The Recognition of Access to Health Care as a Human Right in South Africa
Is It Enough
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12440385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Ngwena (0000-0002-4482-6707, Central University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-26 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health and Human Rights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1079-0969 • E-ISSN: 2150-4113 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/4065221 |
| PMID | 11154522 |
| OpenAlex | W86412469 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 9 |
A right of access to health care services is among the economic and social rights guaranteed by the Constitution of South Africa. Given the jurisprudential novelty of such a right and its dependence on economic resources, however, its realization is likely to be difficult to secure. The article discusses the scope and limitations of the right of access to health care in South Africa. Though the country's courts have yet to develop clear principles for interpreting a right of access to health care services, the more significant obstacles to the full enjoyment of this right are the country's pervasive poverty, gross income disparities, and extremely high burden of disease
Business · Constitution · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Human rights · Novelty · Political science · Poverty · Right to health · Scope (computer science · Computer Science · Human Rights and Development · International Human Rights and Reproductive Law · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,35 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2018 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |