Health is fundamental to human well-being and social and economic development. It is in recognition of this fact that the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and the right to physical, mental and moral integrity are enshrined in many international human rights instruments. Yet health is not always at the forefront of human rights discussions and, conversely, public health agencies too infrequently consider the human rights dimensions of their work.

The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. -Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization

NOAH'S TRIALS*

The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. -Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization.

AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY FIGHTS FOR ITS RIGHTS

The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. -Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization.

JULIA'S ABANDONMENT

The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. -Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization.

HEATHER'S DEATH

The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. -Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization.

JUAN FIGHTS FOR HIS RIGHTS

The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. -Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization.

Victor's Death

New PAHO tool on Human Rights:
Findings, Trends, and Targets for Public Health Action: A Human Rights Law based Approach