Health and Human Rights Publication Series

The WHO Health and Human Rights Publication Series aims to clarify the relationship between human rights and specific health topics.

"25 Questions and Answers on Health and Human Rights" lays the foundation for the rest of the Publication Series by suggesting answers to key questions in exploring the linkages between health and human rights.

"WHO's Contribution to the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance: Health and Freedom from Discrimination" is the next in the Series.

“The Right to Water" addresses water as a human right and examines its implications on the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders.

"The Right to Health" cartoon has been developed in recognition of the fact that improving awareness and understanding of the right to health is an essential prerequisite to operationalizing this right. Whilst the right to health has recently been articulated in jurisprudential terms, it remains an unclear concept for the majority of public health professionals and health practitioners the world over. The general public, in particular the most vulnerable and marginalized population groups, need to be aware of their entitlement to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health in order to mobilize action to claim this right. The cartoon serves to demystify the right to health and to reach out to vulnerable populations.

The "HIV/AIDS Stand Up for Human Rights" cartoon launched by the United Nations Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Joint Programme for HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) is designed to empower young people to promote human rights in relation to HIV/AIDS.

"Human Rights, Health and Poverty Reduction Strategies" is intended to provide a tool for health policy-makers to design, implement and monitor a poverty reduction strategy through a human rights-based approach.