Ethics, Trade, Human Rights and Health Law (ETH)
The work carried out by this department in close cooperation with technical units across the organization and with relevant international organizations ranges from activities that date to WHO's founding to responses to the most contemporary challenges facing Member States. The rapid advancements of health technologies, ever-increasing global economic integration, and growing recognition of human rights related to health present new challenges and new opportunities for WHO's efforts to promote the highest attainable level of health for all.
The Department of Ethics, Trade, Human Rights and Health Law (ETH), created in July 2003 brings together four distinct but related areas of expertise. It seeks to ensure that the principles of dignity, justice, and security in health are incorporated into programmes and policies across WHO, and to foster effective global, and national action based on these principles.
ETH is composed of four teams:
- Ethics and Health
- Globalization, Trade and Health
- Health and Human Rights
- Health Law
Missions and strategic direction of the 4 programme areas:
- To advance human dignity, justice and security in health across WHO and in Member States through 4 programme areas:
Ethics and Health
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More on the work of the Ethics and Health team
Globalization, Trade and Health
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More on the work of the Globalization, Trade and Health team
Health and human rights
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More on the work of the Health and Human Rights team
Health law
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Access the International Digest of Health Legislation/Recueil International de Législation Sanitaire
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