The right of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is an inclusive right, extending beyond healthcare to the determinants of health, freedom from violence and discrimination, and access to health-related information and education.
It contains both freedoms and entitlements. Freedoms include the right to control one's health, including the right to be informed and free from non-consensual treatment and experimentation. Entitlements include the right to a system of health care that guarantees equity in access.
The right to health theme allows for a debate on many current policy and program directions, including social inclusion, health inequality, health literacy, health disparities and health promotion.
Conference content
Panel: Tuesday 8 June
What does the 'right to health' mean?
Keynote address: Tuesday 8 June
The connection between health literacy and rights
Paper presentations
Right to health (8 June)