A human rights-based framework to assess gender equality in health systems: the example of Zika virus in the Americas

Background: The right to health was enshrined in the constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1946 and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The latter Declaration, which also guaranteed women’s rights, was signed by almost all countries in the world. Subsequent interna...

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Main Authors: Carol Vlassoff, Ronald St. John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-11-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2019.1570645