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2  The World Health Organization(WHO)  “Every State has ratified at least one international human rights treaty recognizing the right to health.” (“The Right To Health, Factsheet 31, p.1, OHCHR and WHO, undated”)

3  Wealthy nations provide universal health care.  The US has not seen health as a human right, but as a privilege.

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5  Reasons health provision is challenging Developing countries strive to provide universal health care. Poverty is a major problem

6  One billion people lack access  A case of a woman in Bududua, Uganda

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8  2000 children per day in Africa die  Trachoma: easily preventable  Medication errors

9  Shah, Anup. “Diseases—Ignored Global Killers.” Global Issues. 02 Oct. 2010. Web. 01 Dec. 2011..http://www.globalissues.org/article/218/diseases- ignored-global-killers  Shah, Anup. “Health Care Around the World.” Global Issues. 22 Sep. 2011. Web. 01 Dec. 2011..http://www.globalissues.org/article/774/health- care-around-the-world


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