On December 12, 2012, a United Nations resolution, approved by full consensus, recognized universal access to health as a human right and declared Universal Health Day.
On December 10, 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed by the United Nations General Assembly, which designated December 10 as Human Rights Day.
In accordance with Resolution CD50.R8 “Health and Human Rights”, the PAHO Directing Council has called on its Member States to disseminate human rights instruments applicable to health, especially among groups in the greatest conditions of vulnerability.
This mandate is particularly relevant for the LGBT community, since it bears relation to the ability of these people to access and utilize health services.
See more:
- LGBT advocates say stigma and discrimination are major barriers to health
- World health report 2013: Research for universal health coverage
- Plan of Action -Health Systems Governance for Universal Health Coverage
- PAHO campaign page – Universal Health Day and Human Rights Day 2016
- Health authorities pledge to improve access to health care for LGBT people
- Addressing the Causes of Disparities in Health Service Access and Utilization for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) Persons
- http://twitter.com/opsoms
Links of interest:
- Saúde Integral da População LGBTIA+
- Projeto DiverSUS – Educomunicação, Juventudes e Saúde
- Saúde das mulheres lésbicas: promoção da equidade e da integralidade: dossiê
- Lançamento do livro Nós e o Outro: envelhecimento, reflexões, práticas e pesquisa
- JHSPH OpenCourseWare: The Next Wave - HIV, Human Rights, and Men Who Have Sex with Men
