Integrating Equity into Health Information Systems: A Human Rights Approach to Health and Information
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Integrating Equity into Health Information Systems: A Human Rights Approach to Health and Information
One of the most fundamental human rights is the assumption that each person matters, and everyone deserves to be treated with dignity—this is the tenet from which all other human rights fl ow. Another is that those who are most vulnerable deserve special protection. However, in many developing countries, vast numbers of children are born but never counted, and their health and welfare throughou...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1549-1676
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020102