the philosophical position that healthcare is an essential element to human dignity, the book moves beyond this theoretical principle to offer policy-makers a basis for health policies based on public accountability and social responsiveness. Also emphasizing the importance of global co-operation, particularly in the area of health promotion and communication, it addresses, too, the issue of financial sustainability, suggesting robust mechanisms of economic and social regulation. New opportunities created by e-health, evidence-based data and artificial intelligence are all highlighted and discussed, as is the issue of patient rights. </p><p>Students and researchers across bioethics, public health and medical sociology will find this book fascinating reading, as will policy-makers in the field.</p> <p>1.Fair Equality of Opportunity. 2.Welfare State as a Global Ideal. 3.A Universal Right to Healthcare of Variable Geometry. 4.Priorities in Healthcare. 5.Evidence Based Medicine and Resource Allocation. 6.Global Health in a Digital World. 7.Covid-19 and Global Public Goods. 8.Public Health as a Social Choice. 9.New Public Management in Healthcare. 10.Regulation and Performance Improvement. 11.Universal Access to Palliative Care. 12- Patient’s Rights in Modern Societies<strong>.</strong></p>