
Global Ethics and Universal Health Coverage. Human Rights in Practice
With a Foreword by Prof. Dr. Dainius Puras (Vilnius, Lithuania). UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health (Geneva, Switzerland)
Königshausen & Neumann (Publisher)
Published in February 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
122 pages
978-3-8260-5967-4 (ISBN)
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Editorial - L. Bergemann / A. Frewer: "Universal Health Coverage" - A Means Towards the Realization of the Human Right to Health? - Foreword D. Puras, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health: Towards Universal Health Coverage - Why and How - Universal Health Coverage and Global Ethics (in Cooperation with the EFI Project "Human Rights in Healthcare") - A. Reis / L. Bergemann / A. Frewer: Economics in Medicine and "Universal Health Coverage" International Ethical Perspectives on the WHO Concept - C. Heinicke / L. Eriksson / A. Saxena / A. Reis: Universal Health Coverage. - Basic Facts and the Role of Bioethics/National Ethics Committees (10th Global Summit of Mexico, 2014; in Cooperation with National Advisory Bodies of Cuba and Sweden and Special Case Studies for Thailand and The Netherlands) - C. W. L. Ho / K. Caals: Responsibility and Solidarity in Universal Health Coverage: Achieving Lifetime Insurance Coverage in Singapore - R. I. Field: Universal Health Coverage in the United States. A Uniquely American Morass - T. Krones: Universal Health Coverage. Health Care Deficiencies and Goals for Germany and Switzerland - L. Bergemann / A. Reis / A. Frewer: Justice and Fairness as Goals in Public Health Ethics. Comparative Perspectives on Universal Health Coverage - Appendix - World Health Organization (2014): Making Fair Choices on the Path to Universal Health Coverage. Final Report of the WHO Consultative Group on Equity and Universal Health Coverage. WHO, Geneva - Brief Summary - Executive Summary - References - List of Authors
With Support of the Research Group "Human Rights in Healthcare" (Emerging Fields Initiative), University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
With Support of the Research Group "Human Rights in Healthcare" (Emerging Fields Initiative), University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Würzburg
Germany
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
310 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8260-5967-4 (9783826059674)
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Persons
PD Dr. phil. Lutz Bergemann, 2010 Habilitation im Fach Philosophie an der Westälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster Seit 2011 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Professur für Ethik in der Medizin am Institut für Geschichte und Ethik in der Medizin der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
Dr. Andreas Reis ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter bei der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) in Genf, freier Mitarbeiter und Habilitant an der Professur für Ethik in der Medizin der FAU Erlangen/Nürnberg.
Andreas Frewer, Prof. Dr. med., M.A. Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
Dr. Andreas Reis ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter bei der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) in Genf, freier Mitarbeiter und Habilitant an der Professur für Ethik in der Medizin der FAU Erlangen/Nürnberg.
Andreas Frewer, Prof. Dr. med., M.A. Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.