Human rights and access to healthcare services for indigenous peoples in Africa
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Date
2017
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Taylor & Francis
Abstract
In September 2015, the United Nations adopted the sustainable development goals (SDGs) to address among others poverty and inequality within and among countries of the world. In particular, the SDGs aim at ameliorating the position of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in societies. One of the over-arching goals of the SDGs is to ensure that no one is left behind in the realisation of their access to health care. African governments are obligated under international and regional human rights law to ensure access to healthcare services for everyone, including indigenous populations, on a non-discriminatory basis. This requires the governments to adopt appropriate measures that will remove barriers to healthcare services for disadvantaged and marginalised groups such as indigenous peoples.
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Indigenous peoples, Healthcare services, Human rights, Africa
Citation
Durojaye, E. (2018). Human rights and access to healthcare services for indigenous peoples in Africa. Global Public Health, 13(10): 1399-1408.